Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Feb 29th, 2008
Back at the ‘Bison Room’, a busload of Indian picnickers has arrived out front, and any peace is shattered by the excited screams of children and a boombox Bollywood soundtrack. The riverfront at Tikapada is a popular picnic spot, so we can anticipate more of this in the coming days.Tweet
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Feb 27th, 2008
We drive round a corner to find a dozen villagers running along the road ahead of us. They cast anxious glances behind them as they scatter, but smile as we pull alongside. An animated conversation ensues with our driver, Shiva. “Elephant!” he reports. They have just seen an elephant in the fields nearby and [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Feb 26th, 2008
The story of how we came to make this recording begins not in the depths of the forest, but like many of our endeavours in India, in a major city, chasing down bureaucrats.Tweet
Posted in Andrew & Sarah's news, Australia, In Nature: on Feb 24th, 2008
Whether you are a regular customer, newsletter subscriber, friend, or have just found us by a happy accident of surfing – we welcome you, one and all. We hope you enjoy this blog.Tweet
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, New Releases on Feb 21st, 2008
In the spring of last year, we spent 6 weeks in the tropical north of Queensland, travelling to country known as The Gulf Savannah.
A highlight was Lawn Hill National Park in the far north west of the state. Tweet
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Listening, Philosophy, Understanding Nature on Feb 21st, 2008
Every two years, the Australian Wildlife Sound Recording Group gathers for a workshop, and in October of 2007 we met for a week of talks and social events, on a bush property near Mount Walsh National Park in SE Queensland. Many in the group are amateur nature recordists, and together we are an odd mob, [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, Travel on Feb 21st, 2008
Part 3.
(by Richard Sullivan)
It is during our final morning in Bandipur that we have our most memorable encounter.
The driver appeared to see them first. In an instant we were all aware [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, Travel on Feb 21st, 2008
Part 2.
(by Richard Sullivan)
Having finally obtained permission to enter the park pre-dawn each morning, the next difficulty we encounter is getting our parks’ driver and guide to be up and ready [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, Travel on Feb 21st, 2008
In the forest of Bandipur
An Introduction (from Andrew)
Richard and Prue are both our neighbours and very good friends. Over the last seven years we have helped each other build [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, Travel on Feb 21st, 2008
Our last morning at Nagzira. If we are to obtain any further recordings here, this will be our last opportunity. We decide to make for the narrow valley, and arrive there [...]
