Soundscapes + field recordings

Werbeliner See bei Leipzig, 12.03.2022, 07:00 Uhr.

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Goldammer (Yellowhammer), 12.03.2022

Such an angry bird lol, these always make me laugh as their posture always makes them look like they mean business and they really do! 

They make a variety of different song types but all of them seem to share this rich, Song Thrush like quality that's powerful, smooth and has some satisfying higher articulation. 

Gear: Sound Devices Mixpre 6 ii / Telinga Dish / Schoeps CCM 4 / Lom Usi Pro's

Gavin Vella

Nuthatch - MixPre - 5465

When you're walking in a lush jungle it's very easy to miss small things like termites, ants, snakes or a gorilla (that totally happened by the way). Long version at https://youtu.be/WQa2E4iAnWQ

Dusk in the rainforest

It's no wonder these birds are so easily persecuted, as they are so loud during the breeding season. Especially when the chicks have fledged as they're constantly calling the parents for food. This nest is monitored and chicks are ringed every year but they have decided to nest right alongside a main track so I hope they don't attract the wrong attention. Either way, chicks have fledged and are wondering further away from the nest site, so hopefully they'll disperse soon. 

Gear: Sound Devices Mixpre 6 ii / Schoeps CCM 4 in Telinga Dish / Schoeps CCM 2 Stereo Pair

Goshawk Fledglings - MixPre - 5929

It's a slow start to the day at Andravoahangy market in Madagascar's capital. Sellers are unwrapping their wares and laying them out in little displays in their stalls. Recorded with Sony PCM D100.

Calm day at the market in Antananarivo

This is one of the 10 most common bird species in Sweden but few have seen it close up. Recently it seems as it has decreased where I live in Uppland. I have no idea why because glades in forest (i.e. clearcuts) are everywhere. Wik Castle, Uppland, May 19, 2023.

Common but anonymous - the Tree Pipit

Field sound recordist and archivist of vanishing sounds in natural Iandscapes. Highly commended in the Sound of the Year Awards 2024 - Best Natural Sound.

Common but anonymous - the Tree Pipit

Bo Söderström