Love this. Great mix of human and animal elements. 

great sound! may I please ask which microphone/ recorder did you use sir..

The Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus Scops) is the only European owl that undertakes a long migration from south of the Sahara desert up to southern and eastern Europe to breed in the early Spring. 

This recording was made late at night on the Old Golf Course of Mandelieu La Napoule. A number of Scops Owls were calling to one another from the trees around the golf course. 

Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 + 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8040s
11.04.2021

Image courtesy of Frank Vassen (Creative Commons)

Eurasian Scops Owls - Mandelieu La Napoule, France

While working on a documentary project in Addis Ababa, I was lucky enough to visit several natural sites in Ethiopia. This is a recording from Lake Langano, where many birds and other animals live. 

I was recording on the shore near the fishing village, which you can hear softly in the background. At that time, children were bathing and having fun.

March 2021. Recorded together with Lucia Nimcova.

Early morning on Lake Langano, Ethiopia

The recording starts at 7 am. It's raining a little. Close-up of swallows. Redwing(his dialect or subsong) and other birds can be recognized in the background. It is an interesting fact that the Swallow (Hirundo rustica) was chosen as the national bird of Estonia on November 26, 1962 in Tartu

Tascam Dr-100 MK III digital recorder
An Azden microphone pre-amplifier/mixer
Handmade phantom powered Primo Microphones with EM172 capsules. 24 bit 48kHz

Sharing the habitat with swallows one night. Soomaa National Park, Estonia May 23, 2021

Listening with good headphones in a quiet environment is recommended.

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Howling packs of wolves, Austowska Forest Poland
In the background beak clapping of Capercaillie

Wolws Augustowska JAREK - MATUSIAK

A little flock of Whooper Swans, arrived a few days ago, one hour after sunset at Rengaskari Reef one mile from our home shore.  The sea is frozen a long way out, but by the shallow waters of the reef there's a small piece of free water.  The picture is by sunset as I leaved the mics on the reef.

Updating www.rupuranta.net  - Better description maybe later ;-

(MKH8020 ab80cm,  MixPre, 32>24/48, no processing, Flac)

A frozen Reef  - 15/3/2022 - Rengaskari Finland

Night in forest. Somebody is skulking in undergrowth and making eerie sounds. At times it feels like a possessed child or even Gollum is lurking in dark forest...

Boreal owl and waves of Peipsi lake in background.

23. May 2020, 1 AM. Peipsiveere, Estonia.

Edit: It is most likely a pine marten. I had another recording with visual contact and the sounds were pretty similar.

Creature of night

taken from the project 'mineral veins' (dissolves)  natural substances breaking down under environmental pressures, interactions and distortions. 

(recorded using JrF d-series hydrophones & adapted geophones)

mineral veins | Lugnas Dissolve (extract) - headphones / speakers needed

on the outskirts of turpan city. 
https://jeremyh.bandcamp.com/album/june-august-2019

june - august, 2019

wolf spider chorus. yarnaz valley, xinjiang

Full Story + Photos: https://acousticnature.com/journal/field-recording-trip-vermont-ice-storm 

I recorded this soundscape at my friend's cabin in Vermont near the Green Mountain National Forest. The forest was covered in a thick layer of ice from a recent freezing rain storm. 

While I was chopping wood, I noticed the sound of ice crystals falling to the forest floor and shattering. The sound was constant and gusts of wind caused larger crystals to fall. 

As soon as I became aware of this subtle sound, I knew I had to record it. Because I didn't know how much battery life I would get in the frigid temps (15°F), I waited until 11pm to setup my recording gear. I did this to maximize my chance at a noise-pollution-free recording hoping that most people would be asleep.

To setup the recording I wanted to bungee cord my binaural microphone to a tree, but it was too difficult and too cold to have the patience necessary to get it right. Instead, I simply put the microphone on top of a snow bank facing the forest and the D100 in a dry bag next to it.

I was shocked to find the D100 still recording when I returned at 7:26am.

In total, I recorded for 8hr 22min and ended up with 23min of usable audio (≈4.6%). In post-production, I added a lo-cut filter at 180Hz, 12dB/octave to remove some low-frequency wind rumbling, and increased the loudness slightly to -30LKFS. 

Recorder: D100
Mics: DIY Binaural Housing
Sensitivity: 4
Lo-cut: OFF
Time: 11:04pm
Wind Protection: 2 Winter Hats

To learn more about me, my gear, or field recording in general, please visit my website at www.acousticnature.com

Thank you for reading and listening. ♫
-Jared

Shattering Ice Forest | Freezing Rain Aftermath in Vermont

Mexican Tree Frog (Smilisca baudini) and Túngara frog (Engystomops pustulosus)in Metapán, Santa Ana, El Salvador. Recorded with Telinga Parabola, Senheisser ME 62 and Roland R-26. Jul 26th 2018.
Rana de árbol (Smilisca baudini) y Rana Túngara (Engystomops pustulosus)en Metapán, Santa Ana, El Salvador. Grabado con Parabola Telinga, Senheisser ME 62  y Roland R-26. 26 jul 2018

Early morning on Lake Langano, Ethiopia

David Petráš

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