Beskid Mountains (Ujsoły) regulus, blackcap, raven and roe deer near mountain stream

8 April 2018

A long, cold and snowy winter is finally coming to an end. Just after dawn during a nocturnal unattended sound recording in an old forest. Black grouse is on the leks, and the voices of overflying Whooper swans can be heard. Chaffinches are migrating, and the local Willow tits have begun singing. Black and Great Spotted woodpeckers are drumming, but Ravens steal she show acoustically. Feels good to be alive.

Umeå commune, Västerbotten County (63.56 N, 20.20 E)

SD MixPre-3 with stereo-matched Sennheiser MKH8020s attached to a tree trunk. Amplified 6 dB, 100 Hz low cut filter in post.

Into the old-growth forest – spring advancing, woodpeckers and Raven come alive

Part two of the dawn chorus in the Ariège-Pyrenees May 2018 - an hour later with different microphones. Lots of woodpecker activity!

Dawn Chorus high in the French Pyrenees

Toucans and macaws making a racket at dawn in the Amazon rainforest. A Thrush-like Wren also makes an appearance.

More sounds and stories at https://mindful-audio.com

Amazon Rainforest - Dawn - Toucans and Macaws

Here is this track again.  Some months ago I saw it twice on my page, however in deleting the copy, the system ended up deleting the track completely.  Sennheiser MKH8020's.  Sound Devices MixPre, Marantz PMD661.

Paddling in Peru

Paddling In Peru - 23rd of March 2014

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Strange Looks — Homay Schmitz

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, the beautiful calls of an Oropendola bounce from the treeline as an afternoon storm passes. Recorded with Sony PCM M10 and Clippy EM172 mics. More sounds form the Amazon at https://mindful-audio.com/amazon-jungle/

Amazon Rainforest - Oropendola Rain

1-hour version on Youtube at https://youtu.be/vKhwV1COFpo

It's 5am deep in the Borneo rainforest. Cicadas, crickets and katydids are winding down their night calls but birds haven't started to sing just yet. Gibbons climb to the top of trees and start calling to let other troops know they're around. Birds and daytime insects slowly wake up and start calling too.

Recorded in Borneo's rainforest with Sony PCM D10, Lom MikroUsi micropohones and BubbleBee Windbubbles. I left the drop rig out in the jungle for 24 hours so I could capture a full day-night cycle. More sounds and stories at https://mindful-audio.com

Longer version

Borneo rainforest - Lush dawn chorus - Gibbons and birds

Calm ambience recorded at night in the Bornean rainforest at Maliau Basin. Technical details: Sony PCM A10 and Lom mikroUsi microphones. Listen to more recordings I made in Borneo at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRlYmmK1sqrM_BB3xp6quofSq7fYdEPA

Borneo Rainforest - Calm Night Ambience

last section of an overnight recording with the bird singing for 8h straight. may 2020

Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)

Jungle mornings in Borneo are pretty lively, with plenty of birds singing and mammals calling. At Maliau Basin there are many troops of Gibbons whose calls resonate through the valleys. Longer version on Youtube at https://youtu.be/6DhT7SjelLE

Read about my expedition to Borneo at https://mindful-audio.com/blog/sound-recording-borneo

Borneo rainforest - Calm morning at Maliau Basin

Award winning sound recordist, audio director and expedition leader - Dune: Part Two | Mufasa: The Lion King | Horizon Forbidden West | Wordscapes

Amazon Rainforest - Dawn - Toucans and Macaws

George Vlad