This is a long recording of Frank DeNardis talking about his backyard tropical fruit nursery in Naples, Florida. Frank is really an exceptional individual and this is not only because he's 89 years old and showing no signs of slowing down but also because of the infectious joy and exuberance he brings to his hobby along with his unbelievable encyclopedic knowledge of growing some of the best looking tropical fruit trees I've ever seen.

Frank DeNardis And His Backyard Tropical Fruit Nursery - Naples, Florida

This is a 4 track mix of the progression of the sounds of a pond at dusk from all birds (just about all red winged blackbirds) to a deafening crescendo of a variety of frogs....mostly spring peepers. This happened over the course of about 1 hour and I've attempted to condense it to show this progression. When I got to the pond last night at around 7:30 it was a flurry of active red winged blackbirds getting their last vocalizations in before nightfall with the constant chirping of smaller feathered creatures...maybe young ones. There's also a crackling in the reeds in front of my mics. Don't know what that's from. Within an hour the last of the blackbird's songs were all but drowned out by the amphibians ear piercing songs. Country in my area is a relative term. It's simply an area with a bit less traffic.....you can still hear the occasional auto noise and other noises that are the bane of all nature recordistsbut.....oh well. Sound Devices 702 and two AT4022's in a Boundary Array.The Array is the Danielson PBB2N with a modified front nose. The plans call for a 2 1/2" wide nose but I modified my baffle to be 7" wide with the aluminum nose being 5"wide. Hear any difference? The track available on the 'Buy This Track' link is shorter by about 4 minutes because of the length limit that Bandcamp imposses.  <a href="http://www.aardvarkmap.net/maps/YEW9RQUR" target="_blank">Click for Country Pond At Dusk Location</a>


Country Pond At Dusk

This was recorded in the forest behind Beaver Meadow Lake and you can hear the wind kicking up.  I don't know what this bird is. www.raybayer.com

Unknown Bird

This was recorded on July 3 in Fort Myers, Florida and you can hear some early fireworks going off in the background. These frogs were deafening and popped out after a severe thunderstorm on July 3. I have no clue what they are. This was recorded with my small walk around Sony PCM-M10 recorder. www.raybayer.com

Fort Myers Frogs

This preserve is only a few hundred yards from my house.  Beautifully quiet except for the jets  and their landing patterns. You learn to record around them. Recorded with my small Sony PCM-M10 hand recorder. www.raybayer.com

Estero Bay Preserve - Fort Myers, Florida

Recorded after a severe storm with my Sony PCM-M10. Handheld. www.raybayer.com

Ft. Myers Beach, Florida - After a Storm

Recorded at around 9:40 p.m. on 7-28-11 on List Hill Road, Valencia, Pa. You can hear some car noise and possible far off fire works if you listen through head phones.A boundary array and Sound Devices 702 and a couple of AT4022 mics. www.raybayer.com


Country Evening

Put the Sony M-10 on a tripod and laid a strip of faux fur over the upper part of the unit. Seems to have worked well. I ordered a fit wind screen with elastic for the unit tonight off of eBay.

Water and Tuned Wind Chimes

Emery Dorrow - WW2 Vet

Recorder on tripod above a few small ripples. Used ApQualizr and the StereoExpand plugin  to try and expand the limited expanse of the Sony M-10 stereo field.

Creek

Connoquenessing Creek

This was recorded in the Allegheny National Forest (Tionesta) with my Sony PCM-M10 right after a rain. I wedged the recorder in between 2 branches, hit record and walked away for about 7 minutes. Nothing dynamic here.

Tionesta, Pennsylvania on 6-11-13 at 10:50 a.m.

I recorded this hand held with my Sony PCM M10. Recorded this morning (6/22/13.) It was  slightly foggy with a slight breeze. You'll hear some background noise if you listen through headphones. There is no true quiet any more....at least not in suburbia. My primary recorder and mics (Sound Devices 702 and a couple of AT4022's) are at my house in Ft. Myers, Florida where I've had them for the past 6 months or so. I'll be moving there permanently next month (July.) I now live in Pennsylvania and I'll sure miss our birds when I'm gone.

Catbird - Early Morning

Recorded on the way home one afternoon in late June after a thunderstorm rolled through. Sony PCM-M100.

Tionesta - Rainy Afternnon

Here's a couple of tracks of a brook in Tionesta Pennsylvania. In the second track you'll not only hear a distant clap of thunder but also my engine popping while cooling. :o) Sony PCM-M10

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