Impressive Rooftop Spring Dawn Chorus - Alentejo

Cervus elaphus hispanicus refers to the red deer of Portugal and Spain. It's slightly smaller than those across the Pyrenees.
The rutting season (referred to as 'brama' in Portugal) starts mid-August and goes until the end of September. 
The recording was in an area in interior Alentejo where wild boars and white-tailed deer live in big numbers and all can be heard throughout this segment.

Red deer call in the valley

Red Deer call in the valley

Evening at Étang de Ravoir

Haunting Red Deer rutting in the forest of Orléans

Frogs in the first weeks of activity of the year. It was the warmest night so far, unusually high and although I went to the lake's edge, they were so loud that they could be heard from a long distance. This is also a place to see and hear herons and sometime storks, but this night it was all for the frogs.
I was testing out a Zoom F3 for the second time.

Frogs in the Countryside

Track 3 from my newest album 'Cliffs, Vultures & Cycles of Death'

Recorded in Spain, Portugal and France between 2022 and 2024

Tridimensional - Cliffs, Vultures & Cycles of Death

Skies

Midwife Toads Dusk Chorus

A Mirror Of Grey Herons

Binaural Stealth Recording: Clock Store, Prague

Little street in Sevilla, Spain. Soothing and beautifully sounding.

Calle Regina, Sevilla, Spain

A blind man enters one metro station in Lisbon with a can and a spoon, and his cane and starts making music while walking along the station. Glad I had the Zoom.

Blind Man Percussion at Metro Station in Lisbon

If I was to make a sound map of Seville, this recording would absolutely be on it. Not so shy birds happily chirping on just one tree, almost exotic feeling, with typical european big church bells on the background. A mix of heavy Europe with almost north-african hot weather. On a Sunday morning, where some people are enjoying breakfast outside, after one long warm night having beers and enjoying their friends company.  

Birds chirping on one tree, church bell - Seville, Spain

happy crowd and musicians / binaural stealth recording - São Paulo, Brazil

Purchase the album and support my work at https://melissapons.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal-sounds-of-the-atlantic-forest

Nocturnal Sounds of the Atlantic Forest - aurora

Nocturnal Sounds of the Atlantic Forest - twilight

Stepping in to the Sigišoara train was a surprise. So much beauty heard about this little town made this experience a surprise. With frequent trains arriving and departing, the structures look rusty, forgotten since decades, the passing underground tunnels are at least obscure. Nonetheless the jingle for the train announcement sounds like Christmas. One can hear not only the station activity but also surrounding neighbourhoods on a distant.
Stealth recording with Elizabeth Carlyon.

The Transylvanian Train Station that Time Forgot - Sigišoara, Romania

Beginning of spring, an iron cage with a mix of seeds attracts several birds into it. Two omni-directional microphones tied around the tree trunk capture the incredible wing movement so close that in person it might be nearly impossible to experience.

incredibly close: a bird feeder in the swedish forest - quasi-binaural

The neotropical bellbird (araponga)is not so commonly found. When it is heard it probably means the environment is still somewhat balanced. Its singing it's very sharp and metallic-

Brazil Atlantic Forest - Neotropical Bellbird - São Paulo

Purchase and download the full album and support my work at https://melissapons.bandcamp.com/album/swedish-forest-textures

Swedish Forest Textures

Swedish Forest Textures - night of the Owl

Interarboration Xiguiri

Bio Exit

Bio Ext

The village of Sabugal of only one inhabitant in it.
The wind turbines can be heard from afar depending on the wind. 
This piece is slightly enhanced.
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Far Wind Turbines Soundscape

Here is the preview of my latest 12-track album with field recordings of the Iberian Wolf and their surroundings in Picão, Portugal.
You can listen to the full tracks here: https://melissapons.bandcamp.com/album/wolf-soundscapes

If you'd like to purchase, 50% of the profit will go towards Grupo Lobo, a NGO that focuses on rehabilitating wolves that cannot go back to the wild.

I hope you enjoy this album!

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Wolf Soundscapes 12 Bolota

Wolf Soundscapes 06 Gerês

Wolf Soundscapes 05 Nave

Wolf Soundscapes 04 Lobito

Wolf Soundscapes 03 Arga

Wolf Soundscapes 01 Minho

Preview of my latest abum - Mata Atlântica.
After four long years in the drawer, I've been selecting, editing and mixing form several dozens of hours of recordings collected.

Please head over to my bandcamp (website on the right on my profile) to listen and get the full album.

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