Reminds me Of Home in Mo, Had one Singing all night over our House!

My African Grey intently listened to the mocking bird’s entire wonderful song!  Thank you for recording!

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Meditation Flute Calm
Flute Music for Meditation, relaxation and sleep. Take a seat, relax or meditate and let the music take you to another state.

Relaxing Indian Flute Meditation Flute Relaxation Bansuri Indian Flute Sleep

3 minute audio sample from the 65 minute nature soundscape; "Les Suetes" by Mark Brennan, available for download from www.listeningearth.com/LE/product.php?id=125

Les Suetes is the song of the wind over the Northern forests.

This album is an uninterrupted soundscape, featuring the high winds that blow across the boreal plateau of the Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia, Canada. Recorded in a sheltered old growth Acadian Forest, it is an intimate exploration of this unique weather phenomenon.

'Les Suetes' by Mark Brennan - Album sample

Relaxing Music for Bedtime, Relaxing, Reading, Holistic Reading

Relaxing Music for Babies

Fantastic Sleep

This recording was made in late spring in the temperate forests of the Sierra de las Nieves, Andalucia, Spain. Bumblebees are buzzing, and the warm air is full of birdsong. 

The full 5 track, 35 minute album is available as a mp3 download from https://wildambience.com/albums/andalucian-dawn/

Andalucian Dawn

Album - Andalucian Dawn

MOCKINGBIRD NIGHT SONG: A Northern Mockingbird singing at night with crickets and gray treefrogs sounding off in the background. Recorded 11:30pm 27 May 2016, near Upperville, Virginia. © Lang Elliott.

Microphone: quasi-binaural SASS (Stereo Ambient Sampling System) modified for use with Sennheiser MKH20 microphones.

THE NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD is well-known for its habit of singing at night. What most folks do not know is that the night-singers are primarily unmated males, which may sing almost continuously both day and night (especially when the moon is bright), in their quest to locate a mate.

I managed to capture the featured recording during a recent expedition, which began with a social event: my partner’s niece was graduating from high school and we went down to attend the ceremony. Given how close we were to Washington D.C., I never imagined that I would get a usable recording (too many cars and jets). But we spent the night in a ranch house surrounded by large fields, and as luck would have it, there was a resident mockingbird that sang throughout much of the night.

Resisting my urge to get some much-needed sleep (I was up until nearly 2am the night before, recording frogs), I ventured out around 11pm and walked a considerable distance to his singing tree, which was at the edge of a field. Crickets trilled gently from the grass and a chorus of Gray Treefrogs produced a drone from nearby forest, no doubt sounding off from a pond or swampy area. Not a bad catch for countryside near a major metropolis.

Although not exactly a meditative recording, I am quite pleased to document night-singing in this species, along with enough ambient sounds to add spaciousness to the recording. This particular singer is doing some imitations, but the majority of his phrases seem to be of his own device. Rather than analyze his song phrases, I’ve chosen to simply enjoy the soundscape without thinking too much about it. Mockingbird Nightsong, delivered to you on a golden platter!

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Mockingbird Nightsong

ABUNDANT LIFE: Birds singing in hardwood forest at6:30am, 21 May 2016. Recorded at Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area near Ithaca, New York. © Lang Elliott. Please play at a low volume to simulate a natural listening experience.

Microphone: quasi-binaural SASS (Stereo Ambient Sampling System) modified for use with Sennheisser MKH20 mics.

THERE IS NO END to bad news when it comes to birds. Recent studies show significant decreases in the populations of a number of our neotropical migrants, a major cause being the loss of habitat on their wintering grounds. And then there’s the predicted negative effects of climate change. So much bad news, almost each and every day!

While I certainly do not deny that there is trouble brewing and that we should do something about it, my purpose is not to wave the red flag of impending doom. Rather, my mission is to celebrate that which is good and present in our lives right now. And this morning’s recording does just that! I’ve christened it Abundant Life due to its rich variety of bird sounds. Close your eyes and listen. How many species can you identify?

"Only birds sing the music of heaven in this world."
 – haiku by Kobayashi Issa

I obtained this recording purely by chance. I had just picked up my soundscape microphone (which I’d left next to a beaver pond at 4:30am) and was heading back to my car. While walking along the trail through hardwood forest, I heard the plaintive whistle of a wood-pewee – pee-a-wee – and stopped to enjoy it. That’s when I became aware of all the other bird sounds in the air.

Excited by what I was hearing, I quickly set up my mic and hit record. I was able to get about twelve minutes of the mix before a jet thundered over at low altitude, followed a truck rumbling down a nearby road. By the time the noise subsided, a number of the birds had moved farther away, so I didn’t resume my recording.
I am very happy with nature’s gift of the day. As you can hear, there are quite a number of singers, including the following:

Eastern Wood-Pewee
Wood Thrush
Mourning Dove
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Red-eyed Vireo
Ovenbird
American Crow
Common Raven
Common Grackle
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (one call and drums)
+ several other species singing more softly in the background

No, I wouldn’t classify this as a meditative zen-style recording. But I do consider it an exceptional “celebration of abundance,” of the rich variety of birds that live in our natural surroundings. I am so very grateful to witness this abundance almost daily during the spring and early summer breeding season. How pleasurable to hear so many voices all in one place … my beloved avian musicians singing their joy into the world.

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Abundant Life

Distant thunder followed by rain. Wonderfully immersive, gentle and suitable for meditation!  Note: This is a binaural recording so please listen using headphones.

Recorded mid-day near Sani Lodge in Ecuador's lowland rainforest. © Lang Elliott, All Rights Reserved.

Ecuador 2018 - Sani Lodge 

Yasuni Thunderstorm (20-min meditation)

She Is Precious

Gentle Spirit

An Evening Walk

Scarlet Honeyeater, Brown Cuckoo Dove, Grey Shrike Thrush, Olive-backed Oriole and many more bird species are featured in this track. It was recorded in spring along the 'Forest Path' walking trail in Royal National Park, Sydney Australia.

This track is an excerpt from the album "Dawn in the Valley", available for $10.95 as a FLAC or mp3 download from http://wildambience.com/dawn-valley/

On the Forest Path

On the Forest Path - Excerpt from the album "Dawn in the Valley"

Hi Friends! I am a professional nature recordist who travels to wild areas throughout North America and sometimes beyond. My current focus is to gather  immersive binaural 3D soundscapes that effortlessly transport listeners (using headphones) into nature and have a positive and healing effect on the mind, body and spirit.

Mockingbird Nightsong

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