One of the most amazing recordings I have ever heard on bees, truly fantastic, great work!

Astounding sounds Richard! Absolutely amazing recording!

Fascinating listen into a world I've never explored.

That's a rare set of sounds. Many beekeepers haven't even heard it!

This is a recording made in 2020 of the fallow deer 'lek'. This happens around in the second half of October in the UK. The males tend to congregate in in small groups or mating territories where they exhibit lekking behaviours such as sticking to particular 'stands' where they will repeating grunt and bellow.

The recording was made with a pair of DPA 4060s into a Mixpre6ii.

PS FALLOWDEER MALEGRUNTS VERYCLOSE DPA4060s MIXPRE6ii

This is a second recording made in 2020 of the fallow deer 'lek'. This happens around in the second half of October in the UK. The males tend to congregate in in small groups or mating territories where they exhibit lekking behaviours such as sticking to particular 'stands' where they will repeating grunt and bellow.

This recording was made with a Sony M10 and a spaced pair of clippy EM172s. The mics were placed where I had observed a large group of rutting males the night before.

PS DEER MALEGRUNTS MULTIPLE VERYCLOSE MOVEMENTACROSSSTEREOFIELD M10

A celebration of nature's symphony taking place on the first Sunday of May, International Dawn Chorus Day is the worldwide celebration of nature's greatest symphony. All across the world people rise early to revel in the sweet sound of birdsong, from rattling wrens in Rotherham to crooning cowbirds in the Caribbean. 

And remember you can always just open your window - and listen...

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/dawn-chorus-day

Dawn Chorus with Woodpecker Guilden Morden

This recording captures life at the heart of an urban beehive on a rooftop garden in the 20th district of Paris. The colony is estimated to be between 60,000-80,000 bees at this time of year. I attached two small omni lav mics to a metal coat hanger and dropped this into the centre of the hive, then closed the lid of the hive and left the recorder running. 

A big thank you to beekeeper Marta Bonati for allowing me access to her hives and for taking the time to help me record.

Recorded 25.06.2022
Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 + 2 x DPA 4060s

Life In An Urban Beehive - Paris, France

Dawn on 1st May, recorded on a small wetland by my cabin in the Black River Valley, Sweden. Mix of wetland and forest birds.

Dawn Black River Valley Sweden

Three recently emerged virgin Queens piping to each other in a colony of honeybees.  Recorded with a Lavalier mic at the top of the frame (mid) and a JrF contact mic embedded in the beeswax comb (side). Mixed to L-R stereo. Recorded to a SD702.


T280 3 Virgin Queens Piping

The call of a juvenile White-Backed Vulture begging its parents for food.  First the recording is played back at normal speed, then at half speed and finally at 1/4 speed. Recorded in Limpopo, South Africa. Read about the expedition at https://mindful-audio.com/blog/2017/9/4/field-recording-trip-to-south-africa-2016

White-Backed Vulture call

Black throated divers Lake Ojesjon 26th April 2018 90 secs

Black throated divers Ojesjon 260418 90 secs

Birdsong Dawn Chorus, Eaux Claires Valley, Charente, France

Tawny owls disturbing the dawn chorus and annoying blackbirds.  

Recorded at 5:30am approx.
26th April 2020
Joyden's Wood, Bexley

Recorder:  Sound Devices SD633
Microphones:  2x DPA4060s, 2x Sony ECM678 shotgun microphones

Tawny Owls Upsetting Blackbirds

It’s 6am in Tsavo NP at Kanderi swamp. A thin dawn chorus braves the dry season, soon joined by a male lion advertising his territory.

T280 3 Virgin Queens Piping

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