An excerpt from dawn (from an unattended longer recording running from late afternoon to early morning) featuring a Grey Shrike-thrush who flew in close to the microphone rig, assuming various singing positions in relation to the microphones. The first-heard singing in this segment is that of a more distant Crested Bellbird, which continues throughout; the nearby Grey Shrike-thrush begins singing from 00:47.

This recording was made with a microphone rig comprising four supercardioid microphones in an IRT Cross /double NOS array. This is the raw original recording (all four tracks), without further gain, EQ, processing, or editing.

Recorded respectfully and mindfully on the land of the Meru and Danggali peoples.

Track photo credit: Grey Shrike-thrush photographed by David Jenkins (2019). (Photo source: https://birdsaspoetry.com/2019/06/22/saaturday-evening-post-37-rich-songster/)

2024.08.11 Grey Shrike-thrush, with Crested Bellbird. Dawn. Winter's End.

Amidst the quiet calls of Chestnut-crowned Babblers, in this unedited excerpt from an overnight to morning recording, the singing of the Grey Shrike-thrush falls into two sections: in the first, the Shrike-thrush repeats a single familiar call, while in the second, it improvises more freely and lyrically. Some (not all) of the other birds heard include:  Australian Raven, Crested Bellbird, Emu, Galah, Grey Butcherbird, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Striated Pardalote, Weebill....

Recorded with a pair of large-diaphragm condenser omnidirectional microphones in AB array with 62 cm spacing, with the microphones raised high on a lightweight lighting stand.

Recorded respectfully and mindfully on the land of the Meru and Danggali peoples.

Track image credit: Grey Shrike-thrush © Glenn Pure 2024 (https://birdlifephotography.org.au/). Used with permission.

2024.08.10 Grey Shrike-thrush with Chestnut-crowned Babblers. Morning. Winter's End.

𝔈𝔵𝔭𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔟𝔩𝔢, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔱𝔥𝔢 ℌ𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔯, 𝔞𝔰 𝔞𝔫 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱, 𝔞 𝔐𝔬𝔡𝔢, 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔞 𝔇𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔅𝔢𝔦𝔫𝔤.

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