This is a long recording from a ridge near the ocean, so the surf is in the background, there is bird and animal activity at dusk and dawn, and a big thunderstorm rolls in.  The Yellow-Throated Toucan is very active, and the Scarlet Macaws, Tinamou, and Mantled Howler Monkeys are also calling at dusk. I removed one section of a few minutes where the rainfall was so heavy it started leaking through and hitting the mics but otherwise left this recording intact.  I used my Sennheiser Double MidSide system with a Sound Devices MixPre recorder.

Dusk to Dawn Osa Peninsula Coastal Forest Thunderstorm

Desert wind, sweeping across saguaro forest, through abandoned ranch buildings, and rattles dry shrubs.  Sonoran Desert Winds Part 1 library available for sale at my website!  ebbtidesound.com

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Sonoran Desert Wind Part 1 Demo

Sonoran Desert Wind Demo

Trees creaking and leaves fluttering in roaring winter wind

Trees Creaking in Roaring Winter Wind

Thunderstorm in Amazonia, Ecuado, a small selection from a longer recording.

Ecuador Thunderstorm Sample

Ecuador Thunderstorm

Steady rainfall decreases and the night chorus is active; I recorded this with a double-mid-side system

Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest Night

Swainsons Thrush and flying insects are busy in a thickly forested area in the mountains of Montana.  I recorded this a couple summers ago.

Swainsons Thrush And Flying Insects In Montana Summer Forest

Insects and frogs call throughout the night in the cloud forest near a small stream, and some wind gusts pass through the canopy, shaking rain drops down.  The rain was light and falling through the foliage.  I recorded this with a Double Mid-side system.

Costa Rica Cloud Forest Night Chorus Near Small Stream with Gentle Rain and Wind

I enjoyed recording some winds recently, in this section there are some grasses, loose sand, and occasional birdsong, and various tones from the shape of the spot where I had the mics

Desert Wind with Grasses and Sand

Big thunderstorm approaching as the wind passes through a grove of aspen, and grasshoppers make clicking sounds nearby

Thunderstorm Approaches with Grasshoppers and Aspen Wind

Yucca Oriole singing from palm trees in a canyon

Yucca Oriole in Palms

Dusk To Dawn Costa Rica Osa Peninsula Coastal Forest Thunderstorm Pt 4

Dusk To Dawn Costa Rica Osa Peninsula Coastal Forest Thunderstorm Pt 3

Dusk To Dawn Costa Rica Osa Peninsula Coastal Forest Thunderstorm Pt2

Dusk To Dawn Costa Rica Osa Peninsula Coastal Forest Thunderstorm

Some pretty active birds and insects, then rain onset in the cloud forest in Costa Rica.

Birdy Rain Onset in Cloud Forest, Costa Rica

I recorded this with a pair of omnidirectional mics- this is just before dawn and the monkey is near the beach

Coastal Jungle Howler Monkey

This recording is quiet, so be careful if you bring the volume up and then let it roll to the next track!  The mics are inside a little cave in the rock face, in a steep sided canyon.  Canyon wrens and some other birds were active at dusk and some coyotes called a little ways away.  There are flying insects with buzzy tones and some wings flapping sometimes.  It's a weird sounding spot!

Canyon Wrens and Distant Coyotes from a Tiny Cave

Some recordings of a river with various depths, heavy flow

Hydrophone River Near Surface Fast Moving Gurgles Bubbly

Hydrophone River Deep Narrow Frothy Pool Below Rocks

Thunder Cunt

Thunder Cunt Demo

ThunderCunt Samples

Coyotes before dawn from a forest with drips from the nights' storm...then at dawn with cows and birds, big mountains and a big valley

Coyotes Dawn Birds Cows Some Drips 03

Coyotes Predawn Forest Drips 02

Coyotes Predawn Forest Drips 01

Nice winter storm I recorded with a double mid-side system, I love hearing the wind through the pines

Cold Rain And Wind Through Rocks And A Pinyon Pine Tree

Recorded this night thunderstorm with a Sennheiser double mid-side system.  The rain was pretty heavy over a grove of aspen, with some broader leafed vegetation on the forest floor.  The storm lasted for a few hours, I picked out this section to share for now.  

Night Thunder and Heavy Rain in Aspen Grove with Broadleaf Understory

Rain in the cloud forest in Costa Rica, with a little bit of variation in wind, and some birds and insects throughout. I recorded this with a pair of omnidirectional mics hidden underneath foliage, and the sound of the rain striking various types of leaves is prominent.

Cloud Forest Rain with Birds Insects and a Little Wind

The wind in this mountainous region is incredible, and it sweeps through so many layers of vegetation.  I enjoyed recording the gusts through foliage and grasses with the onset of the nights' insect chorus, it's a double mid-side recorded decoded to stereo.  

Heavy Winds of Monteverde and Insect Chorus

The wind was pretty strong as this storm built overhead on a ridge in Colorado during this past monsoon season.  There are some birds in places throughout, and just after this a little rain started.  Recorded with my double mid-side system and decoded to stereo here.  

Thunderstorm on a Windy Ridge

I put these mics underneath some broad-leafed plants so you can hear the rain drops striking the leaves, as well as the wet ground and standing water in places below sometimes.  The birds, insects, amphibians, and ??? are active and becoming more vocal, this was the aftermath of a thunderstorm in Ecuador.   

Ecuadorian Amazon- Light Rain on Broadleaves with Active Wildlife

Some big thunderclaps, recorded with a double mid-side system, there is some rain.  Section from a longer storm. 

Big Thunder with Some Rain

Lots of activity on a hot day just before a thunderstorm approached, with some very close curious creatures, wing flaps, lots of insects, a little breeze sometimes, and some rowdy birds.  I used two small omnidirectional mics to record this.  

Tropical Forest Close Bird and Insect Activity In Costa Rica

Recorded in tropical lowland forest, a little before an early evening thunderstorm.  Active birds and distant howler monkeys, the insects are super prominent!  And some rowdy macaws.  

Costa Rica Tropical Forest Rowdy Macaws Bird and Insect Activity and Distant Howler Monkeys

Coyotes yipping in a canyon at night with crickets and a little bit of wind

Coyotes Crickets Canyon

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