This was one of many occasions where I sat my microphone out while enjoying dinner with family.

African Singing

This is a recording of our first day on foot walking through a national park in Zimbabwe. The photo shows one of the lions from a distance that we later stumbled upon in the long grass.

Encounter with Lions on foot in Zimbabwe

This recording was during the night/early morning from the back of our tent. I setup 2 mics to capture a stereo image of Hyenas calling nearby.
This is one of a few different recordings that morning.

Hyenas calling during the night

First clip is the adult Wild Dog barking, second clip is the Wild Dog pups calling out for mom and dad. Next is a close encounter with 3 Lions on foot, the last is a growl from a Lion taken from our 4WD.

Wild Dog barks, Wild Dog pups whining, Lions

While on foot we approached a single male Elephant. He didn't appreciate us being so close and gave us a "gentle" nudge backwards with his head and trunk.

Heart in mouth moment (Close encounter with Elephant)

"The shearwater is the most abundant Australian seabird. Approximately 23 million short-tailed shearwaters breed in about 285 colonies in south-eastern Australia from September to April. Eighteen million of these arrive in Tasmania each year. There are known to be at least 167 colonies in Tasmania and an estimated 11.4 million burrows. The largest colony is on Babel Island which has three million burrows. Their colonies are usually found on headlands and islands covered with tussocks and succulent vegetation such as pigface and iceplant. Headlands allow for easy take off and landing."

Quote taken from  the Parks & Wildlife Service, 
a unit of the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment  (Tasmanian Government)

Short-tailed Shearwater birds

Recording taken at Phillip Island Penguin Parade after dark, roughly 9:30 pm. Conditions were rainy and windy. 
A Stereo matched pair was used via Rode NT5's with D.I.Y wind protection.

Image by AATKings

Penguin Burrows at Phillip Island

I experimented today with some junk metal I found.

Experimentation with Junk Metal

Darebin Parklands mono recording with DPA4060.
30m XLR.
Noisy surrounding areas with traffic not very noticeable with this mic

Park Atmos DPA4060 Test

Sounds of BlackBirds  bringing back food to the nest.

Monte Productions

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