Soundscapes

Always underestimate how beautiful this song actually is but I never seen to be able to get within close range of them singing. I'll have to make more of an effort next season as it really is a fantastic song. 

Gear: Sound Devices Mixpre 6 ii / Schoeps CCM 4 / Telinga Dish / CCM 2's

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Linnet Song - Mixpre 4419

Excerpt of a 12 minute track ' Song of the Lyrebird' from the recently released album "Bellbird Forest" https://wildambience.com/albums/bellbird-forest/

This track contains some superb examples of mimicry including the imitation of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Green Catbird, Satin Bowerbird, Grey Butcherbird and numerous other bird species. In fact, in this excerpt alone at least 10 species are mimicked.

Song of the Lyrebird

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Song of the Lyrebird - Excerpt from the Album "Bellbird Forest"

The Empress cicada starts calling as the sun sets, just as daytime birds are winding down their calls and nighttime creatures are waking up. You first hear distant ones, and it almost sounds like some industrial metal cutting process. Long version at https://youtu.be/6ZPDYlvj7MM

The weird sound of the Empress cicada

I never set out to record the sound of an elephant farting in the African savanna, but here we are so let's be adults about it. Long version at https://youtu.be/q8JdMIp6H78

Elephant farting in the African savanna

Download the full 65 minute album from https://wildambience.com/albums/thailands-tropical-rainforest/

Notes: Kaeng Krachan National Park protects an immense area of wilderness (almost 3000 square kilometres) & is a great place to record sounds and photograph nature. It is teeming with wildlife, including wild elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, gibbons and about 400 species of birds, although they are not all so easy to see.

This album is the result of several recordings made inside Kaeng Krachan in 2014.

Sounds of Wild Thailand I: 'Thailand's Tropical Rainforest'

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This recording is part of the album 'Forest of Life' from the series 'Sounds of Wild Thailand' which features the vibrant sounds of Huai Kha Khaeng's forests from dawn until dusk.

Species recorded on the album include: Indochinese Tiger, Thai Golden Jackal, Green Peafowl & many more bird species. For full details & to download visit wildambience.com/wild-thailand-forest-of-life

Wild Indochinese Tiger Roaring

Wild Indochinese Tiger Roaring - Huai Kha Khaeng, Thailand

Frogs, katydids and other insects call in the early evening in tropical rainforest in Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Night Ambience in Kubah National Park

Night Ambience in Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

A natural symphony of frogs, insects, frogmouths (a type of nocturnal bird) and a distant Great Argus Pheasant recorded around midnight in Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.


Midnight in Borneo's Rainforest

Midnight in Borneo's Rainforest - Sarawak, Malaysia

Named after their distinctive banjo-like calls, Eastern Banjo Frogs (Limnodynastes dumerilii) [also known as Pobblebonks!] are a type of burrowing frog found in South-eastern Australia. Males of the species produce a single 'bonk' note, with other individuals often calling in response. After periods of rain Banjo Frogs are most active and vocal, and in this recording dozens of individuals can be heard creating a unique soundscape at a small dam surrounded by woodland in north-east Victoria.

The full 46 minute album is available for download from https://wildambience.com/albums/pobblebonk-dam/

Pobblebonk Dam

'Pobblebonk Dam', Recorded in Chiltern NP, Victoria, Australia

Recorded in the heart of The Grampians, this album captures the sounds of a rushing stream and birdsong from the surrounding forest. 

Seamlessly divided into three tracks, the album was recorded on a single afternoon by a river in Grampians National Park Victoria. The birdsong on this particular album is subtle and mostly in the background, with the stream being the prominent feature. However, a number of bird species can be heard including Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Superb Fairywren, Grey Fantail, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Eastern Spinebill, New Holland Honeyeater, White-throated Treecreeper & Spotted Pardalote. 

With the natural 'white-noise' from the rushing stream, this recording is ideal for noise-masking, as a sleeping aid, and for sufferers of tinnitus.

The full 41 minute album can be downloaded from https://wildambience.com/albums/grampians-stream/

Grampians Stream

'Grampians Stream' - Album Sample - recorded in the Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia

Recorded just below the tree-line in Langtang National Park, this album captures the sounds of a alpine stream in spring, with birdsong from the surrounding rhododendron & oak forests. 

With the natural 'white-noise' from the rushing stream, this album is ideal for noise-masking, as a sleeping aid, and for sufferers of tinnitus.

The full 30 minute album is available for download from https://wildambience.com/albums/himalayan-stream/

Himalayan Stream

'Himalayan Stream' - Album Sample  - recorded in Langtang National Park, Nepal

Several frog species (Litoria peroni, Litoria rubella, Litoria latopalmata & Limnodynastes fletcheri) calling from a dam at Bowra Station, Queensland, Australia.


Frog Chorus in the Australian Outback

It is still dark when a single Black Grouse starts calling on a forest clearing. Morning chorus from nearby forest is getting louder as birds are joining in one by one. A Woodcock can be heard when flying over the clearing and making strange croaking sound. Other birds in the recording: European Robin, Song Thrush, Cuckoo, Song Thrush, Eurasian Nightjar. 1. May 2012, around 4:15 AM, near Koiva (Gauja) river.

Black Grouse with morning chorus

Kubah's forests are pulsing with life, and the soundscapes that can be heard in this national Park are among the most incredible I have ever experienced. This recording features the incredibly powerful sounds of Empress cicadas, along with the melodic song of the White-rumped Shama, and the rhythmic ' te-hoop 'calls of Golden-whiskered Barbets.

This sample is an excerpt of the track "Dusk Rhythms" from the album Rhythm of Kubah - https://wildambience.com/albums/rhythm-of-kubah/

Dusk - Empress Cicadas & White-rumped Shama

Dusk - Empress Cicadas & White-rumped Shama - Recorded in Borneo's rainforest

Cold snap as resulted in many species falling silent again so I'm back to the good and faithful Robin! who doesn't let anything get in the way of defending their territory. 

Gear: Sound Devices Mixpre 6 ii + Schoeps CCM 4 / Telinga Dish / Lom Usi Pro

Robin Full Song - MixPre - 3763.WAV

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'Pobblebonk Dam', Recorded in Chiltern NP, Victoria, Australia

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