Name: Windy Morning on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia by Wild Ambience in reading music
Duration: 4 min 9 s
Description: Strong winds made recording difficult on this trip to Mount Kinabalu, but I managed to get one decent recording where the sound of the wind complements the birdsong & ambience.

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In the Australian winter, Pied Currawongs often form flocks and search out fruiting trees to raid. I set up my recording gear in front of a native Lilli Pilli tree in full fruit, and it was only a matter of time before the currawongs arrived and enjoyed one of their winter parties!

Currawong Concerto

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Currawong Concerto - Macleay River Valley, Australia

During a mid-March visit to Big Bend National Park in Texas, I recorded this immersive binaural soundscape at dawn in Santa Elena Canyon. It features wind blowing through a dense thicket of Carrizo Cane (an invasive species from Asia that is now common along the Rio Grande), which produces clicks and clatters as gusts pass through the stiff, bamboo-like reeds. Ravens nest in the canyon and croak repeatedly as they fly up and down the Rio Grande River, their calls echoing off the steep cliffs above. Such a pleasing, enveloping mix of the sounds of the wind, ravens and reeds!. Please wear headphones for optimal immersion!

Recorded by Lang Elliott on March 17, 2021 shortly before sunrise. © Lang Elliott, All Rights Reserved.

Wind, Ravens, Reeds

Just spent a lovely long weekend in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. The first couple of days the weather was warm but windy, making recording difficult. But yesterday, the 1st of September was a perfect - 26 degrees celsius and no wind. Despite the chilly morning, the dawn birdsong was spectacular, as if the birds knew spring had arrived.

It was one of those rare times where all of the elements come together and make for a perfect soundscape - nothing to do with me or the recording gear - just pure nature at it's best. I'm going to make the recording into a album over the coming days - stay tuned!

First Day of Spring in the Blue Mountains

First Day of Spring in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

Recorded yesterday morning in Nombinnie Nature Reserve, NSW, Australia.

Nombinnie Spring

Nombinnie Spring, NSW, Australia

Strong winds made recording difficult on this trip to Mount Kinabalu, but I managed to get one decent recording where the sound of the wind complements the birdsong & ambience.

Windy Morning on Mount Kinabalu

Windy Morning on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia

Listen on headphones & relax to the sounds of the World Heritage-listed Daintree rainforest, Queensland, Australia. 

A group of Little Shrike Thrush whistle melodious phrases, responding to each other's calls. Superb & Wompoo Fruit Doves provide a bassline, & at about 1:05 you can hear Wompoo fly in, it's wings whoosh through the air. Towards the end a Black Butcherbird chortles, and the rasp of a Victoria's Riflebird is heard in the background.

The extended 72 minute version of this track has now been published as a downloable album available here - https://wildambience.com/albums/a-morning-in-the-daintree-rainforest/

Gentle Morning in the Daintree

Gentle Morning in the Daintree - QLD, Australia

The roars from two Bengal Tigers reverberate through the Sal forest in Nepal's Bardia National Park. 

This is an excerpt from the album "A Day in Bardia" (2014 version), a pure nature soundscape recorded in Bardia National Park, Nepal. Available for download from https://wildambience.com/albums/a-day-in-bardia/

Tigers in the Sal Forest

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Tigers in the Sal Forest, Bardia, Nepal

After leaving my gear out to capture the sounds of dusk, I retrieved the kit after dark & expected to hear a gentle evening chorus upon reviewing the recording. However, it seems a herd of wild pigs had spent most of the afternoon in the clearing where I left the microphones, snuffling around and gorging themselves on some sort of piggy delights. I'm just glad they didn't gobble down the backpack or recording gear!

Wild Pigs at Dusk

Wild Pigs at Dusk, Taman Negara, Malaysia

An excerpt from a 4 hour recording which, for the most part, captured Taman Negara's gentle nocturnal soundscape . However on this excerpt the peaceful twinkling of insects & cooing of frogs is interrupted by alarm calls from a Spectacled Langur high in the canopy. Without good nocturnal vision, perhaps the langurs could smell a predator, or hear it's footsteps on the forest floor below. 

I remember waking up in our tent hearing these langurs at about 4:30am, and when we emerged from the tent at sunrise, the distinctive pugmarks of a Leopard were left in the sand only inches from where I slept. Perhaps it was attracted to my pig-like snoring?! 

Voices of the Night - Taman Negara

Voices of the Night - Taman Negara, Malaysia

If you can listen on headphones you can really sense the movement of the birds!

Between the months of March & May in south-eastern Australia, large numbers of Yellow-faced & White-naped Honeyeaters migrate north through the Blue Mountains into their winter feeding areas further afield. This recording was made just after dawn in Wollemi National Park and captured the sounds of flocks of honeyeaters as well as other bird species moving through the forest on a cool autumn morning.

You can download the full 24 minute track from https://wildambience.com/albums/a-morning-in-wollemi/

A Morning in Wollemi

A Morning in Wollemi - Sounds of the Autumn Honeyeater Migration

Afternoon in Bardia National Park, Nepal, and the gentle sounds of insects fill the warm air. From the riverside vegetation, Red-vented Bulbuls call cheerfully & a pair of Oriental Pied Hornbills fly overhead. In the river, fish occasional skim across the surface, wary of the kingfisher perched nearby.

Afternoon by the River, Bardia

Afternoon by the River, Bardia NP, Nepal

Thailand's deciduous forests are a type of tropical woodland and home to a diverse range of birds and wildlife. This recording was made in the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, one of Thailand's most successful tiger reserves. 

In this sample you can hear the fluty calls of Black-hooded Oriole, the chattering of White-crested Laughingthrush and many other species including Lineated Barbet, Blue-bearded Bee-eater and Black Giant Squirrel.

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

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

Birdsong of Thailand's Deciduous Forest

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Birdsong of Thailand's Deciduous Forest - Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary

The Murrumbidgee is Australia’s second longest river, and is home to important eco-systems both above and below it’s flowing waters. Along the banks of the Murrumbidgee, forests of large River Red Gum trees are a haven for wildlife, and provide vital nesting hollows for numerous bird and mammal species.

This recording was made on the banks of the Murrumbidgee and captures the relaxing sounds of the river flowing to a backdrop of birdsong. Occasionally you can hear the rubbing of branches of a dead tree snagged in the water.

The full 17 minute track is available as a free download from https://wildambience.com/albums/morning-on-the-murrumbidgee/

Morning on the Murrumbidgee River

Morning on the Murrumbidgee River, NSW, Australia

Flowing Stream in the Grampians

Flowing Stream in the Grampians, Victoria, Australia

Collared Scops Owl, Otus lettia

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

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