Absolutely right on -- wonderful recordings, Dominique. And I very much=
liked Martyn's common murres and Ed Ansor's recordings, too.
Although trains, planes and cars are my biggest problem, I am beginning to=
think its time to upgrade a couple of items on my setup.
David
At 01:45 AM 8/7/2005, you wrote:
>Just when the list was driving me mad with all the technical jargon, you
>come along and save it!! Wonderful recordings Dominique, just bloody
>lovely!! I was beginning to think I was subscribed to a mic builders list =
or
>some tech geeks list serve, thanks for putting my mind at ease :)
>
>Cheers mate.....
>
>I agree, Eurasian Linnet and Mynah bird.....
>
>Martyn
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>Martyn Stewart
>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
>http://www.naturesound.org
>Redmond. Washington. USA
>N47.65543 W121.98428
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>e-mail:
>Tel: 425-898-0462
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>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
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>-----Original Message-----
>From:
> On Behalf Of Dominique Laloux
>Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 3:35 AM
>To:
>Subject: [Nature Recordists] A few recent recordings...
>
>Hi,
>
>I haven't posted new recording on my site in recent weeks, and I
>recorded only a few hours of Belgian bird songs and calls... But I
>though I would share some samples before I find the time to add them all
>the proper way...
>
>On may 15, at 6:11 AM, in Rochefort, a Common Nightingale (Luscinia
>megarhynchos) starts a very long solo. That day, I recorded about 90
>minutes of Nightingale songs. This is one of the nicest extracts (about
>10 minutes) :
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL037-1.mp3 (Telinga stereo + Portadisc)
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>On May 31, at 11:54 PM in Loupoigne. In the middle of a sugar beet
>field, I am surrounded by birds who seem to circle around me. But that
>might have been just an impression... Strange feeling, though, in a
>pitch-dark night. I recorded about 40 minutes of that monotonous
>concert. Young Long-eared Owls (Asio otus), and Northern Lapwing
>(Vanellus vanellus):
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL039-27.mp3 (Telinga stereo +
>Portadisc)
>
>I returned to the same area on the following nights and, during one of
>these trips, at 0:37 AM, I stopped right under a tree from which a young
>Long-eared Owl is calling (Asio otus) :
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL040-2.mp3 (Telinga stereo + Portadisc)
>
>This funny guy made a surprise visit to our garden, on that early
>evening of June... Not a native, for sure. Most likely escaped from a
>cage. It was black with a white collar (a Mynah Bird ?) It visited
>several gardens in the neigbourhood :
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL041-C.mp3 (Sony ECM957 + Sony MZ-R50)
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>It took me several early mornings in the Famenne -- one of the most
>attractive and quietest regions of Belgium -- to record this singer... I
>think it is a Eurasian Linnet (Carduelis cannabina). Unfortunately, my
>Portadisc started to erase first tracks once again, and I lost 2 very
>good recordings :
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL042-2.mp3 (Telinga stereo + Portadisc)
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL042-3.mp3 (Telinga stereo + Portadisc)
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>This nighttime visitor was at times quite scary, making strange, loud
>noises. These are not the most dramatic (July 29, 0:20) :
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL042-17.mp3 (Telinga stereo +
>Portadisc)
>
>Later on, the same night, thunder completed the soundscape ...
>http://www.soundsnatural.be/mp3/DL042-22.mp3 (Telinga stereo +
>Portadisc)
>
>DL
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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