> Posted by: "Volker Widmann"
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> volwid <http://profiles.yahoo.com/volwid>
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> Hi Graham,
> these are the sort of things a nature recordist has to deal with.
> My I ask where your property is situated?
Far South-West of Western Australia near Northcliffe. There is a pretty
large coastal wilderness zone 'down here'. Most of it is called
D'Entrecasteaux National Park. The property we have just acquired
borders onto part of that national park. It is a 100 Acre multiple
occupancy shared by 8 owners. It is about 1/2 forest and 1/2 coastal
plain. 1/2 of each of those halves is swamp this time of year so lots
of frogs.
> A property near the ocean. That sound just great to me!
That's what surprised me. It isn't that close to the ocean (One reason
I was surprised by the directionality of the sound). I'll have to check
the map but it must be at least 15km. For a crow. It is about 40
minutes drive because there is no direct route.
> >I will post links to any particular highlights/ samples.
> That would be great!!
Working on it...
> Generally weekends are far better in relatively populated areas.
this area is thoroughly unpopulated but that generally means farmers...
> > 3. Need to find a location further from the sea where I can camp in
> > privacy.
> Is your property that big?
No - not to get away from the ocean noise. So I will go into
D'Entrecasteaux National Park. Because I need the recordings pretty
quick I will skip the hiking trip for now. Instead I am planning a late
at night drive (have to drive very slowly at night because there's so
many kangaroos out) then a short walk to set up on the edge of a forest
patch for the very early morning. I'll have to make some daytime
reconnaisance to measure distances though because I won't be able to see
the forest at night...
If I'm really lucky I'll find some black cockatoos. These have a
dstinctive cry and are a must have for one of the audio tours I am
working on. Unfortunately it is the wrong time of year to find them in
there reliable hang-outs...
> Cheers
thanks for your interest Volker.
Graham E.
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