Pretty amazing the cyclical nature as though riding in on the swell.
Thanks for sharing Andrew.
John Hartog
--- In Andrew Carter
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>
> Hi folks -
>
> I thought I'd share with you this recording I made last Thursday/Friday
> night.
>
> http://www.standlynch.co.uk/sound%20bites/ManxSh_June_2007.mp3
>
> The west coast of Scotland, an island off Mull
> A fairly steep curved bank 250 feet down to a small rocky cove
forming a
> natural amphitheater allowing the sound of the waves to become the
> constant background to the bird activity above. Its one o'clock in the
> morning. The rain is holding off, its cloudy and a typical scenario for
> Manx Shearwaters to come on land and change over at the nest.
> They fly in at speed, swooping around in front and behind, calling
> either as they fly or from the burrows where they nest, and land with a
> thump as they hit the ground.
> The clip is about 6 mins in length. The bird just before half way blows
> the levels - and nearly makes me knock over the tripod as I listen to
> the amplified sounds through head phones - but I leave it in for the
> effect. I kept expecting to be the victim of a collision at any moment.
> I was postioned about 50 feet down from the top.
> Hope you enjoy it.
> Equipment - MD RH1, with two ME62's, with a FEL 20 db stereo pre-amp.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> --
> Remember plan 9th May 2009 for a day without cars
>
> - Be a butterfly and stop a hurricane
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