Very clear recording. The parents sound none to happy with you
towards the end!
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Suzanne
Suzanne Williams Photography
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/swilli41/www
Florida, USA
--- In Alexia Stevens <>
wrote:
>
> I finally got around to getting an audio clip up on my school's
website.
> It is the story of some hungry young crows and their disgruntled
> parents. I recorded this with a Sony Hi-MD recorder and Telinga
stereo
> microphone in a parabolic dish, on June 30, 2007.
>
> You can go right to the sound here:
> http://www.wildernessawareness.org/audio/2007-06-30_crow.mp3
>
> Here's the caption from the website: I heard a pair of young
fledged
> crows whining as their parents were out
> foraging. They glanced at me standing just below them with my big
> microphone, but didn't seem to worry. You hear the young birds
vocalize
> more as the parents return with food. Right after the fledglings
got
> fed, the parents noticed me and started yelling.
>
> Listen for the crow begging calls at 6, 18, and 31 seconds. They
have
> that "shiftless teenager" sound. This was before the parents
returned.
>
> At 41 seconds Mom and Dad came back. Listen to how their voices are
> muffled from the food in their beaks. They fed the babies=97listen
for the
> swallowing. At 53 seconds the parents spotted me and really let me
have
> it. You'll hear the volume change as they swoop towards and away
from me.
>
> I love how the voices of individual birds are evident in this
recording,
> from the clueless juveniles to the preoccupied parents suddenly
noticing
> me skulking in the bushes...
>
> I didn't do any editing except fade out some low frequencies in
between
> crow calls. I sort of like the suburban ambiance in the background,
and
> the crows started sounding tinny if I took out more. If more
experienced
> ears hear changes that could be made, please let me know.
>
> Alexia Stevens
> Woodinville, WA
>
>
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