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Re: Romantic Ravens: a Sound Portrait

Subject: Re: Romantic Ravens: a Sound Portrait
From: "Kevin Colver" kjcolver
Date: Sun Jul 4, 2010 9:04 pm ((PDT))
Thanks Martyn,
I forgot to mention that if you listen carefully, in the middle of the
recording you can hear the alarm snorts of a mule deer buck that
wandered upon me.  He didn't really know who or what I was so he
circled me and snorted for awhile.

Again, great Storm Petrel sounds Martyn.

Kevin

On Jul 4, 2010, at 9:31 PM, Martyn Stewart wrote:

> Sounds like a rolling stones concert!
> Nicely captured, Kevin....
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> On Jul 4, 2010, at 6:38 PM, kjcolver wrote:
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> > I've podcasted an example of a "portrait" recording at www.7Loons.com
>  - look for the Ravens in the podcast section of my web site. The
> courting ravens are featured but several other species are present.
> The recording was with the SD 722 and Sennheiser 30/40 MS pair.
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> > While the ravens are not rare or exotic, I hope to show that even
> a common species can be entertaining to capture in sound. These
> audio portraits are where I'm currently having my fun. The White-
> throated Swift podcast is another portrait example.
> >
> > To me, these ravens sound more like a married couple than a pair
> in new courtship. Perhaps they have finished the romance earlier in
> the spring and are now furnishing the nest. They sound like a young
> couple discussing home decor down at the Home Depot store. Or maybe
> an older couple? Perhaps there is a note of discord?
> >
> >
> > Blatantly Anthropomorphic,
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> > Kevin
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> > www.7Loons.com
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