Kevin, thanks for listening and your opinion.
I have also thought about it being a beaver (at least one, was nearby in a =
pond), but haven't yet found a recording of this activity (for comparison),=
or anyone that has heard this activity in the field, and could positively =
say for sure...it was beaver. I'm thinking that there are a whole lot of so=
unds that known animals make, that I've never heard. What sounds like a ton=
gue click or palate pop, in the clip...has me stumped. Maybe a beaver can a=
lso produce this sound (?) The combination of all of these sounds together =
(crunches, scratches (or gnaws), and tongue pop sound, is what made this cl=
ip interesting, to me.
I did an experiment with the Zoom H2 recorder and fake fur mic cover, to tr=
y and duplicate the sound by lightly scratching, rubbing, and (don't laugh =
too hard) even licking at the toopay mic cover, while recording with the sa=
me settings. I could get close to the sound, but no cigar. As you said, the=
sounds could have been coming from very close by. I'm looking to get to th=
e true source (which might never happen), and am still having a good time, =
doing it.
James, thanks also for listening. The recorder was set out in a tree within=
a swampy area, about a 10 minute walk from our camp. The weather was calm =
and clear. There was the occasional sounds of water dropping off of trees, =
from an earlier rain shower. I heard no signs of any other human activity (=
other than us placing and retrieving the recorder) during the overnight.
I'm not looking to take this great thread... too far off topic, and just wa=
nted Paul to know that other folks on this list, are interested, and out th=
ere investigating this mystery, as well as continuing to do enjoy some natu=
re recording. The folks I deal with in the field, are interested in the tru=
th, and are trying to get to the bottom of it. So far, I've come up nothing=
solid, that would convince anyone that hasn't had, my (or my wife's) exper=
iences, to relate to.
Bill R.
--- In Kevin Colver <> wrote:
>
> Bill,
> Interesting recording. I've got an alternative theory. I believe
> your visitor might be a beaver. The scratching sounds you captured
> don't sound like they are in direct contact with the microphone,
> rather they are occurring nearby. They sound like the beaver gnawing =
> a tree with sharp incisor teeth. I believe you've recorded a beaver
> eating and cutting a tree in the night.
> Kevin
>
>
> On Jul 28, 2010, at 10:23 AM, immonacan99 wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > Yourself and Stan are not alone in this interest. My love of the
> > outdoors, camping, birding, and nature recording.... has also lead
> > me to pursue the source of what might have caused the unexplainable =
> > sounds that I've recorded, as well as my other strange experiences
> > in the field. If interested to read, I've blogged one of those
> > incidents that could possibly be infrasound related...here:
> >
> > http://imonacan.blogspot.com/2010/04/was-it-infrasound-terror-my.html
> >
> > I guess the only way to ever attempt to find out, would be to
> > inquire about the proper equipment to record these ultra low
> > frequencies. Once the right combination of mic/recorder/preamp is
> > obtained... then hoping one might have the same or similar
> > experience, while recording it.
> > What to do with those recordings, or what to compare it to...would
> > be another path less traveled. I've recorded some low frequency
> > sounds (<15Hz), where I can see a peak on the Wav. file, but can't
> > hear anything.
> > I realize there are many various natural sources of infrasound, that =
> > would create the problem of how to sort it all out, and
> > understand.... what, is what. That's more than I can take on right
> > now, but would always enjoy hearing about the results of others.
> > I still have the benefit of recording some interesting nature
> > soundscapes, and reading the information on this list from the good =
> > folks here, which has always been helpful to me.
> >
> > Bill R.
>
>
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