Sounding great Paul.
Kevin J Colver
Soundscapes for Birders - a Podcast of Natural Sounds
www.7Loons.com
On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:03 PM, Paul Jacobson wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've posted a couple of recording from a recent trip to East
> Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. These were made in the "backyard" of
> the Adobe Mudbrick Holiday Flats which features a beautiful
> temperate rainforest gully that teems with wildlife.
>
> The first recording is Karbeethong Rainforest Gully and was made
> just after dawn. A lyrebird was foraging a short distance behind the
> mics and was making a doubled Eastern Whipbird "whip" at regular
> intervals.
>
> http://www.urbanbirder.com.au/east-gippsland/karbeethong-rainforest-gully=
-mallacoota
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> The second recording captures the sounds of a flock of Yellow-tailed
> Black-Cockatoo feeding in a stand of wattle just before dark. These
> are large birds but can be extremely quiet. They feed on grubs which
> live inside the branches of the wattle, and use their large powerful
> beak to rip the wood apart to reach the grub. You can hear one YTBC
> calling a short distance away and the sound of shredding wood from a
> bird perched almost immediately in front of the mics.
>
> http://www.urbanbirder.com.au/east-gippsland/yellow-tailed-black-cockatoo=
s-feeding-wattle
>
> cheers
> Paul
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