I was recording raven subsong in the woods in the early afternoon, and
this honk - honk sound appeared. One raven reacted immediately as you
can hear with a "third" call and both then appeared to protest and
then flew off. I've heard this sound before across the valley and I
had even wondered if it was some sort of machinery as it was never
clear, but here it was, loud and clear right of frame quite near my
cottage. I think the slight "stutter" is an echo, which is a
possibility from a steep bank at the top of my wood.
http://www.stowford.org/sounds/dr1000_0358ravens_and.mp3
I'm getting overwhelmed by the spring song. I thought I'd sorted the
tits out over the winter but they are now in spring song and I've got
to start over again. I've got the old favourites though, like a
blackbird which sang for an hour and a half the other evening.
David
David Brinicombe
North Devon, UK
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
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