Re: Humpback songsters, link is now good--

["Kawika" dkuhn012001]

Hi recordists, this link now works, thanks John and Jim for the help.
Please have a listen, there are some amazing sounds--

http://soundcloud.com/akikik1/humpbacks-off-kauai

--- In  David Kuhn <> wrote=
:
Hi recordists,
Humpback Whales recorded off Maha`ulepu, SE Kaua`i in March 2011. At least =
3
animals singing and uttering elements of their Hawai`i dialect.
Technique--Aquarian Audio H2a-XLR hydrophones, each weighted to prevent
surfacing, suspended bow and stern from a two-man kayak. A drogue (or drag,=
 an
empty bucket hanging from stern) keeps the craft aligned with current and w=
ind
to maintain a stereo image. Still got more surface sound than I want, maybe=
 I'll
raise the rudder next time.

http://soundcloud.com/akikik1/humpbacks-off-kauai


Being out there among these creatures, headphones on, is thrilling. One doe=
sn't
see the singers, as the males sing suspended head-down in 75-100 feet of wa=
ter.
Aloha,
David
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