The disadvantage is that you can't observe what exactly you recorded. But a lot
of the time you can't see what you hear, anyway. The advantage is that the
wildlife will behave more naturally. Well, squirrels may scream at your
windscreen for a while but they'll get over it.
-Dan
On Apr 6, 2012, at 9:50 AM, Peter Shute wrote:
> "It's actually amazing the recordings that can be made by scouting a spot and
> leaving gear behind (perhaps a controversial technique)."
>
> Why controversial? I'm not sure I could do it for fear of losing it, but I'd
> like to.
>
> Peter Shute
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> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: A couple of recent reviews
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>> Thanks for this David, I was not aware of this journal.
>>
>> I had a listen to "A Deep Forest Creek" and I have to say congratulations on
>> the most remarkable recording of Howler Monkeys I have ever heard, I
>> recommend it to all on ths group it is track 2 on this page:
>>
>> http://davidmichael.bandcamp.com/album/a-deep-forest-creek
>>
>> Chris
>> http://www.wildechoes.org
>
> I appreciate your comments Chris - This duet is the most prominent of the
> series captured in the recording. There are perhaps 3 or 4 bouts from this
> pair (and distant others in response presumably). That year was apparently
> quite active as far as Howlers are concerned. What I found so interesting was
> the pattern of activity which consisted of broadly spaced duets spread out
> over about 3 or 4 hours in the dawn/predawn hours. This structure is hard to
> post on Bandcamp (or SoundCloud for that matter).
>
> It's actually amazing the recordings that can be made by scouting a spot and
> leaving gear behind (perhaps a controversial technique). I hope to be able to
> record in the tropics again very soon. ... or in Africa - the recordings
> brought back recently by the Listening Earth crew are stunning.
>
> Here is the more direct link for those interested
> http://davidmichael.bandcamp.com/track/howler-monkeys
>
> I have about 10 copies of this disc left. If anyone else is interested in
> helping me clear stock, you can use the code 'naturerecordists' for a 20%
> discount.
>
> David
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