To my knowledge, this is the first such recording made in 1984, Greg.
Enjoy!
http://soundcloud.com/wildsanctuary/tadpoles_insect_larvae
Bernie
On May 3, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Gregory O'Drobinak wrote:
> Hi, Bernie!
>
> Can you share some recordings of vernal ponds (or other small aquatic
> environments) with us?
>
> I'm sure we'd all like to hear some of the rich aquatic sounds that
> you've
> recorded.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> - Greg
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> ________________________________
> From: Bernie Krause <>
> To:
> Sent: Thu, May 3, 2012 3:13:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Hydrophone ...
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>
> Many tiny marine organisms make noise, Tony. Waterboatmen, insect
> larvae, tadpoles (spadefoot toads, for instance), all vocal with
> certain species. Keep in mind, though, that there's still lots of work
> to do identifying all those that do (or don't) vocalize. One of my
> biggest surprises was when I first dropped a hydrophone into a vernal
> pool at Mono Lake and heard those critters for the first time in 1984.
>
> Bernie Krause
>
> On May 3, 2012, at 12:49 PM, soundings23 wrote:
>
>> Bought a hydrophone from Jez riley French this week (many thank's
>> Jez, very prompt and all works fine - though I soldered on a stereo
>> mini jack so I could output to both channels). First try is here
>> http://soundcloud.com/tonywhitehead/goodrington-hydrophone
>>
>> I'm now left wondering about the sounds! I'm guessing water boatmen
>> of which there were quite a few small Corixidae. There were also a
>> number of tadpoles. Any suggestions for a hydrophone newbie!
>>
>> I also like the way, despite it being a few feet down, it picks up a
>> herring gull call distantly about a third of the way in.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Tony
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>> Krause.
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