by Marc Anderson | Apr 8, 2014 | Australia
Although it is fairly close to Sydney, Wollemi National Park protects an area of wilderness which is relatively unexplored. My wife & I stayed at a campground on the edge of the reserve & I made many recordings in the area over the course of a few days. This...
by Marc Anderson | Apr 8, 2014 | Malaysia
Strong winds made recording difficult on this trip to Mount Kinabalu, but I managed to get one decent recording where the sound of the wind complements the birdsong & ambience. ← Previous Article - "Cicadas in the Crocker Ranges, Sabah, Malaysia"...
by Marc Anderson | Apr 8, 2014 | Malaysia
Just after sunrise in Sabah’s Crocker Ranges, cicadas start buzzing like little electric saws. ← Previous Article - "Eubenangee Rainforest, Queensland, Australia" Next Article - "Windy Morning on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia" → Posts by...
by Marc Anderson | Mar 27, 2014 | Australia
The sounds of the rainforest late this afternoon were wonderful. I visited Eubenangee Swamp National Park, about an hours drive south of Cairns, and took a trail which meandered through lowland tropical rainforest alongside a river. Yellow Orioles are the dominant...
by Marc Anderson | Mar 27, 2014 | Australia
Recorded at 6am in tropical rainforest on the slopes of Mount Lewis in Far North Queensland, Australia. ← Previous Article - "Dawn at Lumholtz Lodge, Atherton Tablelands" Next Article - "Eubenangee Rainforest, Queensland, Australia" →...
by Marc Anderson | Mar 27, 2014 | Australia
I placed the microphones a few metres from a small stream in upland rainforest and left them to capture the dawn chorus. You can hear the raucous calls of Orange-footed Scrubfowl (one of Australia’s three species of megapode or mound-builder) as well as the unusual...
by Marc Anderson | Mar 27, 2014 | Australia
Although the wet season hadn’t begun, the frogs had just started calling following some light rain the previous day. Northern Barred Frogs (Mixophyes schevilli) make the wonderfully deep croaks, while the beautiful Orange-thighed Treefrogs (Litoria xanthomera)...
by Marc Anderson | Mar 27, 2014 | Australia
Listen on headphones & relax to the sounds of the World Heritage-listed Daintree rainforest, Queensland, Australia. A group of Little Shrike Thrush whistle melodious phrases, responding to each other’s calls. Superb & Wompoo Fruit Doves provide a...
by Marc Anderson | Mar 27, 2014 | Australia
On a windy night along a logging road near Kuranda, Queensland, a variety of nocturnal creatures harmonize their voices in an unusually rhythmic soundscape. Large-tailed Nightjars call repeatedly with their cosmic ‘chopping’ sound, along with katydids,...
by Marc Anderson | Mar 27, 2014 | Malaysia
A lone, young male White-handed Gibbon sings from the rainforest canopy in Taman Negara, Malaysia. White-handed Gibbon ((Hylobates lar) ← Previous Article - "Voices of the Night - Taman Negara, Malaysia" Next Article - "Evening Rhythms - Kuranda,...
