Trip Update: Currawong Concerto, Macleay River Valley, NSW, Australia
Trip Update: This is a brief sample of a beautiful soundscape I stumbled across in the relatively remote Macleay River valley in the New England region of NSW, Australia. In the Australian winter, Pied Currawongs often form flocks and search out fruiting trees to...
North-east New South Wales Field Recording Trip
Tomorrow I’ll be heading up to north-eastern New South Wales where I’ll visit various national parks and wild areas to record some new nature soundscapes. I’m especially looking forward to spending a few nights in the Border Ranges, a significant...
Soundscapes of Kubah National Park, Borneo
The pure, natural soundscapes of Kubah National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo) are some of the most intense I have ever experienced. Dawn begins with what some have nicknamed the ‘Morning Fanfare’ cicada (Gogala & Trilar), an insect species with a...
Spring in the Himalayan Foothills
The stunning rhododendron forests of Shivapuri National Park in Nepal are alive with birds and bees in the springtime. This recording will be integrated into an upcoming album from this beautiful region. ← Previous Article - "Sunrise by a Billabong - Outback...
Sunrise by a Billabong – Outback Queensland, Australia
Pied Butcherbirds, Galahs, Cockatiels and Budgerigars call from the trees surrounding a small billabong (water hole) in Queensland’s arid outback. This recording was made on a recent trip to western Queensland and In the future I hope to make an album featuring...
Dawn in the Papua New Guinea Highlands
An unedited sample recorded at dawn in cloud forest in Enga province, Papua New Guinea. ← Previous Article - "A Tiny Frog with a Powerful Croak" Next Article - "Sunrise by a Billabong - Outback Queensland, Australia" → Posts by Country...
A Tiny Frog with a Powerful Croak
Microhyla nepenthicola, also known as the Matang narrow-mouthed frog, is a species of frog found near Mount Serapi in Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo. It is one of the smallest frogs in the world. Males of the species are particularly tiny, being about the size...
Bushfire in Kakadu
Bushfires are part of the annual cycles in Kakadu. In the dry woodlands and grasslands, controlled burns are carried out in the early dry season to stimulate new plant growth and protect the habitats from more destructive fires. This prescribed burning follows the...
Siamangs duetting, Malaysia
Siamang’s are significantly larger than other gibbons, and their calls are particularly loud