http://musicofnature.com One Earth, Many Voices Fri, 10 May 2013 17:52:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://musicofnature.com/coqui-calling/ http://musicofnature.com/coqui-calling/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:07:14 +0000 Lang Elliott http://musicofnature.com/?p=18257 http://musicofnature.com/coqui-calling/feed/ 15 http://musicofnature.com/coqui-retrospect/ http://musicofnature.com/coqui-retrospect/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:22:04 +0000 Lang Elliott http://musicofnature.com/?p=18181
What a shocking change … in a matter of just six hours we transition from a humid tropical rainforest biome with temperatures in the high 80s (F) to a late winter north temperate snow-covered landscape with temperatures in the 30s. This seems almost incongrous, with coquis still sounding off in my head as a frigid [...]]]> http://musicofnature.com/coqui-retrospect/feed/ 3 http://musicofnature.com/tinklers-pippers-and-pteekers/ http://musicofnature.com/tinklers-pippers-and-pteekers/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:18:01 +0000 Lang Elliott http://musicofnature.com/?p=18135
The Common Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui) is not the only member of the genus to inhabit the forests, fields, and roadsides of Puerto Rico. I believe there are sixteen species altogether. While I made no effort to search them all out, I did stumble upon several having interesting calls. My favorite (other than E. coqui) is [...]]]> http://musicofnature.com/tinklers-pippers-and-pteekers/feed/ 20 http://musicofnature.com/guanica-at-dusk/ http://musicofnature.com/guanica-at-dusk/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:51:10 +0000 Lang Elliott http://musicofnature.com/?p=18084
While visiting dry tropical scrubland near Guanica on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico, we recorded the Puerto Rican Nightjar, singing at dusk. Bob got some amazing closeups and I recorded a relaxing soundscape that features two nightjars, along with the eveloping whoosh of ocean waves washing into the shoreline about a quarter-mile away. Here [...]]]> http://musicofnature.com/guanica-at-dusk/feed/ 17 http://musicofnature.com/coqui-magic-night/ http://musicofnature.com/coqui-magic-night/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:54:26 +0000 Lang Elliott http://musicofnature.com/?p=18080
  We arrived safely in Puerto Rico on Thursday afternoon and made our way without incident to the Casa Cabuy Ecolodge on the south edge of El Yunque National Forest. Quite a beautiful location, but we were disappointed to find that loud stream noise permeated the entire area … without doubt, we will have to [...]]]> http://musicofnature.com/coqui-magic-night/feed/ 18 http://musicofnature.com/coqui-destination-puerto-rico/ http://musicofnature.com/coqui-destination-puerto-rico/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:21:47 +0000 Lang Elliott http://musicofnature.com/?p=17958
After months of grueling computer work leading to the launch of our new online store, I’m finally breaking free with a weeklong journey to Puerto Rico, accompanied by fellow recordist Bob McGuire. My personal goal is to record soundscapes featuring a tiny tropical frog called the Coqui, the “official mascot” of the Puerto Rican culture. [...]]]> http://musicofnature.com/coqui-destination-puerto-rico/feed/ 7 http://musicofnature.com/twilight-tremolo/ http://musicofnature.com/twilight-tremolo/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:24:16 +0000 Wil Hershberger http://www.musicofnature.com/?p=12620
Eastern Screech-owls have an amazing array of sounds that can be quite scary when heard in the middle of the night. This post features several of the sounds that these little owls make, along with descriptions of what they may mean.]]> http://musicofnature.com/twilight-tremolo/feed/ 12 http://musicofnature.com/mysterious-voices-of-the-night/ http://musicofnature.com/mysterious-voices-of-the-night/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:02:41 +0000 Lang Elliott http://www.musicofnature.com/?p=12507
In the world of nature sounds, mysteries abound, especially when it comes to weird and puzzling voices of the night. Check out this recording of squealing calls given by a "mystery animal" in someone's backyard. It even fooled the experts! Perhaps you can guess who is making this unusual sound ...]]> http://musicofnature.com/mysterious-voices-of-the-night/feed/ 12 http://musicofnature.com/memories-of-spring/ http://musicofnature.com/memories-of-spring/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:40:25 +0000 Lang Elliott http://www.musicofnature.com/?p=12388
My last post featured the duetting of a pair of Grey Butcherbirds. Below is another recording, made at dusk in dry forest, that includes prominent songs of the butcherbird, at least I think. What I like most about this recording is the way it ends, with the songs of two additional bird species that I have thus far been unable to identify.]]> http://musicofnature.com/memories-of-spring/feed/ 12 http://musicofnature.com/grey-butcherbird-duets/ http://musicofnature.com/grey-butcherbird-duets/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:49:11 +0000 Lang Elliott http://www.musicofnature.com/?p=12356
During my last morning of recording in Australia, I managed to snag a real jewel of a recording … the musical song-duetting of a pair of Grey Butcherbirds. What a surprising and delightful "grand finale" to my adventure Down Under. Be sure to listen with headphones or earbuds if you want to discern the whistles of each member of the pair.]]> http://musicofnature.com/grey-butcherbird-duets/feed/ 18