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Thrush Music at Dawn and Dusk - habitat photo

Midsummer Thrush Music – Dawn and Dusk

After restful sleep, I suddenly awakened at 4am with my inner voice demanding me in no uncertain terms to head out to Shindagin Hollow, my most treasured and favorite natural area here in the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York. This was not a pl…

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Spring Pond Bog at dawn © Lang Elliott

Celestial Music?

In early July of 2016, I recorded Hermit Thrushes and White-throated Sparrows singing at first light at Spring Pond Bog, a Nature Conservancy Preserve located in the Adirondack Mountains. I was disappointed with the recording for reasons I will expla…

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Gray Catbird silhouette and moon overlay © Lang Elliott

Catbird Night Song Reborn

In late May of 1991, I came upon a gray catbird singing at night under a full moon, with bullfrogs and green frogs sounding off in the background. I documented the event with my parabolic microphone, which, unfortunately, was a single-mic setup that …

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Northern Mockingbird singing from an apple tree © Lang Elliott

Mockingbird Song Bout

Enjoy this 4K video featuring a Northern Mockingbird singing from its perch in an apple tree. If you know your bird sounds, you should hear phrases that remind you of the songs of northern cardinal, tufted titmouse, blue jay, gray catbird, white-brea…

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Art portray of wild turkey at dawn, perched in a cottonwood tree. © Lang Elliott

Turkey Roost

During my recent visit to Aravaipa Canyon in early May, I captured a pristine soundscape featuring a flock of Wild Turkeys, calling excitedly at dawn from their roost in a towering cottonwood tree. You’ll love it … a potpourri of yelps, gobbles, pu…

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View to east from Santa Elena Canyon at dawn. © Lang Elliott

Wind, Ravens, Reeds

At first light, I hike into Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park. Gusty wind blows through a dense thicket of stiff reeds, producing a plethora of snaps, crackles and pops. Frolicking ravens croak repeatedly as they fly up and down the Rio Gr…

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Aravaipa Creek

Aravaipa Dreamer

I cannot tell a lie … I am the Aravaipa Dreamer. Day in, day out, I dream of being in Aravaipa Canyon, one of my favorite places on Planet Earth. And now it appears my dreams will come true. In early March, I will be embarking on a three-month natu…

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Shindagin Hollow - nearly dried-up channel being dredged by beaver. © Lang Elliott.

Busy as a Beaver

Early last autumn, I recorded the sounds of a beaver colony that had taken up residence in a nearby wetland. My venture was a success. Not only did I capture the scraping, chewing and moaning sounds of the beaver, I also documented periodic visits by…

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photo of Hematite Lake at Dusk

Autumn Trek Podcast

Join Lang on an autumn nature recording expedition to Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky, where you will enjoy the howls and yips of coyotes, the hoots of and screams of barred owls, and much more.

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Yasuni Soundscapes – Binaural Podcast

Yasuni Soundscapes – Binaural Podcast

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve just published Yasuni Soundscapes, a fully-binaural, 30-minute narrated podcast featuring 23 recordings I made in early November in Ecuador’s lowland Amazon rainforest.

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Sani Lodge lagoon at dawn © Lang Elliott

Yasuni Soundscapes

I’m fresh back from the Ecuador rainforest and excited to share soundscapes I recorded at the wonderful Sani Lodge, located along the Napo River about 50 miles downriver from Coca, Ecuador.

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Shindagin Hollow Meditation Spot

Spring Delights 2018 – Binaural Podcast

Spring Delights 2018 is a 24-minute podcast featuring immersive 3D binaural recordings I gathered this year during the height of spring. Don your headphones and join me on this incredible journey.

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Shindagin Hollow - rainy day 24 April 2018, by Lang Elliott

Delayed Spring – April 24-May 1, 2018

It is early May and the great warbler migration is upon us here in upstate New York. Although the weather has not been the greatest, I managed to gather recordings on four different days and put together Delayed Spring, a new binaura…

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Lang's backyard - dawn 23 April 2018 - by Lang Elliott

Backyard Bird Walk – Earth Day 2018

Listen now to an impromptu podcast where I share recordings of 26 species made in my own backyard on the morning of April 22, 2018. You’ll be delighted … such a wonderful celebration of the sounds of nature!

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Hickory Mound Meadow © Lang Elliott

Thoughts of Spring

Spring is just around the corner here in upstate New York. Jefferson Salamanders migrated less than a week ago, the woodpeckers are drumming like crazy, and I heard a cardinal singing in my yard this very morning. How exciting … such a delicious ta…

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Pure Nature –3D Soundscapes

A Free Application for Apple Mobile Devices

Woman with headphones, dreaming of being outdoors

Featuring Supremely Spacious Binaural Soundscapes

If you love nature and own an iPhone or iPad, this app is made for you! Optimized for headphone listening, my 3D binaural soundscapes will transport you into wild nature, where the tonic of wildness will soothe your spirit and bring a relaxed sense of joy to your day.

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