Wrap your ears around this splendid recording: a lone Hermit Thrush, calling and singing at dusk against a backdrop of spring peepers. I made this recording in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. How exciting to witness the awe-inspiring transition from dusk into the darkened night …
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Robin Singing at Dusk
by Lang Elliott | Feb 24, 2016 | 55 comments
Searching my collection for unused soundscapes, I came across this jewel: a lone American Robin singing at dusk with spring peepers chorusing in the background. This is a zen-infused recording, a simple yet profoundly moving soundscape that is at once relaxing and sublime …
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by Lang Elliott | Feb 14, 2016 | 32 comments
We are born into a magical world of sensory delight, our beings naturally tuned to our surroundings. We are part of nature, our senses connecting us to the whole like an umbilical cord, allowing us to commune with and be nurtured by the source from which we have sprung …
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by Lang Elliott | Feb 11, 2016 | 67 comments
As temperatures plummet here in upstate New York, I cannot help but dream of spring. Yesterday I stumbled upon a dawn chorus from May 31 in 2013, recorded at a beaver pond not far from where I live. When I listened to it, I was struck by its inherent beauty, by the sweetly balanced mix of frog and bird sounds as dawn unfolds …
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by Lang Elliott | Dec 29, 2015 |
Lang ElliottThe Music of Nature Welcome Friends! My name is Lang Elliott and I am a nature sound recordist, cinematographer,...
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by Lang Elliott | Oct 19, 2015 |
Over the last twenty-five years, I have given many dozens of presentations, most focusing on the songs and calls of birds, frogs...
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by Lang Elliott | Oct 18, 2015 |
Licensing Media I have a growing collection of superb high definition nature video clips (including some 4K), along with a world...
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by Lang Elliott | Oct 18, 2015 |
Fields of Expertise: My work life focuses on nature … I may be variously described as a naturalist, author, speaker, poet,...
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by Lang Elliott | Oct 18, 2015 |
Publication List Below is a sampling of my published materials, including books-with-CDs and related audio guides and apps. See...
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by Lang Elliott | Oct 18, 2015 |
Born in 1948 in a small midwestern town, I was a nature child from the beginning. I loved to roam the fields and forests around...
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by Lang Elliott | Mar 17, 2015 | 7 comments
On a cold, snowy March morning, I videotaped a Wilson’s Snipe feeding along the edge of a small farm pond. I was mesmerized by his bobbing motion, as he poked his long bill into the mud in search of food …
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