The Third Silence

Dawn in the Bunyaroo gorge, in Ikara/Flinders Ranges. Red-Capped Robin and Rufous Whistler dominate, along with the usual assortment of smaller bush birds. The very elongated whistler call was cool to hear, it kept peeping far longer most I've heard.

Dawn in the Bunyaroo gorge, in Ikara/Flinders Ranges. Red-Capped Robin and Rufous Whistler dominate, along with the usual assortment of smaller bush birds. The very elongated whistler call was cool to hear, it kept peeping far longer most I’ve heard.

The sound of the first light dusting of snow of winter, falling on the dead leaves in the forest.

The sound of the first light dusting of snow of winter, falling on the dead leaves in the forest.

A very autumnal (and Nuthatch-y) dawn chorus deep in a creekline in Schönbuch, here in Tübingen. Recorded November 2024.

A very autumnal (and Nuthatch-y) dawn chorus deep in a creekline in Schönbuch, here in Tübingen. Recorded November 2024.

Crickets and a bit of wind through the dry wheat one late summer evening, along the Ammertal in Tübingen.

Crickets and a bit of wind through the dry wheat one late summer evening, along the Ammertal in Tübingen.

An hour after sunrise at the deer hut on Dickenberg during the rut. A stag calls, but at this hour it's mostly the morning chorus of birds, a rather persistent Jay, and a Woodpecker pecking on the tree the microphones were secured to.

An hour after sunrise at the deer hut on Dickenberg during the rut. A stag calls, but at this hour it’s mostly the morning chorus of birds, a rather persistent Jay, and a Woodpecker pecking on the tree the microphones were secured to.

In late 2021, we spent a week camping near Lake Hattah in the mallee in norwest Victoria, AU. The lakes had filled over winter, and the first night was one of the most impressive soundscapes I'd ever heard, thousands of pobblebonks and other frogs echoing around a huge lake. It's not captured overly well in this recording, but the way calls of thousands of frog calls ricochet around a large lake w...

In late 2021, we spent a week camping near Lake Hattah in the mallee in norwest Victoria, AU. The lakes had filled over winter, and the first night was one of the most impressive soundscapes I’d ever heard, thousands of pobblebonks and other frogs echoing around a huge lake. It’s not captured overly well in this recording, but the way calls of thousands of frog calls ricochet around a...

The dawn birdcalls from a small patch of woods in Tübingen city. A lot of birds, and a bit of distant city bustle.

The dawn birdcalls from a small patch of woods in Tübingen city. A lot of birds, and a bit of distant city bustle.

The evening bells of several churches in Moneglia reverberate around the bay, as a blackbird calls and the waves crash on the distant breakwater.

The evening bells of several churches in Moneglia reverberate around the bay, as a blackbird calls and the waves crash on the distant breakwater.

This recording starts quietly just before dawn with the very first birds of the morning, but soon rises to a cacophony of many different birds. Later, the frogs kick in. Recorded May 2024.

This recording starts quietly just before dawn with the very first birds of the morning, but soon rises to a cacophony of many different birds. Later, the frogs kick in. Recorded May 2024.

This is a longer version of last week's recording of a very birdy morning in Tübingen last spring. In this full clip you hear the full evolution of the chorus from well before dawn, when only a few blackbirds were calling, through a few showers of rain, and ending with a cacophony of bird calls about half an hour after sunrise.

This is a longer version of last week’s recording of a very birdy morning in Tübingen last spring. In this full clip you hear the full evolution of the chorus from well before dawn, when only a few blackbirds were calling, through a few showers of rain, and ending with a cacophony of bird calls about half an hour after sunrise.

A very birdy morning in Tübingen last spring. Starts well before dawn, when only a few blackbirds were calling, and ends with a cacophony of various species about half an hour after sunrise. This is a shorter excerpt from a quite long recording I'll post next week.

A very birdy morning in Tübingen last spring. Starts well before dawn, when only a few blackbirds were calling, and ends with a cacophony of various species about half an hour after sunrise. This is a shorter excerpt from a quite long recording I’ll post next week.

An extract from an overnight recording of red deer stags calling during the rut. Recorded in Schönbuch, near Tübingen, DE, in September 2023.

An extract from an overnight recording of red deer stags calling during the rut. Recorded in Schönbuch, near Tübingen, DE, in September 2023.

This was Tübingen last new years eve: an impressively loud fireworks display all up and down the valley. The recording ends with the deafening crescendo around midnight, which filled the valley with smoke and sent the year out with slightly too many explosions. Caution, this is a fairly loud recording in places so perhaps turn down the headphones!