February 2013 It could be so good… PFR07477, 130210, river Mulde soundscape, Mörtitz, Germany photo credit: Mulde near Mörtitz © Marcus Held | After Nature
Tag: local field trip
Thunderstorm
July 2012 This recording was made close to a large pond. PFR08119, thunder, Reudnitz, Germany, DPA 4060
A saxonian landscape I
November 2011 It could be so good… PFR08713, 111130, Goldcrests Regulus regulus in their natural habitat, social calls, Oberholz, Germany
Steeldrum
March 2011 Sometimes Woodpeckers use man-made objects to build caves in or produce sounds on it. In a local park I accidentally observed a male Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major drumming on a overhead line mast. 110320, Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major, male, adult photo credit: Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major © Mathias Putze |… Continue reading Steeldrum
Summer
July 2010 In spring/summer 2010 I did several monitoring jobs. One of them regarded the occurence of the River Warbler Locustella fluviatillis in Leipzig’s alluvial forest. I could found only a few singers, one of them in a marvellous area called Papitzer Lachen (Papitz`s Puddles). Here´s a recording of one male with loads of European… Continue reading Summer
Grosssteinberg II
June 2010 In order to handle the bitter feelings of loosing a friend by death, I started to make sound recordings inside and along the stone pit Großsteinberg (near Leipzig) once again. It was one of the places, we regularly visited together. Sadly the axcavation in the quarry has been boost anew. For that reason… Continue reading Grosssteinberg II
Springtime
April 2010 It´s springtime! Since I read the book The Sound Approach to birding – a guide to understanding birdsounds early spring became the most exciting season of the year. Studying the development of bird songs (and calls?) is my favorite field work right now. One of the first arrivals in the new year is… Continue reading Springtime