Fieldwork by Patrick Franke
June 2022There is not much to say about European Fire-bellied Toads Bombina bombina and thunderstorms.Both are among the most exciting noise sources in nature and for this reason are iconic subjects inFieldrecording like the AB stereo format used here. Here we go.
June 2022 In 2013 I met Peter, an experienced ornithologist and wildlife sound recordist from theNetherlands. On sporadic visits over the years, we always talked about possible recordingtrips together. In April the time had come, we went to Central Sweden. Travel planning and research were in his hands, as he knew the target area and …
December 2021This year, actually by chance, I got into a circle of naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts. Until thenI only knew Tom, ornithologist and birder, for a couple of years. But only superficially not to say fromcountless stories about him.In Spring Tom invited me on a hike in his home area and this area quickly became …
October 2021To be somehow bound to your own native region, means of course, that people from the pastpop up here and there (not only in conceivable trivial gossip the mother tells). In most cases,a surprisingly interesting thing, actually. As a person who has always been part of subcultures,such a meeting with ‘people from the past’ …
June 2020 I am regularly asked how exactly I came to sound recording. The answer is as short as simple: I discovered that there are animal sounds that are very abstract and sound surprisingly artificial. Here my personal interest in synthesising sounds began to fade away… PFR16506, 200410, Bluethroat Luscinia svecia cyanecula, male, song, Germany
January 2020 Since Marc Namblard released his “Chants of Frozen Lakes” album, I have become more aware of this phenomenon. Ice, in a lake or river bed gets squeezed by changes in temperature and thus produces a wide range of sounds. At the beginning of January I spontaneously had the opportunity to record this phenomenon. …
October 2019 I went to Germany’s most famous Common Crane roost north of Berlin recently. My goal was to make sound recordings of a really large number of Common Cranes arriving at roost. In this case around 20.000 individuals. It is certainly arguable whether if it is right, in times of continuous habitat loss, to …