I'm feeling pretty lucky right now. I was gifted this song last night by a little Swainson's Thrush that lived around my campsite. An excerpt from a 15 minute performance. I hadn't been ready to record yet (I was making supper). This beautiful bird perched approximately 9m away and about 3m upon a Red Alder, at the edge of a cut clearing surrounded by young Western Hemlock and Redcedar. It was dusk and most other nearby birds were silent. I'd like to think they were enraptured but the thrush.
This excerpt is directly from the SD card, unaltered except to fade-in and fade-out. I tried to stay quiet, but I do have a tendency to unconsciously wiggle from time to time, so there may be a slight shuffle or two. A few flies pass by.
Honestly, I'm feeling pretty lucky right about now.
(technical for those interested: recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6 microphone: MicBooster Pluggy, mounted in a Wildtronics Universal Parabolic dish) original wav recording at 24bits, 192k, feel free to reach out if you'd like to hear/ license the original or full recording or more recordings from the same location)
