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I thought I was very lucky, but then I also realized this could be done in some sort of lab with butterflies locked in... in the name of science... It would not be the same memory, nor same ethics ;-)

@@duuster-audio absolutely not. I recorded my first purple emporor on a bunch of poop, that contrast alone would not be the same in a sterile lab. Also it also seems in your video as if the butterfly regongnizes you as something it chooses to interact with. That magic can't happen in a little container. THough it is of course interesting for science too.

@@Thesoundandme yep, a question of conditioning or freedom. Sometimes science doesn't care about the difference.

in short I made a wooden box the size of a human head. On the sides I made holes, the size for the silicon ears. From inside the head I put in the em272 capsules towards the ear canal. I kept a good distance from the outside of the ears for better experience (most people put the mics too close to the outside of the ears, they need to more than 15mm inside). I filled the space in side the box with acoustic foam and that is basically it. Later on I added wind protection.

@@duuster-audio thank you so much! 👍

Sonic memories can be very the sweetests

Ja er zitten verrassende stukjes tussen waar je zou denken aan een lijster door die herhaalde noten en soms die menselijke fluittonen.

Yes, in cities everything stays the same more or less, lots of dead stuff like bricks, concrete, roads, metal structures... In nature everything is alive, even the dead trees are filled with life. What a difference. And how wonderful every year again to hear the change in seasons. 🙂

thank you. I rarely make plans. I go out when there is not much wind, best in the weekend when there is less traffic, and less air traffic ! That will be different for you, concerning air traffic :-( but it also shows how the sonic landscape is nowadays. Keep hope and keep recording!

@@duuster-audio True words!Thanks for the motivation. I'll think of your words when the aircraft noise bothers me again✌

Merci, le jour après il y avait un autre, plus gris avec gris clair et gris foncé, en tout cas plus contrasté, c'est alors le mâle je suppose. En tout cas rien ne se passe sans que les choucas observent et agissent !

ja dat lijkt er 't meest op. Ze blijven de hele dag een oogje in het zeil houden en er zullen vast meer van dit soort momenten zijn. Grappig om te zien hoe de kauwtjes hun poten van zich af houden als aanvalhouding. Toch zitten die in de grote platanen verderop dus je zou geen direct gevaar vermoeden voor die marter.

hi, in this case you see Izotope RX. Spectrograms are a nice way to see what you are hearing

@@duuster-audio thank you

Thanks, I haven't heard any since... but it means that was my fourth owl species on my list :-) I already recorded the Strix aluco, Bubo bubo and Otus scops.

yes they are very common at the moment, and since their sound is very powerful it is not difficult to find some. I was lucky to have a very quiet surrounding and the nightingale not too far away from the microphones. I also have them in night recordings but they were a little too far away.

I just uploaded an older recording to illustrate what this mic can do. czcams.com/video/2k_78FN2pjQ/video.html I do not take it out in the fields often but use it for sound design. But, sometimes sound design can be done outside :-)

ha ha no don't let the starlings fool you. It is not the Oriole, it is the starling imitating one. There were no ducks either, it is them too, and owl, and birds of prey...

thanks! Yes, and Griel in dutch language. Never noticed this bird in this area.

In the UK, "thick knee" is also used but the name used most often is "stone curlew"

@@quercus56 thanks, yes I got people confirming it is a Burhinus oedicnemus

Sure! It is remarkable how nice it is to discover these sounds when you are back safely in your house ;-)

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Thank you for listening. For this time of the year it was very busy! Now it is colder again and quieter. I was lucky there was not much air traffic ;-)

@@duuster-audio ...no planes..... Wonderful🙏

Thanks, when I compare my AB setup and ORTF I often prefer the ORTF. But the used mics are different too, but it always depends on where we are recording in the first place...

op 8 sec doet er eentje ook heel goed een dwergooruil na, drie keer die typische lokale toon op die frequentie, goed te zien in die spectrogram

ow, I'd like to go to the Pyrenees this spring for some higher hills and different acoustics :-)

hmm yeah thanks, I can understand the comparison. However this call is only in my night recordings and it is very regular in timing, like an owl.

with the luck I have the camera would point in the opposite direction ;-)

@@duuster-audio they have some cameras for hunting that turn on when something in it's view is active. Might be cool to see what is moving near your mics

@@SomaNature last night there another animal I never heard before, bird or mammal, no idea...

bonjour, si vous venez de la France autant faire le circuit court et prendre les Earsight, fabrication française ! Ils sont très neutres et je préfère le cablage qui est plus robuste que chez les EM272. Les Earsight ont aussi un tube qui permet de les attacher dans des pinces standards. Sinon pour les autres caractéristiques c'est similaire, très peu de bruit propre, sensible, besoin de peu de gain. A ce prix on ne peut pas être déçu. Pour l'enregistreur des entrées XLR sont préférables, mais Pip fonctionne aussi bien sur.

@@duuster-audio Merci pour votre réponse rapide et détaillée. Je suis en France en effet et j'aimerais privilégier l'achat français tant qu'à faire... Du fait de ces tubes ces Earsight ne sont-ils pas un peu plus lourds et encombrants que les EM272 ? Et on perd le côté "clippy" des EM272 avec la pince qui doit être bien pratique à l'usage. Mais c'est vrai que la fabrication des Earsight semble plus solide.

@@hervem4523 les micros sont quasi de même taille, il y a juste ce tube pour "standardiser" le format mais il se glisse dessus donc c'est flexible, à vous de voir de le mettre ou pas. Les pinces de clippy... je les ai utilisé une seule fois ! Mais c'est ma méthode, le plus souvent ils se trouvent dans un blimp donc pas besoin de ces petits pince. J'aurais aimé pouvoir les enlever, souvent ça crée des noeuds dans les cables.

sorry, didn't see your comment. I am close to Anduze, Gard. You are at Perpignan right?

@@duuster-audio Yes. I'm happy to see (and hear) recordings from someone who lives not far away where I am. Most of the time the other field recording enthusiasts are from far away.

@@nosecondlost yes, it is a true challenge to just stay where you are and get the best out of that. To work with the difficulties, with the life around you, instead of doing safari's or expeditions far away from your home.