Recording

Rolling like thunder

Ok, it’s been a ridiculously long time since I’ve posted anything, much less some new content.  But I’m finally getting caught up with various writing and recording projects so it’s time to get back in the blogging game. Like everyone else, my schedule was turned upside down by Covid-19.  I work from home and I’m […]

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Sound recording adventures with Amy Grisak

One of the best things that has happened as a result of starting this blog is to meet some incredible people. One such person is Amy Grisak, a freelance writer from Great Falls, Montana. Amy worked for a time as a sound recordist for National Geographic – a highly enviable gig that is just a

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NSS participants

Learning from the pros

This last summer, I had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Nature Sounds Society, which met near Yuba Pass, California.  I was able to tie the meeting in with my annual summer visit to family in northern Nevada. Yuba Pass is north of Truckee, California, and is a beautiful area of towering

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Recording at Lake Tahoe

“What are you going to do with those recordings?”

It’s a sad irony that one of our most important senses, hearing, is so taken for granted.  So much information about the world around us comes in through our ears, but we place such precedence on what comes through our eyes.  We are very visual creatures, granted, with an ability to see color and detail,

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Mourning dove

A Mourning Dove Murder Mystery

Four species of doves nest in my neighborhood – Mourning, White-winged, Inca, and Eurasian Collared doves.  The most common nests are those of Mourning Doves.  Last spring, a pair decided to build their flimsy stick nest on top of the porch light right outside my front door.  They’ve tried this in years past, but usually

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