A few years ago I realized my little Canon Digital Elph does sound recordings. Sure, they're totally amateur but listening to them brings me right back to the moments I recorded them. Being able to mentally relocate for a moment here and there is an essential survival strategy for Maine winters.
A few summers ago I was reviewing pictures from the day on my camera, close to sleep in bed on a screened-in porch, at a magical lakeside Maine camp. I was getting ready to sleep, playing with the camera menus when a bunch of Common Loons decided to hold council less than 50 ft away. At that exact moment, I discovered the sound recording feature on my camera and recorded this golden nugget...
Common Loon Council - Maine
This Chuck-will's-widow (that has to be the coolest bird name ever) was recorded one night in Florida when we pulled over to watch a big ol' orange full moon rise up on the way out from Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest...say that ten times fast!
Chuck-will's-widow - Florida
This one is a local Great Horned Owl that frequents the 'back 40'...
Great Horned Owl - Maine
And if you can hear past the other bird chatter, there is a Hooded Warbler singing in this one recorded on a mountaintop in western Maine...
Hooded Warbler and friends - Maine
If you can ignore the bit o' wind in this one you'll hear a Yellow-headed Blackbird in North Dakota. I've always thought zombies would make sounds like Yellow-headed's - if I ever make a zombie movie, I will be sure Yellow-headed Blackbirds are dubbed in for the zombie noises.
Yellow-headed Blackbird - North Dakota
And since it would uncharacteristic to have a photo-less post - I will leave you with one of Scoobs counting Northern Gannets in Rhode Island...Scoobs says she thinks NOGA would be a cool name for a dog...
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