Saturday, October 22, 2016

Taking a breath

I haven't shared a sound file in a while...but I ended up with a few recordings of whale spouts when we were on the boat trip on 9 October 2016.  So here you go!  [You might need to turn up the volume of your speakers.]





Sadly, I didn't keep track of which species of whales these are, but they're either Blue Whales or Humpback Whales.


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3 comments:

  1. Dan GurneyOctober 23, 2016 at 9:29 AM

    Wonderful recordings. You get to see whale spouts a lot more often that you get to hear (and smell) them.

    I am curious. What device do you use to record sounds?

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  2. Jackie SonesOctober 23, 2016 at 9:44 AM

    Hi, Dan!

    I've been using a small portable digital audio recorder -- I think it's a Sony PCM-M10. I chose this one after reading some of Bernie Krause's books about recording soundscapes. It's easy to use and produces great sound files -- at least for my purposes of sharing what local landscapes and seascapes sound like!

    (One hint -- if anyone is thinking about using a device like this in the Bodega Head area, I'd recommend using a wind screen.)

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  3. Betsy LivingstoneOctober 23, 2016 at 12:03 PM

    What do they smell like?

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