November 2012 As long as I can remember, the vastness of the Eurasian East has always fascinated me. Thus, I seized the opportunity to explore eastern Kazakhstan with a 4WD van in 2011 (April 1st – May 31st). This expedition seemed to be a real chance for making sound recordings of a pristine nature, especially… Continue reading East Kazakhstan
Tag: conservation
Vessel tracks II
November 2012 I’ve never understood what people makes enthusiastic with patriotism. For me, artificial constructs of nations and national identities make no sense therefore I usually don’t think in structures like this. But sometimes I can’t help and start to find a particular group of people more awful than others – depending on their behaviour. Sometimes… Continue reading Vessel tracks II
Horsefield’s Tortoise
April 2012 Recently I read a short notice by Yannick Dauby concerning the amazing sounds made by Tortoises. On this occasion I digged up a short recording from a Russian Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii uttering a threatening call. Obviously my mammalian raptor like wind shield upsets him/her. “Testudo horsfieldii is currently listed as vulnerable by the International Union… Continue reading Horsefield’s Tortoise
New year’s eve inside a nest box
January 2011 In most countries people do welcome the new year with fireworks. In different cultures it has different traditional backgrounds, and fireworks, of course, have found their way into the phonography community as a permanent annual feature. Like many other people, I wonder what impact this tradition has for birds or animals in general,… Continue reading New year’s eve inside a nest box
Grosssteinberg II
June 2010 In order to handle the bitter feelings of loosing a friend by death, I started to make sound recordings inside and along the stone pit Großsteinberg (near Leipzig) once again. It was one of the places, we regularly visited together. Sadly the axcavation in the quarry has been boost anew. For that reason… Continue reading Grosssteinberg II
Hissing and clicking
July 2009 What do you think you hear in this recording? A clockwork? A model railroad? Or maybe a snake? 090713, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla, juveniles, near Leipzig, Germany Yesterday I ringed some juvenile Wrynecks Jynx torquilla. What you can hear is their defense call. For me it was quite an impressive experience to see… Continue reading Hissing and clicking
Bee-eaters at Geiseltal
July 2008 During the last weeks I regularly went to an area called Geiseltal near Merseburg in central Germany. It was a brown coal pit till 1994. Now the area will be transformed to an immense water landscape for all kinds of sports and freetime activities. Some animals which life in this really rare type… Continue reading Bee-eaters at Geiseltal