A real weird one, this! We eavesdrop into a gaping hole known as The Funnel, which is where the roof of a sea cave has collapsed, and hear a young jackdaw in there, and eventually briefly a flurry of others in there, suggesting mother come to attend to her brood. This is in the impressive granite rock formations at Gwennap Head, not far from Land's End, Penwith, Cornwall, UK.
If we listen attentively we hear echoed distant sounds coming up from the cave entrance (rocky shore), including climbers on a nearby sheer cliff buttress, and a rather low-pitched 'singing' buoy a little way out at sea. Meanwhile a bumblebee comes fussing around in the foreground, enjoying the small flowers precariously perched on the edge of the sheer wall of the hole.
I made this recording on 14 June 2014, and was really struck by the atmosphere of this soundscape, with the acoustics of that cave, despite the apparent monotony of the one jackdaw keeping on repeating the same call in there. Most of the sea sound we hear is actually reflected up from the cave entrance down below. I still love it — it has style!
Advisory
This really comes to life, and reveals masses of further detail, when listened to with high-grade headphones rather than speakers.
This recording in progress. The odd bumblebees sure liked those thrift flowers in the foreground!
A somewhat more contextual view of The Funnel — photo taken 5 October 2007.
Techie stuff
The recorder was Sony PCM-M10, with Røde DeadKitten furry windshield. It was placed on a Zipshot Mini tripod, which I regard as more 'midi' than 'mini'.
Post-recording processing was to apply EQ in Audacity to correct for the muffling effect of the windshield — and then more recently stereo widening / sharpening-up using the VST plugin A1 Stereo Control (160% widening).
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This recording can be used free of charge, provided that it's not part of a materially profit-making project, and it is properly and clearly attributed. The attribution must give my name (Philip Goddard) and link to https://freesound.org/people/Philip_Goddard/sounds/689680/
Type
Flac (.flac)
Duration
34:24.409
File size
177.8 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
6 months, 1 week ago
luv these jackdaws and the insect flying by. great recording and post (with pics. thats rare!)!!!!!
2 years, 6 months ago
Hallo Philip,
gefällt mir sehr gut.
Liebe Grüsse
Johann
