Sound record of Buller's Albatross in their colony during a sunny afternoon. The colony was settled on the face of a high cliff exposed to the vagary of the Indian ocean but during this quite day the sea only echoed a peaceful whisper.
The recorded birds are laying on their nest in a small bush.
Snares Island, New Zealand
05/03/2005 early afternoon
Rode NT4 + homebrewed preamp + Aiwa DAT recorder
Type
Flac (.flac)
Duration
8:00.017
File size
37.7 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
1 year, 5 months ago
Startling work! Thank you for sharing.
Used it for an ebook soundtrack. The title ALBATROCE meaning: ‘alba’ (white) + ‘atroce’ (atrocious / excruciating) = ‘albatros’ (albatross; the wandering one). Inspired by the famous sonnet of Baudelaire, It is about human souls trapped in an industrial factory.
https://collant.antecimaise.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/07/ET-LA-PRECARITE-DU-SOL.mp3
1 year, 9 months ago
love this!! thank you for sharing
8 years, 12 months ago
wow
10 years, 6 months ago
nice plaintive sound