Comments on: Soundscape: Life in the mangroves

By: bex

bex — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:15:19 +0000

Angie, thank you so much. We would have loved to have made it to Kafountine sounds wonderful! More sounds coming soon (really, honestly :)

By: Angie Hill

Angie Hill — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:26:03 +0000

This has made me make a promise to myself to get to the mangroves earlier in the day next time I go! Wonderfully evocative sounds…and I wish I was still there! Watched Ospreys near to Kafountine (Casamance, Senegal), in and around the mangrove creeks and bolongs. Guess they”ll be winging their way back to Europe now.
Just found your site-it”s amazing! Thank you so much. Can”t wait to hear more!

By: bex

bex — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:54:34 +0000

Wow, high praise indeed. I don’t agree with you but I love that you said it! Thank you Luke.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:37:56 +0000

This is probably the best field recording I’ve ever heard! Thank you.

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the music of sound » Favorite Field Recordist Sites — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:11:25 +0000

[...] Listen to Africa is Huw Williams and Rebecca Sumners two year 24,000km cycle powered field recording expedition across Africa – listen to: Life in the mangroves [...]

By: bex

bex — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:13 +0000

Ooh brilliant – thank you both! Netty, it seems the clicks really do work – I was drawn towards the mangroves to record the clicks, while Huw was repelled back towards the hut where all the coffee was… Spooky.

By: netty

netty — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:15:19 +0000

I’ve found an article on how the mangrove crabs produce clicks but it’s still no clearer to me… It’s likely to be the boys using tubercles and setae (lumps and bumps) on their front legs to produce the sound in order to ward off other males and attract the ladies. – it seems to work, I for one find the sound very attractive and have now decided to visit a mangrove and see one of these boys for myself. This my new favourite recording so far, not least because there’s an oooo-oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo pigeon hidden in the background which should make for several hours discussion in the pub later. Brilliant stuff, nxx

By: vicki

vicki — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:47:44 +0000

I recorded clicks like these in mangroves on the coast of northern Australia, and found that they came from small crabs about 2.5 cm diameter. Don’t know how they actually made the sound though. Enjoyed your recording!

By: daphne

daphne — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:19:04 +0000

amazing! i really want to know now what those clicks are, they sound so much nearer than all the other layers of sound.
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