A Walk in the Rainforest

by Andrew Skeoch

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1.	Entering the Forest 07:20	buy track
2.	Wompoo Fruit-doves 02:31	buy track
3.	Victoria's Riflebird 02:57	buy track
4.	Stagemakers 04:01	buy track
5.	Chowchillas 06:38	buy track
6.	The Display of the Golden Bowerbird 06:06	buy track
7.	By a Mountain Cascade 03:24	buy track
8.	Nocturne 08:54	buy track
9.	Pre-dawn 04:02	buy track
10.	A New Day 08:38	buy track
11.	Encounter with a Cassowary 02:33	buy track
12.	Paradise Kingfishers 03:29	buy track
13.	Rainforest Duet 04:02	buy track

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The tropical rainforests of far north Queensland are recognised as being of world heritage importance.

Occurring on the coastal side of the ranges, from mountaintops down to the coral sea, they are relic habitats of times when the Australian continent was wetter. These ecosystems are home to a wealth of rare and endemic species which share many kinships with the flora and fauna of the Papuan landmass to the north.

This recording begins in the mountain rainforests, with the voices of species commonly heard in the uplands; Wompoo Fruit-doves, Victoria's Riflebird, Stagemakers, and the amazing rhythmic vocalising of Chowchillas. Eventually we wait patiently by the bower of a Golden Bowerbird, to hear its enthusiastic mating display.

After passing by a softly pattering waterfall, we transition into the rainforest at night, with gentle frog choruses and a rich sussuration of nocturnal insects. After this, a new day arrives in lowland rainforest near the coast, and with the first light, a rare and curious Cassowary emerges from the forest gloom.

The recording concludes with a musical and hypnotic duet between two Black Butcherbirds.

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released April 20, 1996

Recording locations:
Paluma Range, Nandroya National Park, Mission Beach and Daintree National Park

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Andrew Skeoch Australia

Andrew is a master wildlife field recordist. For over 30 years, he and partner / photographer Sarah Koschak have been documenting the voices of the world's ecosystems and wild creatures. The resulting recordings have been published through their dedicated label: Listening Earth ... more

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