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Cowbells and grasshoppers (and a distant chicken)

Le Morentés, Chaudes-Aigues, Saint-Flour, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France métropolitaine, 15110, France

A field recording by Toto Godefroy made in France on 6 August 2026, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, frogs & insects and crowds & voices.

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Cowbells and grasshoppers (and a distant chicken)
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Recordist's notes

Driest summer ever recorded in most places. People told us that grass here is usually green, but cows are already eating hay, instead of happily grazing and we feel sorry for them. Recorded with a Sony PCM M10, built in mics. Lots of wind, and i had to edit out small parts of that recording to avoid strong breezes (but the general sonor landscape is true to what i experienced that day).

Written by Toto Godefroy on radio aporee ::: maps.

Context

This recording was made away from larger towns, about 44 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.

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