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Recordist's notes
There was a beautiful white dove in the park. It wouldn't fly away when humans would go near it. Amidst the noise, you can hear it peck at wheatgrass. It would hop on the rocks to reach the taller wheatgrass and would smash the seeds on the rock to make it easier to eat. I find it sad how humans have domesticated this species and it's now left by itself in the wild with little survival instinct. Especially since doves are a symbol of peace and now it's drowned out in city noise. Recorded with a Zoom H4n.
About the place
Baltimore is a city of about 585,708 people in Maryland, United States. OttoAnna lists 121 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.
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Sources & credits
- “Park Heights, Baltimore, Maryland, 21217, United States - Docile Dove” by iloafdino0256 – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0