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Lahania, Taverna Platanos and church square, Eurasian Scops Owl calling at night

Δήμος Ρόδου, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Ρόδου, Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου, Ελλάς

A 3-minute field recording by matthias.feuersenger made in Greece on 22 October 2021, in the night. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus, night soundscapes and parks & gardens.

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Lahania, Taverna Platanos and church square, Eurasian Scops Owl calling at night
2:54Public Domain Markby matthias.feuersengerInternet Archive
2:54
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Recordist's notes

Village center at night. The sound of water flowing from a well, and a Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops) calling in the bigger one of the Platana Trees at Taverna Platanos. Binaural recording. Artificial head microphone set up on the terasse. Microphone facing south east. Recorded with a Sound Devices 702 field recorder and a modified Crown - SASS setup incorporating two Sennheiser mkh 20 microphones.

Written by matthias.feuersenger on radio aporee ::: maps.

Context

This recording was made away from larger towns, about 62 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders, Sennheiser MKH microphones and Binaural microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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