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Recordist's notes
In this recording a dog plays in the reeds next to a small lake but doesn't notice the swan who is swimming nearby and starts threatening the dog by hissing, splashing water and flapping its wings. Dutch tourists call for the dog who barks twice. After they are gone the swan flaps its wings again. Birds sing and voices in the background. Mono recording on Fostex FR-2 LE with Sennheiser ME64.
About the place
Potsdam is a city of about 184,754 people in Brandenburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 56 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sennheiser ME66 / K6. Modular shotgun and omni capsules for the K6 powering module.
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Sources & credits
- “Maschinenteich, Sanssouci Parc, 14469 Potsdam, Deutschland - Swan fights with dog” by Niklas Dahlmann – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0