The Far Southeast: Gippsland's Coastal Forest: Album Sample by Listening Earth published on 2019-03-22T05:49:10Z 3 minute audio sample from the 144 minute nature soundscape recording; “The Far Southeast - Gippsland's Coastal Forest”. Listen to the complete recording: http://www.listeningearth.com/play/album/101FarSoutheast.php The far southeast corner of mainland Australia, known as East Gippsland, is a region of mountain eucalypt forests, lowland dry scleraphyl woodlands, coastal heaths and, in sheltered locations, pockets of temperate rainforest. It is to one of these pockets that this recording takes us. The tanin-stained waters of an esturine creek flow silently, almost imperceptibly, soon to join the lower reaches of the Wallagaraugh River. Its banks are lined with a gallery forest of tall euclypts and dense shrubby understory. Occasionally a fish splashes in the dark water. In the predawn darkness, a Yellow-bellied Glider calls while parachuting among the treetops, a Sooty Owl gives a distinctive whistle, a Koala grunts distantly and the first birdsong is heard. As the dawn chorus gathers pace, Yellow Robins, Golden Whistlers, Honeyeaters, Kookaburras, Wonga Pigeons, Fantails and Whipbirds join in. After the chorus ebbs, we hear the delicate song of Rose Robins, the tinkling of Bell Miners, Lyrebirds, King Parrots, Spinebills, Lewin Honeyeaters and Currawongs, while Bassian Thrushes give high-frequency trills while foraging among the leaf litter close by. It really is a spectacular palette of bird sounds. This continuous recording ends with the sharp, piping calls of a tiny Azure Kingfisher and it flies like an irridescent arrow up the waterway. Genre nature sound Comment by Richie Rich 🤑 music to my sweet ears 2023-01-23T19:40:10Z Comment by Tomas Hippert Dogs lovin this. 2019-10-06T15:43:53Z Comment by John Gilmore—jazz&ambient Totally captivated with this rich yet delicate soundscape so beautifully recorded with each voice having its specific place in the stereo field :) 2019-03-27T02:14:40Z