Costa Rica Midnight Insect Chorus near Corcavado by Andy Martin, Field Recordist published on 2024-04-16T12:56:08Z I had the pleasure of spending the month of December 2023 recording in a few different jungle locations in Costa Rica. The experience was wonderful and inspiring. Most of the trip was spent on Osa Peninsula, in lodges that bordered Parque Nacional Corcovado (Corcovado National Park). The peninsula and the park are recognized as one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet, with 2.5% of the world's species represented, many of them endemic. While the history of the park is fraught with controversy dating back to European colonization, the importance of conservation cannot be understated. My recordings are filled with wonderful moments that deserve to be heard. I'm parsing through everything, but I thought I'd start with one of my favorite, 90 minutes midnight insect chorusing. Growing up in the mid-Atlantic states of the US and with roots and time lived in the Deep South, few sounds bring me to a state of transcendence like the orchestrated song of insects at night. The spectrally tight but densely-layered score of hundreds or thousands of insects in concert is soothing to the ears and the best sleep-aid I can experience for myself. From time to time hungry bats flutter past. Normally I'd point out a few voices along the way, but I'm out of my depth when it comes to identifying insects in neotropical forests, so I'll let the ecosystem speak for itself. Recorded at Finca Sueño De Osa Lodge, Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica Parque Nacional Corcovado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcovado_National_Park Interested in my recordings? Contact me here: https://linktr.ee/AndyMartinNatureSound Genre Nature Comment by BlueLotus I was there several years ago as well, stayed in Drake Bay...so nice to hear a recording of that location, brings back memories :) 2024-04-16T19:30:15Z