Nature Sound World - Luontoäänien maailma

Sunny and warm summer morning in the blackbird's forest near the shoreline.

Mysterious sounds in warm summer night can be really confusing. What in earth can make such a strange sounds. Wing clapping, cuick calls and on the top of all churring trill that can last several minutes. The artists is European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus). Funny looking bird that sings at dawn and dusk and rest of day stays silent. This migratory bird spends its winter time with lions in Africas savannahs.

The Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) sings peacefully in short light summer midnight. It is considered one of the best singers. The song is full of imitations of other birds. Some sounds are familiar but some sounds are strange and excotic. It has learned them from birds of wintering countries India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Nice greetings from far Asia.

Sunny april morning. Blackbird (Turdus merula)sings actively on the top of tree. It's one of the best singers of spring. There can be also heard European robin (Erithacus rubecula), Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) and common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus).

Crystal clear sunny and cold morning in march. Temperature – 10 degrees Celsius. Woodpeckers are very excited, sprig has begun! Birds drum to declare their territory and all loud sound making objects will do. Rumble noise in backround comes from freezing ice cover of near lake.

The Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) and cuckoo sing in summer forest. Bumble bees fly around searching flowers. Quiet rustle comes from insects on ground vegetation.

Warm and lazy midsummer morning. Birds aren’t very active any more and air is full of insects humming sound. Cuckoo makes its last call of the summer and black bird do not even try to sing full song. Singing season of birds is about to end.

The warning call of female Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo). The call has been also described as ‘Devils laugh’. It sure can scare you in dark quiet forest, when it suddenly starts…

At spring time hundreds of European Common frogs (Rana temporaria) gather together in small bonds and ditches for breeding. Their croaking sound is typical soundscape in spring wetlands.

Early spring morning in the wet meadow. The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) flies around and make its funny sound by vibrating tail feathers. The finnish name Sky Goat describes well the sound it makes. Common and Moor frogs are vocal with lots of birds: European robin, Fieldfares, Eurasian bittern and Ural owl.