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Nightfall on the Zabalo
The Zabalo River in Ecuador is teeming with life - and you can hear it
© Daan Vreugdenhil
Visit a completely undisturbed ecosystem, where all the creatures we hear are all native to the land, and have coexisted and continued to evolve together for thousands of years. No animal is stepping on the communications of another animal. No two birds sound alike. It’s the final episode of Sound Escapes, from BirdNote.
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Sound Escapes - Nightfall on the Zabalo
Written by Ashley Ahearn and Mark Bramhill
AA: This is BirdNote.
The Zabalo River in Ecuador is teeming with life - and you can hear it.
[Soundscape fades up]
Here’s Gordon Hempton, the sound recordist who captured the soundscape we’re listening to now:
GH: This is a completely undisturbed ecosystem. The creatures that we hear are all native to this land. No animal is stepping on the communications of another animal. No two birds sound alike. There are so many different sonic expressions. And as the light fades during the evening, we hear the sequences. It’s almost like a roll-call.
[SOUNDSCAPE]
AA: You’ve been listening to a sneak preview of a special production from BirdNote. You can hear the full podcast - with Gordon Hempton’s immersive recordings from all over the world - at BirdNote Dot Org Slash Sound Escapes.
I‘m Ashley Ahearn.
This show is made possible by Jim and Birte Falconer of Seattle, the Bobolink Foundation, Idie Ulsh, and the Horizons Foundation.
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Producer: John Kessler
Managing Producer: Jason Saul
Editor: Ashley Ahearn
Associate Producer: Ellen Blackstone
Assistant Producer: Mark Bramhill
Narrator: Ashley Ahearn
Bird and nature sounds provided by Gordon Hempton.
BirdNote’s theme was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
© 2019 BirdNote August 2019
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