Living Deserts

Arid lands often support a surprising diversity of unique wildlife, and have a sense of space and remoteness that is very special.

Indeed, some of the most beautiful soundscapes we've encountered have been in such places.

So come on a journey into lands of stark and unexpected beauty.

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Budgerigar Country

Budgerigars, Cockatiels and Pink Cockatoos are heard in this extended, 'single-take' recording from the dry inland of Australia.

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Canyonlands

The songs of Canyon Wrens echo off the sheer rock walls of a canyon amphitheatre in the American southwest.

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Dawn Chorus: Australia's Inland

A charismatic duet of White-fronted Honeyeaters features in a dawn chorus from the Australian outback.

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Happy Budgies

From the deserts of Australia, the home of the Budgerigar, this album presents a variety of sounds from flock interaction calls to quiet, contented subsong.

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Honeyeaters Sing in an Outback Dawn

A complete dawn chorus from Australia's Sturt Desert, featuring a variety of honeyeater voices weaving together

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Meditation at Pine Lake

The haunting calls of ducks, geese and swans carry over an ephemeral lake by night.

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Mojave

The Mojave desert comes to life as early morning birdsong carries across the open plains

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Rockpool Reflections

This is our only music album, an early recording featuring Andrew playing his own compositions on lute, with birdsong soundscapes from the outback.

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Spirit of the Outback

Discover the magic of the living outback. This album contains some of our most evocative recordings.

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The Dancing Brolgas of Ooroolanie

Brolgas call among a fantastic diversity of birdlife attracted to an ephemeral wetland in the Australian outback

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The Great Rann

Desert birdsong and the sounds of waterfowl on perenial wetlands from the unique Rann of Kutch region in northwest India.

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The Pied Butcherbirds of Ormiston Gorge

100th Album Celebration: Pied Butcherbirds sing by moonlight with melodic grace, their voices echoing from the rock walls of Ormiston Gorge

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Uluru - Australia's Red Centre

A sonic journey to Uluru (Ayers Rock), and the biodiverse desert landscapes of central Australia.

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