The other night as I worked on the computer in Deep 13 (my basement office/workshop/studio/makerspace/junk room,) I heard a soft, repeated sound, kind of a cross between a tap and a thump, coming from someplace off behind me. Once the repetition had established itself, I got up and went looking for it. It didn’t take very long.
This is a spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer,)
No images for this one, because it’s been a slower week and all of the photos that I’ve gotten are subjects that have been featured before. So it’s strictly audio this time – well, and my typical exposition. These are all night recordings, which should become obvious, and all recorded right from the backyard. I was using an Azden SGM-2X unidirectional shotgun mic with a wind
I was down in Walkabout Studios a short while ago…
[A brief explanation, because now’s the time to do it: the new house came with a finished basement room, partially below grade, that even has an outside door, and I immediately snagged this as my office/studio/lab/workshop/makerspace, because it’s largely sound isolated and has windows for ventilation and because