After our beautiful weekend, we’ve had lots of clouds during the week. That hasn’t stopped the birds and animals from being outside with us; I’ve included videos of some of the animal sounds that accompany Choppy and I are on our walks below so you can get an idea of what it sounds like while we walk (I mean, other than the times I’m telling Choppy to ignore the bunnies and get on with the walk).
Walk One:
Date: April 20, 2017
Location: Home
Length: 1.3 Miles
Who: Sarah & Choppy
Walk Two:
Date: April 20, 2017
Location: Home
Length: 2.1 Miles
Who: Sarah & Choppy
First up in our videos, we’ve got the Red-Winged Blackbirds. There are a few in this video I took a few days ago.
Next up, the frogs who live in our backyard and the ponds along our walk. I don’t recall them at all from last year, but they are constantly going this year.
Travels with Choppy 
The sound is amazing Sarah. It feels like cinematography:)
Nature itself is beautiful!
Well done on the walks + 10days more to 365 🙂
You guys take care
M | http://www.mojintouh.com
LikeLiked by 2 people
We’re so close!
LikeLike
How c.o.o.l. are those sounds? They even got Sam to tilt his head wondering from where were those birds! Here’s hoping the sounds of spring accompany you all weekend.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I hope they do! I think it should be dry enough to hit some paths I have been avoiding, so we might get some new sounds.
LikeLiked by 1 person
We’ve got a bit of a wetland behind our house and man those frogs!! I’m curious to know what kind they are and what they look like as they sound HUGE, lol. Gotta love Mother Nature’s sound track :-).
LikeLiked by 2 people
I wish I knew what kind they were – if I find out, I will do a post or something to let people know.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Red winged blackbirds have a wonderful song. The frogs make great “white noise.” Did you see the little duck that flew across and landed on the pond at the end of the last video. You have a lovely house and backyard. Love the closeup of Choppy too!
LikeLiked by 2 people
He was actually sitting in the yard before he took off. I guess he finally got nervous about the person and the dog on the deck.
Sadly, I didn’t get my camera on in time to capture the heron who took off across the pond just before the video started. They tend to be much more skittish than most of the backyard creatures.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes. We have a couple of heron in the ponds around here and they take off at the slightest thing.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It seems like even when I catch one who hasn’t taken off, they still eye me warily, as if they are going to go at any moment.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Love that pond!
LikeLiked by 2 people
It will soon be more a pond, and less an extension of the river!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think that when you go for walks, you become much more attuned to the sights and sounds surrounding you!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I agree completely! If nothing else, doing them regularly makes you notice when something changes.
LikeLike
We used to have frogs around the pool in the old house that would drive me bonkers–frogs in love are WAY too loud. But then we moved beside a creek, and it sounds a lot like what you have, and…I don’t know. I want to love them, but I also like to sleep at night, you know?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha! I don’t even notice them. When everyone came over for Easter, pretty much the first things they said involved how loud and annoying they were. So perhaps I’m going deaf?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Probably just used to them! I never, ever got accustomed to ours. But I think you might have more patience than I do for a lot of things, so…
LikeLiked by 1 person
What lovely peaceful sounds. You and Choppy are lucky to hear this on your walks.
Also, it’s a great close up of Choppy. She will hide her age very well when she starts to go grey around the muzzle, as she’s already white! Unlike LM, who looks quite old now her black muzzle is getting white.
LikeLiked by 1 person
She really will hide it well – I often wonder if she would already have some grey, but between the white muzzle and eyebrows, she’s going to have to be super grey before we notice.
LikeLiked by 1 person
The sounds of nature – always beautiful to listen to on walks. Thanks for sharing Sarah. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I really should listen more – my walks are also the time when I listen to books on tape, so I often get lost in those, rather than nature.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Choppy is doing the ‘Noble Dog Pose.’ Very nice!
I love the sound bites. I will often stand transfixed by such sounds. Those are American toads in your pond. Lucky you! They are garden friends, terrific predators of slugs (my nemesis) and other night bugs.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, thank you! I had no idea what they were. And I am definitely not going to disturb anything that eats bugs. I can use all of those guys that I can get. Paul and I were standing on the back porch watching the bats, and thinking we need many more bat boxes than we already have!
LikeLike
So glad you have all these natural pest controllers (for free!) Good to encourage and take care of.
LikeLiked by 1 person
OMW !!! How beautiful. Isn’t nature amazing.
We used to hear a frog next door, which I named Freddie – We loved hearing him, then he disappeared, 😦
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, sad. Perhaps another will move in, though!
LikeLiked by 1 person