$79

Get the stunningly detailed sounds of one of nature’s tiniest aerial acrobats flapping and fluttering in one of the quietest outdoor places in the continental United States. With their ultrasonic chirps, mesmerizing flight abilities and evolution-exhibiting beaks, this library captures the sounds of these rarely heard creatures from a mere two inches away.

2% for the Planet:

Two percent of the price of this library is donated to an environmental cause. I view it as an “artist royalty” for the planet!



Key Features:

• 255 clean sounds of hummingbirds recorded in the resonant mountains of west Texas

• 35 sounds of hummingbirds with other songbirds

• Humming, buzzing, popping, fluttering, and purring drones

• Wing slaps and wing contact movement

• Ferocious territorial dogfights

• Laser-like chirps

• Ultrasonic chirps up to 30kHz

• Wild vocalizations

• Swift fly-bys, whooshes, and dive bombs

• Multiple species with a variety of fundamental “hum” frequencies

• Categorized into high, mid, bass, and sub-bass hummingbirds

• Clips ranging from solo hummingbirds to six-bird feeding frenzies

• Microphones placed 6-8 inches from hummingbird feeder with flybys as close as 2-3 inches

• HD videos at 60 fps

How It’s Made:

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National Museum of Wildlife Art:

Recordings from this library are featured as part of Recordings from this library are featured as part of Iridescence: John Gould’s Hummingbirds at the Nation Museum of Wildlife Art.

GEAR:

• Sennheiser MKH 50/30 MS pair

• Mid/Side recordings decoded to LR stereo

• Rycote AG MS Blimp

• Sound Devices 702

• GoPro Hero4