A compilation of wildlife clips I've taken with my Canon Vixia HFS100. Most of the clips were shot near my Mendocino home; a few were farther afield in northern California.
The music:
Coot/Duck sequence:
Wind Sextet in E Flat, Op. 7 No. 1; by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performed by the Skidmore Wind Ensemble
http://www.musopen.com/music.php?type=piece&id=192
Black Bear sequence:
"On the Trail" from Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Suite
Harbor Seal sequence:
Carl Maria von Weber - clarinet concerto no. 2 in e flat major, j. 118. Performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet_Concerto_No._2_(Weber)
Roosevelt Elk sequence:
Das Liebesmahl Der Apostel by Richard Wagner. Performed by the US Marine Band
http://www.musopen.com/music.php?type=piece&id=486
Bobcat sequence:
"Mars, the Bringer of War" from Gustav Holst's The Planets. Performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media:Gustav_Holst_-_the_planets,_op._32_-_i._ma...
What mic are you using?
Utube6762 2 months ago
@Utube6762 the ambient sounds were all recorded using the built-in mic. For some of the beaver section, I layered sound from other moments that same evening, so it sounds like there are more redwing blackbird songs than there really were.
mistergarth 2 months ago