23 Jul 2025

Moment of Calm: Bird song in the big city

From Three to Seven, 6:00 pm on 23 July 2025
Melbourne in the rain after dark

Misty Melbourne before dawn. Photo: Bryan Crump

This week's "Sonic" Moment of Calm is another recording from Bryan Crump's recent Australian adventure.

Still functioning in NZ time, Crump found himself wide awake with the city of Melbourne still sleeping, that is apart from a few taxis, a rubbish truck doing the rounds, and one of Australia's distinctive birds, a Currawong.

So, in the misty and slushy pre-dawn light, Crump placed his sound device outside and pressed record.

We hope you find this little urban soundscape as relaxing as Crump did (he fell asleep while his machine was capturing it).

grey currawong

The star of the show. Photo: Nightboss 54