Short video clip of an adult male Indigo Bunting singing:

Did you hear that bird at the end of this video? It is the moment when I realized that someone else is watching songbirds with me😆 Here it is: https://www.greggard.com/blog/2022/2/barred-owl-hooting-video-nj

Have a great weekend!

Video Tip

Were you wondering why the sound isn’t that clear? Simply put, because it was recorded with a “onboard” microphone - microphone built-in into the camera.

Primary focus of my outings is bird photography. Recording videos is a secondary thought. In other words, I photograph birds first and when I find a reasonably cooperative bird, I switch to video. For that reason, I rarely mount a proper microphone to record a “better” sound. As you can hear, the foreground, in this case some kind of insects, is more pronounced than the bird itself. Also, the camera’s microphone picks up other “noise” like the stabilization of the lens - the constant hum. Other way to look at it, is that camera’s microphone records like “with a wide angle lens” while the picture was recorded with a telephoto lens. Does this make sense? If not, feel free to ask the question in the comments section :)

Simple shotgun microphone, like this one: https://amzn.to/35szbje is a perfect solution to this simple mistake. Funny thing is, I almost always have it with me but rarely install it on time🙈

Compare the sound to this clip: https://youtu.be/9n7Fgy-dw9k

Don’t be lazy! Install the microphone right away if you are recording videos.

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