Recently I’ve been thinking that grasshoppers are a lot less common than they were in my youth. This might be true. At the end of term when my class were hunting bugs in a burn 1. Some of the pupils got distracted hunting grasshoppers. The reported lots of singing from a field.
Today at Ardinning I caught this wee fellow. my wife could hear more singing. I heard nothing. It is a strange feeling listening and hearing nothing when others report sound.
1. Nice poem here. The Biggies (my class are very keen bug hunters) ↩
Hi John,
Strange this. Before I got this hearing aid, no grasshoppers anywhere. Now, with my HA, all over the place. And performing their overloud music again.
Sounds like I need to get my ears checked!
@johnjohnston Did you ever find a decent iPhone mic?
@stefp @johnjohnston : there was a microcast that @macgenie did recently where they talked about this .. shure 50?
@JohnPhilpin I want something better for field recording/ birdsong and I’ve been looking at the iRig Mic Field. Not sure what to get though.
@stefp aaah – yes … different problem.
@stefp didn’t get one. This looks great Shure MV88 Digital Stereo Condenser Microphone but a bit rich for me at the mo.
@stefp @JohnPhilpin I have an older cheaper iRig. Was not great bit of noise.
@johnjohnston That looks nice. I’ve been considering the iRig Mic Field. It’s less expensive but still not exactly cheap.
@johnjohnston @JohnPhilpin Thanks. Maybe I’ll look elsewhere then.
@stefp I read newer iRigs are better. The one I have is audio jack not lightening.
@johnjohnston If I do decide to get that one I’ll report back.
@johnjohnston there is certainly anecdotal evidence and I expect hard facts that there is a lack of them and bees and more ☹️
@stefp 👍
@adamprocter yup Warning of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after dramatic plunge in insect numbers. Why this is not the main item of news every day I don’t know.
@johnjohnston yes still plenty of head in sand moments when it comes to the destruction of our environment ☹️ just gotta keep trying to be as friendly as possible 👍😬
James Bridle explores the changes in the environment in New Dark Age. He discusses the melting of the caps and the ramifications this has on the rest of the world. What was of particular interest was the ramification for and of technology.