Powerful Owl and Bassian Thrush - Pre-dawn in the Royal National Park, Sydney by Wild Ambience published on 2013-04-10T07:14:55Z I made an early start this morning, arriving at the Royal National Park by 5am. Still dark and quiet, I walked down Lady Carrington Drive and soon heard the distinctive call of a Powerful Owl (Ninox Strenua). As I set up my microphones, a Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) started singing it's autumn melody and this recording was the result. Between 1:30 and 2:10, the owl's call changes. At this time, another owl, presumably the male, flew from a nearby tree to join it's mate. Genre Nature Sounds Comment by tamand ayem beautiful!!! 2014-01-29T07:03:28Z Comment by Wild Ambience Yeah, it was a wonderful moment to have the owls so close. I actually tried a few days earlier as I knew the owls were around - I heard them call in roughly the same spot but by the time I got close enough they had stopped, I was 15 minutes too late! This time I made sure I was there by 5am. 2013-04-10T09:39:43Z Comment by Vicki Powys What luck to get those Powerful Owls calling, great recording! 2013-04-10T08:16:33Z