The old Grey Mangrove - one of the three Sanctuary Trees depicted by Rochelle Summerfield for the WATER exhibition sits stretches languidly amongst the mudflats at Ashby. Breather roots extend above the waterline and the dawn chorus is a veritable cacophony.
Track artwork by Rochelle Summerfield.
from
Confluence,
released November 19, 2022
All soundscape recordings by Will Rodgers at Ashby, NSW 2021-2022. Below is a list of species, elements and anthropogenic sounds positively identified that contribute their voices to this piece.
Birds:
Grey Butcherbird (Craticus torquatus)
Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
Blue Faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
Magpie-Lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
Golden Headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
Tawny Grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis)
Black Shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Amphibians:
Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii)
Insects:
Cricket (Teleogryllus commodus)
Mosquito (Culex annulirostris)
Mammals:
Grey Headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
Elements:
Water flow at Clarence River, Ashby
Human Generated:
Trawler on river
Highway noise