Noisy by Nature

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Australian nature is full of strange, surprising and sometimes silly sounds. From cicadas that sound like sprinklers to moaning mutton birds, there are heaps of weird noises to discover. Join host and nature lover, Ann, as we use our ears to listen to the different sounds that Australian nature makes. Along the way we’ll find out some fun facts and train little ears to listen to the chorus of calls that make up the natural world around us.

  • 9 minutes 21 seconds
    Squeaking Ghost Bats

    Right now, Ann is in an ancient maze - Purnululu National Park. She spies a deep crevice and hears some very strange sounds coming from the dark inside. Are those... ghosts? 

    29 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 18 seconds
    Hissing Rhinoceros Beetles

    Ann is taking an evening stroll in Darwin when something lands on her shirt. It has horns, very sticky feet and is making a loud hiss. 

    22 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 12 seconds
    Chattering Providence Petrels

    Today, Ann is exploring an island way off the NSW coast. Someone is coming in to land – and not very gracefully. It’s a bird that has flown a very long way to be here. 

    15 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 29 seconds
    Growling Green and Gold Frogs

    Ann is enjoying spotting lots of birds in a special hide on the Tamar Island Wetlands, when she hears a song that is definitely not a bird. Someone is calling out while they bask in the sunshine, decked out in bright green with a gold stripe. 

    8 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 21 seconds
    Crooning Gerygones

    Ann is taking a break from her walk by a big, wide river when she hears someone singing a very pretty song from the eucalypts above. It’s showing off lots of different melodies. 

    1 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 10 seconds
    Squabbling Little Red Flying Foxes

    Down by a creek, Ann is filling up her billy to make a camp dinner when she hears a loud cry. But it’s not one someone, but lots of someones, just waking up and having their breakfast.

    25 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 34 seconds
    Cooing Rock Doves

    Ann is getting ready to swim in a pool in Adelaide, when – splat! Someone’s poo lands right near her foot, shot from a ledge just above her. 

    18 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 20 seconds
    Bleating Tree Frogs

    Right now, Ann is helping on her friend’s farm when she steps in some squelchy mud by the dam. There’s someone who loves the mud so much, they’re singing. 

    11 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 12 seconds
    Meowing Green Catbirds

    Ann's crossing a suspension bridge across a creek in the national park, when she hears a cat lost up a tree. She follows the loud noise to discover that it isn’t a cat at all. 

    4 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 33 seconds
    Crunching Quokkas

    Today, Ann is exploring Rottnest Island by bike. What was that rustling? There, munching away is a giant rat... Oh, wait. That’s not a rat, but the animal Rottnest is famous for. 

    26 February 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 44 seconds
    Cracking Whipbirds

    On the way to explore some ancient caves in Lamington National Park, Ann hears a whip crack. But, there aren’t any farms around here. There it is again – and this time, there’s an answer.

    9 October 2023, 4:00 pm
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