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 33 seconds
    Chattering bilbies

    Tonight, Ann is off on a desert adventure – it is very sandy and there are lots of grass trees and glowing ghost gums. Dig, dig, dig. Who is that scratching and sniffing with their strong claws?  

    23 March 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 9 minutes
    Chirping ringtail possums

    Ann is very excited – it's boardgame night with her friends... but, who is that running along the roof with sharp little claws?

    16 March 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 34 seconds
    Screeching spectacled flying foxes

    In Curtain Fig National Park, Ann can hear someone screeching and chatting over breakfast. It is someone wearing glasses! 

    9 March 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 19 seconds
    Hooting powerful owls

    Away from the human noise of Melbourne, Ann finds some peace in a thick pine forest. But, not for long. Someone is calling out from the trees – announcing that breakfast has been served. 

    2 March 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 5 seconds
    Giggling red-eyed tree frogs

    It's drip, drip, dripping with rain in the rainforest - but then it stop. Ann tries to take off her rainjacket. Ooops, she’s stuck. Who is that laughing at her nearby? 

    23 February 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 30 seconds
    Noisy by Night special episodes coming soon!

    When us humans are getting ready to go to sleep at night – a lot of animals are just waking up.  

    16 February 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 7 seconds
    Rasping kangaroo joeys

    Ann is hoping to spot a baby with long legs and ears - who might tumble out of a pouch. But, what is that noise? It sounds a bit like a sheep, but there are no farms around here.

    3 October 2024, 4:40 pm
  • 9 minutes 19 seconds
    Zapping crocodile hatchlings

    Today, Ann is looking for buried treasure - but it's not gold or jewels that she's hoping to find. But eggs!

    3 October 2024, 4:38 pm
  • 8 minutes 13 seconds
    Begging gannet chicks

    Ann is off to join a big family, enjoying a get together on the beach. But there's no surfing, beach cricket or picnic rugs here. There is one very hungry baby though - and it's noisily putting in its lunch order.

    3 October 2024, 4:36 pm
  • 8 minutes 26 seconds
    Squabbling corella chicks

    Ann is hiking through Kalbarri National Park, WA, and there's a family out for brunch - but why is that little one making such a loud, persistent noise?

    3 October 2024, 4:34 pm
  • 8 minutes 32 seconds
    Squeaking sea turtle hatchlings

    Ann is going for a late afternoon stroll along an island when she sees that someone has been building a sand castle - but there's no towers, or moat or draw bridge. Ahhh, it's not a sand castle, but a nest. She takes a listen to the eggs inside, where the babies are just starting to hatch.

    3 October 2024, 4:32 pm
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