Noisy by Nature
Kids & Family Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Kids & Family Podcasts
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Squeaking Ghost Bats
4/29/2024
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?
Duration:00:09:21
Hissing Rhinoceros Beetles
4/22/2024
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.
Duration:00:08:18
Chattering Providence Petrels
4/15/2024
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.
Duration:00:09:12
Growling Green and Gold Frogs
4/8/2024
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.
Duration:00:08:29
Crooning Gerygones
4/1/2024
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.
Duration:00:09:21
Squabbling Little Red Flying Foxes
3/25/2024
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.
Duration:00:09:10
Cooing Rock Doves
3/18/2024
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.
Duration:00:08:34
Bleating Tree Frogs
3/11/2024
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.
Duration:00:08:20
Meowing Green Catbirds
3/4/2024
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.
Duration:00:09:12
Crunching Quokkas
2/26/2024
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.
Duration:00:08:33
Cracking Whipbirds
10/9/2023
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.
Duration:00:08:44
Buzzing Houseflies
10/2/2023
Ann is off to a birthday party but when she gets there she finds some unwanted guests – helping themselves to all the yummy food! Shoo!
Duration:00:08:07
Lyrical Lemon-bellied Flyrobins
9/25/2023
Before dawn, Ann is woken by a strange call outside her tent. Who can that be? As she tries to solve the mystery, the song changes.
Duration:00:08:12
Laughing Northern Tree Frogs
9/18/2023
It is the end of a hot day and Ann has been admiring some waterfalls in WA. Rumble! Crack! A storm is coming but after she slips in the wet she hears someone laughing in the tree above.
Duration:00:08:17
Shrieking Sooty Owls
9/11/2023
Ann has her head torch on and is off to discover animals that wake up when the sun goes down in the Blue Mountains. Soon she spies someone with big, round eyes and a heart-shaped face.
Duration:00:08:20
Fanning Frilled Neck Lizards
9/4/2023
It is late afternoon in Kakadu National Park and Ann is getting changed to have a dip to cool off. But someone who is famous for its fancy frill gives her a surprise.
Duration:00:08:14
Flouncing Fur Seals
8/28/2023
Ann is on a boat, wearing lots of warm clothes because it is very cold off the coast of Tasmania. She's snapping the sites with her camera, and spots a family making a huge racket on the shore.
Duration:00:08:50
Caroling Currawongs
8/21/2023
In the middle of Sydney, Ann is walking through Hyde Park to visit the Anzac Memorial. Along the way she hears a loud sound from the branches above as someone snacks on figs.
Duration:00:07:38
Prattling Pelicans
8/14/2023
Ann has her binoculars, checklist and a pencil – she's in full birding mode in WA. She soon spies a huge bird, preparing for a water landing.
Duration:00:09:34
Thumping Red Kangaroos
8/7/2023
It is early in the morning and Ann is on her way to walk around Uluru before it gets too hot. She is admiring the red dirt when she sees a red rock scratching itself. Hang on… that's not a rock, but the world's largest marsupial.
Duration:00:08:28