nature

Sound recording of intermittent water droplets falling from a tree onto a carpet of leaves.

Recording of dried leaves still attached to their tree, rattling because of the wind. Recorded on a Tascam portable recorder.

Recording of the water of one of two small lakes in the Arb at Oberlin College being blown into the pebbles on the bank. Recorded on a Tascam portable recorder.

Recording of muddy ground being walked on on a rainy day, at the Arb at Oberlin College. Recorded on a Tascam portable recorder.

The sound of birds chirping in the gardens outside of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies at Oberlin College. Recorded on and iPhone 4.

Sound recording of crickets chirping at dusk on Duke University's West campus.

Sound recording of a small stream flowing over a ledge in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

Sound recording of small pebbles being dropped in a pond in the Duke Gardens. In the background, there are ducks quacking.

Sound recording of an isolated pine tree swaying in the wind on a stormy, overcast day at Duke University.