Conversation Between Jim Ford and mbaldw
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Fantastic, thanks for letting me know Jim. You're spot on with the calling - it's a long-range communication technique, which is rapidly attenuated when it's damp. Ideally they want cold, clear nights for the sound to carry furthest (same goes with owl calls, the old joke "too-wet-to-wooo" is actually pretty accurate).
Cheers,
Marc.
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Hi Marc.
I recorded the vixen calling in the garden the other night. There was also some whining and chattering, but nowhere near as much as several nights ago. I wouln't say it was proper 'gekkering'.
They don't seem to perform on damp overcast nights, only clearish dry ones. I'll give it a few more nights and see what happens.
I'm keep you informed.
Cheers, Jim
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That would be fantastic, thanks Jim.
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Hi Marc.
I'll let you know how I get on. If I get anything worthwhile, I'll encode it to mp3, wav, ogg or whatever for you.
Cheers, Jim
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Hi Jim. Thought I'd take this off the thread as it distracts from the initial question. I'd be very interested to know if you do get any decent recordings of the fox calls. I'm working on a revision of my fox article and was hoping to track down some calls to illustrate their vocal repertoire. Cheers, Marc.