{"id":1131,"date":"2009-12-16T16:36:11","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T20:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2015-05-29T14:45:53","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T18:45:53","slug":"recording-mauritius-pink-pigeons-and-giant-tortoises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/recording-mauritius-pink-pigeons-and-giant-tortoises\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording Mauritius: Pink Pigeons and Giant Tortoises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/giant-tortoise.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Giant Tortoise\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><em>Giant tortoise by Jon Erickson. <\/em><\/figcaption>\n              <\/figure><\/div>\n<p><em>Last time we checked in with Jon Erickson he was <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsredesign.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/10\/recording-mauritius-return-to-the-kestrels-nest\/\">getting to know a couple of Mauritius Kestrels<\/a>. This time he&#8217;s been out to Ile aux Aigrettes, a tiny island sitting a half-mile off the island of Mauritius. It&#8217;s a refuge maintained by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mauritian-wildlife.org\/\">Mauritian Wildlife Foundation<\/a>, and home to giant tortoises, pink pigeons, and fodies.\u00a0Read on\u2014and listen along\u2014to what Jon found on his visit to this island-off-an-island. &#8211;Hugh Powell<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright sidebar-space order-bottom\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\" id=\"hs-cta-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"http:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/95627\/a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/95627\/a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3.png\"  alt=\"New self-paced course: Learn How to Identify Bird Songs, Click to Learn More\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(95627, 'a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n<!--<span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\">\r\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\" id=\"hs-cta-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\">-->\r\n        <!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]-->\r\n        <!--<a href=\"http:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/95627\/394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\"  target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/95627\/394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd.png\"  alt=\"Join the Cornell Lab\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n    <script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script>\r\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n        hbspt.cta.load(95627, '394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd', {});\r\n    <\/script>\r\n<\/span>-->\r\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The best thing about recording a giant tortoise is that it can&#8217;t easily get away from you. However, a quarter-ton of muscle and shell can be persuasive when it wants you to move. Occasionally, it grunts or groans as it slowly pulls its mass along in the midday heat. These are the sounds that I am trying to capture as I sit in the grass and weeds, parabola pointed at his indefatigable mouth.\u00a0 I watch as he pauses from his incessant crunching to inspect a small plant in front of him.\u00a0 I recognize the plant as <em>Gastonia mauritania<\/em>, one of the critically endangered plants endemic to Mauritius. The tortoise cautiously mouths one of the long, skinny leaves and decides against it, resuming his activities with the grass and dead leaves.<\/p>\n<h6>Hear the giant tortoise:<\/h6>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio \"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/NetCommunity\/bbimages\/lb\/blog\/aldabra_tortoise1.mp3\" title=\"\"><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This choice is loaded with significance. Two species of giant tortoise used to exist on Mauritius, but both are now extinct.\u00a0 <em>Gastonia<\/em> had evolved an effective means to deter these herbivores. The young plants produce long, thin leaves striped with bright red veins that giant tortoises dislike. As the plant grows safely out of tortoise reach, the veins disappear and the leaves broaden to better catch the sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>The tortoise that I am recording is one of a few dozen the Maritius Wildlife Foundation brought from the island of Aldabra to fill the void created by the extinction of the native species. And they seem to be doing their job very well, eating mainly introduced plant species and dispersing the seeds of the endemic species they do eat. Along with reintroducing native birds and removing alien species, it&#8217;s part of the conservation group&#8217;s effort to return Ile aux Aigrettes to the state it was in before humans arrived on Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p>Pink Pigeons and Mauritius Fodies seem to be everywhere on my visit.\u00a0 Within a few minutes of assembling my gear I have the microphone pointed at a male pigeon as he walks along the forest floor courting a female.\u00a0 With his chest feathers puffed out, he walks awkwardly behind her, giving a great example of his mating call.<\/p>\n<p>The pigeons aren&#8217;t shy at all,\u00a0 and it&#8217;s easy to get within a few feet of them.\u00a0\u00a0 They are striking and much larger than I anticipated. Dark gray wings set off a light-pink head and torso highlighted by rich, rust-colored tail feathers. They sit lazily in low tree branches, on the ground, or on feeders the MWF has provided, all the time making their deep, beautiful &#8220;hoo-hooOOOooo&#8221; call.<\/p>\n<h6>Hear the Pink Pigeon&#8217;s call:<\/h6>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio \"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/NetCommunity\/bbimages\/lb\/blog\/pinkpigeonnew.mp3\" title=\"\"><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I point the parabola at one as it flies toward the cone-shaped tin feeder. Instead of landing on one of the perches, it lands directly on the pointed top. It stands, looking at me, trying to gain its balance.\u00a0 My microphone picks up scratching sounds as the bird tries for traction on the tin. The bird is still looking at me as it begins sliding down the feeder and finally falls with a thud to the ground. It stands up dazed and slowly walks away.\u00a0 I listen back to my recording and wonder if anyone would ever be interested in listening to a Pink Pigeon falling off of a bird feeder.<\/p>\n<h6>Listen to the pigeon slip and slide:<\/h6>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio \"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/NetCommunity\/bbimages\/lb\/blog\/pinkpigeonfall.mp3\" title=\"\"><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I shrug my shoulders and begin recording fodies. They are even more cooperative.\u00a0 Dozens are flying around the feeder. In the sunlight, I can only describe the males as flying jewels. The brilliant red is almost blinding. I watch the intricacies of their courtship behavior and begin collecting recordings.\u00a0 After some time, the birds (especially the females) become curious and start moving closer towards me.\u00a0 I&#8217;m forced to turn down the gain on my recorder as the their shrill chirps max out my recording levels. One of the birds almost decides to use my microphone as a perch.<\/p>\n<p>During my eight hours on the island, I collected an impressive number of recordings. Tortoise, pigeon, fody: If only all my targets could be this cooperative!<\/p>\n<h6>A Mauritius Fody calls just inches from Jon&#8217;s microphone:<\/h6>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio \"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/NetCommunity\/bbimages\/lb\/blog\/mauritiusfody_1.mp3\" title=\"\"><\/audio><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More posts from Mauritius:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/birdsredesign.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/02\/from-the-field-recording-birdsong-in-mauritius\/\">From the Field: Recording Birdsong in\u00a0Mauritius<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Recording Mauritius: Tropical Island Sound-Check\" href=\"..\/2009\/11\/09\/recording-mauritius-tropical-island-sound-check\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Recording Mauritius: Tropical Island\u00a0Sound-Check<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Recording Mauritius: Birding the Black Gorges\" href=\"..\/2009\/11\/23\/recording-mauritius-birding-the-black-gorges\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Recording Mauritius: Birding the Black\u00a0Gorges<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Recording Mauritius: Return to the Kestrel\u2019s\u00a0Nest\" href=\"..\/2009\/12\/10\/recording-mauritius-return-to-the-kestrels-nest\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Recording Mauritius: Return to the Kestrel\u2019s\u00a0Nest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(Images and sounds recorded by <a href=\"http:\/\/jonperickson.wordpress.com\/\">Jon Erickson<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last time we checked in with Jon Erickson he was getting to know a couple of Mauritius Kestrels. 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