Escaping Aghartha - Great grey owl - Dark Ambient Birdsong Music 2023
Download the music on Bandcamp for free: https://escaping-aghartha.bandcamp.com/album/strigiformes Strigiformes is an ambient album which is themed around the vocalizations of different species of owl. From the mournful cries of the tawny owl, to the bone-chilling rasps of the barn owl, Strigiformes takes the listener on an immersive journey through a dark forest in the depth of the night. The title refers to the scientific order Strigiformes, in which all owls belong to. This album is meant to raise awareness about the impacts of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) on birds of prey. When mice/rats ingest baits laced with ARs, the ARs alter their blood so that it does not coagulate (scab over and stop bleeding). This causes spontaneous internal bleeding which leads to death over several days. In those few days, birds of prey such as owls may eat these rodents. The effects of AR are the same in birds as in rodents, which may result in the death of the bird if they ingest enough AR-laced rodents. In a 2017 study, 97% of tested red-tailed hawks (a bird of prey with a similar diet to most owls) had some amount of ARs in their body. 17% of these birds were showing signs of AR poisoning. doi.org/10.1007/s10646-017-1832-1 While the sales of ARs became slightly restricted in 2011, they're still widely available to buy via the internet without a license, and thus remain a threat to birds of prey. All profits that Escaping Aghartha receives in the first month of Strigiformes' release will be donated to the American Bird Conservancy. In 2014, they played a role in advocating for the removal of one brand of ARs from the market. They are continuing to advocate for the banning or restricting of dangerous rodenticides which harm birds, such as ARs. To learn more about them, visit: abcbirds.org/program/pesticides/ credits released February 18, 2023 The art was generously designed and donated by the inimitable Mairead Mc Guinness. My sincere thanks to her. The album cover is of the federally endangered spotted owl. When my brother and I went to Arizona in May to watch the migrating birds, we had a magical encounter with a spotted owl that approached us. After I told Mairead this, we thought it would be fitting to feature it on the cover, despite there not being a spotted owl song. Avery Dart: everything else. Made in June 2022.
Download the music on Bandcamp for free: https://escaping-aghartha.bandcamp.com/album/strigiformes Strigiformes is an ambient album which is themed around the vocalizations of different species of owl. From the mournful cries of the tawny owl, to the bone-chilling rasps of the barn owl, Strigiformes takes the listener on an immersive journey through a dark forest in the depth of the night. The title refers to the scientific order Strigiformes, in which all owls belong to. This album is meant to raise awareness about the impacts of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) on birds of prey. When mice/rats ingest baits laced with ARs, the ARs alter their blood so that it does not coagulate (scab over and stop bleeding). This causes spontaneous internal bleeding which leads to death over several days. In those few days, birds of prey such as owls may eat these rodents. The effects of AR are the same in birds as in rodents, which may result in the death of the bird if they ingest enough AR-laced rodents. In a 2017 study, 97% of tested red-tailed hawks (a bird of prey with a similar diet to most owls) had some amount of ARs in their body. 17% of these birds were showing signs of AR poisoning. doi.org/10.1007/s10646-017-1832-1 While the sales of ARs became slightly restricted in 2011, they're still widely available to buy via the internet without a license, and thus remain a threat to birds of prey. All profits that Escaping Aghartha receives in the first month of Strigiformes' release will be donated to the American Bird Conservancy. In 2014, they played a role in advocating for the removal of one brand of ARs from the market. They are continuing to advocate for the banning or restricting of dangerous rodenticides which harm birds, such as ARs. To learn more about them, visit: abcbirds.org/program/pesticides/ credits released February 18, 2023 The art was generously designed and donated by the inimitable Mairead Mc Guinness. My sincere thanks to her. The album cover is of the federally endangered spotted owl. When my brother and I went to Arizona in May to watch the migrating birds, we had a magical encounter with a spotted owl that approached us. After I told Mairead this, we thought it would be fitting to feature it on the cover, despite there not being a spotted owl song. Avery Dart: everything else. Made in June 2022.