i wake up and this is what i hear every day... Music for the soul... i live in "Te Urewera" deep in the bush... No power, no hot water and the nearest town is an hour away (OFF THE GRID HARD). i am blessed to live where i do!!! God Bless AOTEAROA!!!

@LawrenceOGrady

2 жыл бұрын

You sound very blessed - I love Te Urewera, it's a magic part of the world. Hauntingly beautiful

I received this message earlier this year from my spirit council and I found your beautiful channel to help me with the remembrance of who I am, of who we all are. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. "Experience the wholeness and beauty in a blade of grass, in a flower, in the bird song and its singing not because it has something to say or wisdom to give but just because it can. Experience the beauty around you that is non circumstantial. It shines its beautiful light just to shine its light and to be witnessed and not by humanity but in and of itself, that you are like that, that you are that shining light even if you are just sitting and doing nothing or even if you are in pain, it doesn’t take away your light. The truth of the matter is you have a wisdom that is ageless and timeless and this time in your life right now is one of the strongest times as far as your soul evolution is concerned for you to receive the beauty of what surrounds you as a way that renews you and refills you and helps you to feel whole again. You are a brilliant light with great wisdom on this earth plane and you are here to, even unspoken, to experience the beauty that surrounds you and the beauty that goes unnoticed, whether it is the beauty of the inside of a tree or the stem of a flower that has yet to bloom, that beauty is there regardless of whether it can be seen or not and you have the capacity to allow that in and so we say to you with great compassion and love, look around you and look within you because that is the greatest inspiration. When we look away from the falsehood that is being offered to us and we look within and realise that the beauty that surrounds us is the beauty that also dwells within us, you can start redefining the definition of who you are, and not based on human relationships but based on a universal truth and that is you are endless and timeless." In deep gratitude and love xxxx

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Pauline, very kind words

Thanks Lawrence, Just moved to USA from living in the NZ bush my whole life and this is on repeat in my house. Much love, Kia kaha

@LawrenceOGrady

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers JD - glad you're enjoying the sounds of Aotearoa from distant shores. Hope you settle in well to your new home. Nga mihi

@keim6802

2 жыл бұрын

Very much so relate to this. Just moved an extremely snowy area of Japan after living in Nelson/Marlborough Bays area my whole life. Part of my soul aches for New Zealand birds and plants. (Instead of snow and crows!)

I've been to Aotearoa twice in my life. These sounds remind me of going on this Bush walks and it fills my Soul! Thanks for uploading this

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff. I'm glad these sounds take you back to some pleasant and uplifting times in your life. Thanks for taking the time to comment - I really appreciate it

I’m playing this to my 95 year old mother and she is becoming calm after some difficult moments of hospital care in a rest home today. I’m enjoying these wonderful birds too. New Zealand, the best country, we are so privileged and I am very grateful. We must care for our beautiful planet and all species. They are our true wealth ❤️🙏🏻

@LawrenceOGrady

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I’m glad that you found it helpful. I hope your mum is doing ok. Kia kaha

@mindfulharmony1816

3 жыл бұрын

@@LawrenceOGrady Thank you ❤️. On Tuesday we brought Mum home. We’ve been able to get a lot of help to do it.She is happier now. She may not be with us for long but that’s all right. I will play her the birds again. She remembers her home in Riverton, Southland and her childhood. Last time she remembered baking with her sister with the birds chirping in the bush. That would have been when she was 10, 85 years ago.

Imagine this, with the songs and booms of long gone birds The Adzebill, Laughing Owl, and the Mighty Moas. Once made New Zealand their home. For more than a few million year. Only to be silenced, in less than a thousand years ago... May their spirits live on somewhere. Deep, in the remaining regions. Of this once, long lost world. Of the Birds

I live on the west Coast and hear these beautiful birds everyday but still can’t get enough of them. I absolutely love listening to this at night. Thank you so much ☺️😴

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Denny, glad you enjoyed it

a poor new zealand bird is dying in my arms. it was caught by a stout and hes nearly dead and were playing this to calm him in his last moments before we say goodnight.

@thehotshot522

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P

@tripzville7569

3 жыл бұрын

you have a good soul my unknown friend.

Thank you for this lovely recording. I have sent it around to all my kiwi friends living abroad. It is really helping us at this difficult time to have in the background as we're working from home.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jenny, glad you’re enjoying it :)

I have insomnia, and this makes me feel so at home again and relaxed it does the trick every time! Beautiful New Zealand ♡

@LawrenceOGrady

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome Erin! Glad it helps. Thank you

I miss New Zealand so much ... could cry, to be back in Germany again.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome to return :). Glad you enjoyed watching and listening

@m3lodr4matic

4 жыл бұрын

SAME

@airnewzealandpilotret.675

4 жыл бұрын

I am a German and Kiwi Citizen ! I miss Aotearoa very much !

I live in New Zealand, and I'm only playing this instead of opening my window because I don't want the bloody wasps to fly in and invade my house. The little bastards are everywhere!

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Wasps have gone nuts lately

@Reachnmuir

3 жыл бұрын

Get some vespex bait out there...it is lethal on the wasps but only over a few weeks around autumn when they are feeding on protein

So lucky to be in this country :)

@LawrenceOGrady

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed we are Henry - It's very beautiful here :)

@InnerMittenSignal

7 жыл бұрын

What does that mean?...to "leaf blade those likes"?

@ngakipatu7581

6 жыл бұрын

InnerMittenSignal jealous much?

@gamerdylanandgamerdylanzombie

5 жыл бұрын

It's the best ay

thank you for this beautiful , bird song and for not talking all the way through ..beautiful thankyou , I miss my country.

@LawrenceOGrady

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Denise - glad you enjoyed the video :)

Have been in an UK uni for a year now and I miss these sounds awfully. Mornings are so devoid of joy without a few chirps from a tui.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, hope uni is going well - I love the sound of birdsong in the morning :)

As I look around I cannot help but perceive the world as a magnificent manifestation of consciousness - a physical display of thought in process. Much as an artist presents their works for all to see and a musician plays their music for all to hear...So the birds sing.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Nicely said Kymmbo - thanks

Thank you so much for this reminder from home - lovely calming background sounds for lockdown in the UK!

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Keryn, glad you enjoyed it! Stay safe and well :)

This is lovely.love NZ bird songs.Thanks for sharing this.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it

New Zealand is great guys it's the best wakeing up in the morning

@pukumahi1

5 жыл бұрын

So true.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - glad you enjoyed it :-)

Nice...but I miss the Sunday morning lawn mower, too.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha - those lawn mowers are a fixture of the New Zealand soundscape!

This is wonderful. Spent a long time in NZ. Reminds of the sounds around Karamea and inland from Collingwood. Love the birds of Pacific NW here in the states and B.C. but they don't quite compare to bellbird and tui mornings.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I was very impressed with the Pacific Northwest - it's a beautiful part of the world

ive been in the UK for nearly three years and move back home in july.. ive missed our beautiful birds

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you made it back ok Holly

@hollyfromnz

4 жыл бұрын

@@LawrenceOGrady I did! Thank you ☺

This is awesome. At times when I'm too poor to get there (most of the time) I can use this to pretend I'm out on the river lol. Cheers!

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - glad you enjoyed it :-)

@tim3854

4 жыл бұрын

@@LawrenceOGradyhandy when we're all locked up too!! what sort of mic do you use? if you don't mind me asking

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, on this recording i used a Rode ixy Videomic for iPhone. I recorded it on an old Iphone 4S. The mic was higher speced than my phone. It was a tricky process at the time. Since then I've changed my phone, which meant finding a suitable lightning to 30 pin adapter. The Rode is a very well built mic - suitable for recording ambient sound. Rode puts out an updated version with a lightning adaptor. I haven't tried that version, but I suspect it's the same Rode quality. On later recordings I went with a Tascam DR-05. Much easier to use and the quality of the recordings is comprable to the Rode - it's all a work in progress and I'm learning as I go along

Thank you for this its such a joy to listen to when you live in the city and you love the country!

@LawrenceOGrady

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

West Coast morning chorus - nothing like it perfection!

We will be moving to Auckland in 2 months time from South Africa. Really excited... And im a bit of a birder

@LawrenceOGrady

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to NZ - You'll love it! (You'll miss those big animals you've got there though!)

Amazing. Ataahua - Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this. Best regards from Germany.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thank you for your kind comment, glad you enjoyed watching and listening

Thank you for posting this. I'm in the snowy north of Japan, and missing home.

Very relaxing! It soothes my homesickness - I want to return to NZ but cannot right now... This is so beautiful. Thank you, Lawrence, for this.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Thanks for your kind comment

Ohhhh home, !!! Love it. Thank you so much for your time to put these beautiful recordings together for us all to enjoy. I do meditate with in the background. 👍👍❤️

@LawrenceOGrady

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening and glad you enjoyed it

Very cool photos too Lawrence, Aroha Nui

@LawrenceOGrady

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! I appreciate your encouraging comment :)

First Corona Free Country ! Greetings from Germany ! Good stuff ...

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Grüße aus Neuseeland. I'm glad you enjoyed it

beautiful Aotearoa new zealand

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Aotearoa is pretty unique and special - glad you're enjoying watching and listening. Thanks for commenting :)

Tuis and Bell birds are definitely the stars of the show here.Tempting to think somewhere in the background a Kokako is calling if I only listen closely.Sadly unlikely.Still I use to do bird surveys when I was a student.So wonderful sounds to this ex pats ears.

@LawrenceOGrady

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed listening 😀

This is one of my favourite videos on KZread!

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it

Thank you very much Lawrence for this job!! Blessed my day !!

@LawrenceOGrady

6 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Levi, glad you are enjoying it

Hermoso viaje, bellisimos paisajes y lindisima gente!!!!

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Gracias contento de que lo hayas disfrutado :-)

Hi from Aussie, your video is tops. One of the best I have heard. Thanks.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed listening. I appreciate you taking time to comment

Beautiful.

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gomes

thank you Lawrence O'Grady :) songs for the manu morehu to hear themselves xx

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ali, you're welcome

Sooo lovely 😍

@LawrenceOGrady

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - You are so kind

(:D Lovely Southern sounds...our videos of birds get recorded in the far North...

My gf says nz birds are the best and i think she is right.

@LawrenceOGrady

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of New Zealanders would agree with you!

I just found a hurt baby bird on our backyard and our dog was gonna eat it so I brought it inside and am using this to calm him down. I also did the same thing about two years ago with another bird we found on the side of the road that was drunk on berries and had been hurt, he lasted the night and we took him to the vet the next day, he went through a six hour surgery and only lived for a few more hours afterward 😭

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

You are very kind Monica. That baby bird was blessed to have you in it's life

Love to use your Beautiful bird songs of New Zealand for my Masters Documentary will Credit Lawrence O' Grady Relaxing 2 Hours = of Beautiful Birdsong of New Zealand. Let me know? BRILLIANT

@LawrenceOGrady

7 жыл бұрын

No problem Ricky, you are welcome to use this in your Masters Documentary

Hi Lawrence, will I be able to use your work as theme sound for our website on New Zealand education consultancy? I will credit you and the title of the work on the name of the sound as well.

@LawrenceOGrady

7 жыл бұрын

Hi, no problem

@thuylinhtruong6371

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I appreciate your permission!

@korukoru8521

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Lawrence, here is the link to our website with your work as the theme song and your credit on our footer. Once again, thank you for your help! www.koru.edu.vn/

Was this recorded West Coast South Island?

@LawrenceOGrady

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, at Waiuta

That is beautiful. We are about to launch our backyard trapping program. I would to play this at our drop in sessions when we hand out traps. Is that okay?

@LawrenceOGrady

7 жыл бұрын

That's great! You are welcome to use the birdsong - Keep up the good work - Cheers

@InnerMittenSignal

7 жыл бұрын

What are you going to trap, Predator? They won't be kitties that could possibly be someone's pets, will they? We lived in Island Bay with a lovely tabby and her five kittens! They never caught any birds. In fact, birds are VERY hard to catch for pets, and only certain individuals master it! I think it may be loss of habitat that does more harm to native species...and weather...see my above comment about the extreme effectiveness of Compassionate Prayer in Jesus' Name! (:D

The moment I woke up again: 2:21:34 :D

I live in New Zealand and I've heard a tui😂

@LawrenceOGrady

4 жыл бұрын

Tuis are a beautiful bird ;-)

sending this to my american boyfriend- he'll never understand the nostalgia behind these sounds

@LawrenceOGrady

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - glad you're enjoying the Kiwi bird song

Here is our little ambient song kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqOLqbCLqq3OYqg.html featuring NZ Morepork,Tui and Red billed gull.

@LawrenceOGrady

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks - that sounds great!

Hi there, I am making a promotional video for my friend's puppet show about an ell migration from NZ to Tonga. Can I please use your sound recording as the atmosphere for the sound track. I can credit you as well if you like. Also I played to the puppeteer and she would love to use it too, in her live shows. Would this also be ok. Here is a link to her work: facebook.com/stringbeanpuppets/

@LawrenceOGrady

6 жыл бұрын

Yep - no problem Raylene

@raybeing

6 жыл бұрын

That is awesome. Thank you so much.

@raybeing

6 жыл бұрын

PS I got it wrong, it is being used in the show about NZ Kiwi, not Tuna Migration! Here is a link for you. Thanks again :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKeFk6aEf8jSh7g.html