New Zealand 2009. Recorded on the South Island around the beaches of the Otago Peninsula. Rain was falling around 11:00 pm as these wonderful little creatures came home to feed their chicks. The smallest penguin, the little blue penguin is sometimes called the Fairy Penguin. If you wear headphones with this recording you can hear them walking along the trails to their dens. Recorded with: Sound Devices 722 MKH 40/30 microphones Tripod mounted with Rycote windjammer. Original recording done at 44.1k 24 bit Weather overcast Temp 54f Humidity 81% Recordist Martyn Stewart

The cayman islands are the "British" West Indies. This podcast is without narration this time. Taken from Little Cayman, this soundscape was in the middle of a tropical thunderstorm. The microphones were left on a coral beach. The waves crash onto the beach and thunder crashes in the background. You may hear West Indian Whistling ducks fly past the microphones towards the end. Little Cayman is a recordists dream, very few people inhabit the island. Recorded with Sound Devices 788t and 2 sets of MKH 40/30 microphones recorded in an MS pattern. Recordist Martyn Stewart

Why Do We Fear Bears? Attacks are rare and excessive warnings about them create unnecessary fear. Balanced and factual information about bears is hard to find.

Here we have a trip around the world starting in the USA and ending up in Australia, no traveling involved by you so don't pack your suitcase just yet, enjoy the sounds of Mexico, South America, South Africa, the UK and Sri Lanka. Australia sets the scene for the finale.