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Australian nature is full of strange, surprising and sometimes silly sounds. From cicadas that sound like sprinklers to moaning mutton birds, there are heaps of weird noises to discover.

Join host and nature lover, Ann, as we use our ears to listen to the different sounds that Australian nature makes. Along the way we’ll find out some fun facts and train little ears to listen to the chorus of calls that make up the natural world around us.

Noisy by Nature ABC Kids listen

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.3 • 262 Ratings

Australian nature is full of strange, surprising and sometimes silly sounds. From cicadas that sound like sprinklers to moaning mutton birds, there are heaps of weird noises to discover.

Join host and nature lover, Ann, as we use our ears to listen to the different sounds that Australian nature makes. Along the way we’ll find out some fun facts and train little ears to listen to the chorus of calls that make up the natural world around us.

    Chattering Providence Petrels

    Chattering Providence Petrels

    Today, Ann is exploring an island way off the NSW coast. Someone is coming in to land – and not very gracefully. It’s a bird that has flown a very long way to be here. 

    • 9 min
    Growling Green and Gold Frogs

    Growling Green and Gold Frogs

    Ann is enjoying spotting lots of birds in a special hide on the Tamar Island Wetlands, when she hears a song that is definitely not a bird. Someone is calling out while they bask in the sunshine, decked out in bright green with a gold stripe. 

    • 8 min
    Crooning Gerygones

    Crooning Gerygones

    Ann is taking a break from her walk by a big, wide river when she hears someone singing a very pretty song from the eucalypts above. It’s showing off lots of different melodies. 

    • 9 min
    Squabbling Little Red Flying Foxes

    Squabbling Little Red Flying Foxes

    Down by a creek, Ann is filling up her billy to make a camp dinner when she hears a loud cry. But it’s not one someone, but lots of someones, just waking up and having their breakfast.

    • 9 min
    Cooing Rock Doves

    Cooing Rock Doves

    Ann is getting ready to swim in a pool in Adelaide, when – splat! Someone’s poo lands right near her foot, shot from a ledge just above her. 

    • 8 min
    Bleating Tree Frogs

    Bleating Tree Frogs

    Right now, Ann is helping on her friend’s farm when she steps in some squelchy mud by the dam. There’s someone who loves the mud so much, they’re singing. 

    • 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
262 Ratings

262 Ratings

AmelieLuul lar ,

U R LOVED

How are you so awesome??????
I am a large fan of your sounds😁

P.S please make more episodes!🐶🐱🐹🐨🦄🦋

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Moo

Please 🙏 make an episode about mooing cows pleeeeeeeeeeease

hey 364 ,

To dc Ann

Very fascinating

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