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Noisy by Nature

ABC Australia

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.

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  • August 23 · length unknown

    Your favourite podcasts now have a new home on ABC listen!

    From next week, the ABC kids listen app will be closed. ABC kids listen radio and podcasts are packing up and moving over to the ABC listen app. There you’ll find a kids’ tab where you can create your very own kids’ profile and pick a fun avatar!    Look out for brand new episodes of your favourite podcasts like Dino Dome and Imagine This coming in September!   For awesome podcasts to play, music to move to and stories and soundtracks for sleep, ask your grown-up to head to the kids’ tab on th

  • Mar 23, 2025 · 9 min

    Chattering bilbies

    Tonight, Ann is off on a desert adventure – it is very sandy and there are lots of grass trees and glowing ghost gums. Dig, dig, dig. Who is that scratching and sniffing with their strong claws?  

  • Mar 16, 2025 · 9 min

    Chirping ringtail possums

    Ann is very excited – it's boardgame night with her friends... but, who is that running along the roof with sharp little claws?

  • Mar 9, 2025 · 9 min

    Screeching spectacled flying foxes

    In Curtain Fig National Park, Ann can hear someone screeching and chatting over breakfast. It is someone wearing glasses! 

  • Mar 2, 2025 · 9 min

    Hooting powerful owls

    Away from the human noise of Melbourne, Ann finds some peace in a thick pine forest. But, not for long. Someone is calling out from the trees – announcing that breakfast has been served.   

  • Feb 23, 2025 · 9 min

    Giggling red-eyed tree frogs

    It's drip, drip, dripping with rain in the rainforest - but then it stop. Ann tries to take off her rainjacket. Ooops, she’s stuck. Who is that laughing at her nearby? 

  • Oct 3, 2024 · 8 min

    Rasping kangaroo joeys

    Ann is hoping to spot a baby with long legs and ears - who might tumble out of a pouch. But, what is that noise? It sounds a bit like a sheep, but there are no farms around here.  

  • Oct 3, 2024 · 9 min

    Zapping crocodile hatchlings

    Today, Ann is looking for buried treasure - but it's not gold or jewels that she's hoping to find. But eggs!

  • Oct 3, 2024 · 8 min

    Begging gannet chicks

    Ann is off to join a big family, enjoying a get together on the beach. But there's no surfing, beach cricket or picnic rugs here. There is one very hungry baby though - and it's noisily putting in its lunch order.

  • Oct 3, 2024 · 8 min

    Squabbling corella chicks

    Ann is hiking through Kalbarri National Park, WA, and there's a family out for brunch - but why is that little one making such a loud, persistent noise?

  • Oct 3, 2024 · 8 min

    Squeaking sea turtle hatchlings

    Ann is going for a late afternoon stroll along an island when she sees that someone has been building a sand castle - but there's no towers, or moat or draw bridge. Ahhh, it's not a sand castle, but a nest. She takes a listen to the eggs inside, where the babies are just starting to hatch.

  • Jun 7, 2024 · 10 min

    Noi-SEA—Humming Continental Shelf

    Ann is off on an adventure with her friend Christine – they are going to listen to all the animals that live on a shelf. No, not a kitchen shelf, but a huge underwater rock formation. 

  • Jun 7, 2024 · 12 min

    Noi-SEA—Crunching Coral Reef

    Today, Ann has on her stinger suit and is going scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef with Juan Carlos Azofeifa-Solano. 

  • Jun 7, 2024 · 11 min

    Noi-SEA—Crackling Giant Kelp Forest

    Is that mermaid hair floating in Fortescue Bay, Tasmania? Ah, no, it’s the fronds of a giant kelp forests. Ann and her friend Leah Barclay dive under the water to explore. 

  • Jun 7, 2024 · 10 min

    Noi-SEA—Singing Swan River

    Ann is kayaking on the Swan River in Perth with her friend Miles Parsons – they drop the hydrophone to listen to the animals under the water.

  • May 30, 2024 · 1 min

    Special underwater episodes coming soon!

    Hello, Ann Jones here, your resident noisy by nature nerd. There are some places that are much harder to get to, and animals that only live under the water. What sounds do they make?  Grab your snorkel, mask and your flippers and get ready to take your listening ears underwater this World Oceans Day, Saturday, June the 8th, only on the Noisy by Nature podcast.

  • Apr 29, 2024 · 9 min

    Squeaking Ghost Bats

    Right now, Ann is in an ancient maze - Purnululu National Park. She spies a deep crevice and hears some very strange sounds coming from the dark inside. Are those... ghosts? 

  • Apr 22, 2024 · 8 min

    Hissing Rhinoceros Beetles

    Ann is taking an evening stroll in Darwin when something lands on her shirt. It has horns, very sticky feet and is making a loud hiss. 

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