What's making this noise?

• by DataDroid moderator

  Watch the video and listen for the loud sound. I'm not sure if that's another hog vocalizing close to the camera or something bumping it. It doesn't sound like the other camera bumps I've seen, so I'm not really sure.

  Posted June 2, 2015 6:06 PM

• by AnLand moderator

  I heard something like this several times before - mostly when is was windy and assumed the noise was caused by the wind. Here I cannot see any movement around. So, no idea. (Maybe the microphone just had problems. Sounds like technical noise.)

  Posted June 2, 2015 6:15 PM

• by MimiA scientist, moderator

  I'm not sure either, sorry 😕

  Posted June 2, 2015 6:49 PM

• by ksigler moderator

  It sounds like air movement next to a sensitive microphone -- a burst with a reverb-like effect afterward. (There are 2 solid thumps mixed in, also.) If you think of a speech being given into an uncovered microphone, and the popping sound made when the person says a word that begins with a hard "P," that's what it sounds like to me. If that's what it is, then it could be caused by an animal breathing next to the camera (which could also include some actual soft vocalization), or if it's very close by, from swatting its tail, waving an ear, etc.

  Posted June 3, 2015 12:57 PM