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Sunset in a garden full of cicada sounds
The cicada sounds on this page come from a pine and olive garden on a hot summer evening, free to play in your browser. The sun hangs low, and golden light slants through the branches onto the dusty ground.
All around you, the chorus shimmers in the pines, a high, steady buzz that seems to come from every tree at once. Then a single cicada starts up in a branch right beside you. Its rasping song swells so loud that you turn your head, and then it stops. Listen closely and you pick out different cicada sounds, each with its own rise and fall.
As the light turns orange, insects begin to chirp in the dry grass, and a warm breeze stirs the leaves. Far away, a bird sings one clear phrase. You lean back against a pine trunk and let the long day drain out of you.
For softer cicada sounds at night, press Late evening: the chorus drops back and the insects in the grass take over. To bring the singers near, pick Cicadas up close.
What you hear in this summer evening garden
- Cicadas in the trees: A loud, shimmering chorus of cicadas in the pine trees. The high buzz never lets up and fills the warm, still air. Plays all the time.
- Cicada starting up close by: A single cicada in a branch near you starts to sing. Its rasping buzz swells for a few seconds and then stops. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Cicada swelling and fading: One loud cicada nearby sings in harsh pulses that rise and fall, then slow down and die away. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Cicada in the next tree: A cicada in the next tree gives a long, ringing buzz that climbs to a peak and fades. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
- Night insects in the grass: Insects chirp softly in the dusty grass under the olive trees, a calm and even pulse. Plays all the time.
- Breeze in the leaves: A warm breeze passes through the treetops, and the leaves rustle as it rises and falls. Plays all the time.
- Distant bird at dusk: Far off, a single bird sings a short, clear phrase that echoes between the trees. Plays at random moments, about twice every 10 minutes.
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