14 Aug 2025

Moment of Calm: The comfort of crows.

From Three to Seven, 12:00 pm on 14 August 2025
An Australian Raven

An Australian Raven, crowing. Photo: Georgina Steytler

This week's Sonic Moment of Calm is in a good caws....

RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump loves Australian Crows (although officially they're ravens, but can you stone a raven?) mainly because they appeal to his sense of humour. If you're in need of a bit of bathos to put a bad day into perspective, try these crows, recorded in suburban Sydney on a Sunday morning. There's also some lorikeets and a train horn near the end - a clue as to the nature of next week's sonic moment.

Suburban Sydney.

Where the crows (ravens) call, which is pretty much anywhere in Australia. Photo: Bryan Crump