Hear sounds under night sky at Steamboat Rock

CAMPING — In case you’ve forgotten what it’s like to camp out under the stars, Spokane photographer Craig Goodwin reminds us by devoting a sleepless night using his camera and recording night sounds at Steamboat Rock State Park.

On a recent night-photography outing I made a short audio recording of the amazing sounds the animals were making. I wanted to share the recording to give a sense of why these all-night shoots are so magical, so I added it to some of the pictures I took that night and created a short 1:30 video. Bonus points for anyone who can identify all the calls, cackles, and chirps. The most interesting sound is right near the end. The photos follow the sequence in which I took them. What’s interesting to me is you can see how the tonal quality of the light changes from 1:00 a.m. (the first shot) to 4:00 a.m. (the last shot).