Goodbye Summer

This is what Summer sounds like around here. I took this video last week, early in the morning while going down to let the chooks out. It’s the mating sound of a Cicada, which are common throughout the warmer parts of the world, particularly the tropics. So by the end of Summer my ears hurt because they are so loud. While reading up on the net about Cicadas I read that this sound can actually cause hearing loss in humans. Now I know why I feel so deaf by the end of Summer.

Good bye Cicadas, I’ll hear you next Summer…