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Lang Elliott is an author, naturalist, nature sound recordist and cinematographer, known primarily for his numerous books and audio guides featuring the songs and calls of North American birds, frogs, insects, and mammals.

== Life and Work  == Born in 1948, Lang was a nature-child from the early on, roaming the fields and forests around his home, observing and collecting creatures of all sorts. Carrying his interest in nature into adulthood, Lang earned as bachelor’s degree in science at the University of Missouri in 1970 and then a master’s degree in animal behavior and ecology from the University of Maryland in 1976. His master’s thesis focused on the social behavior and foraging ecology of chipmunks in the Adirondack Mountains.

After spending a number of years making his living as a freelance naturalist and guide, Lang worked at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology from 1984 to 1989, during which time he specialized in bird photography. Branching off on his own in 1989, Lang founded “NatureSound Studio,” a sole proprietorship dedicated to celebrating the sounds of nature.

Over the next two decades, Lang established himself as an expert in the realm of nature sounds and nature photography, authoring over a dozen audio guides (see list below) and self-publishing a growing collection of pure nature recordings for relaxation and personal enjoyment (available at musicofnature.com). Gradually shifting his focus to nature cinematography, Lang launched his popular Music of Nature Youtube Channel in 2010 and subsequently changed his official business name to “Music of Nature".

Lang is currently busy with new book and website projects and has begun work on a movie that celebrates the miracle of nature, especially nature near-at-hand.

Selected Publications
The following list features books accompanied by audio compact discs. Visit musicofnature.com to view audio titles that are not packaged with books.
 * The Frogs and Toads of North America (ISBN: 978-0618663996)
 * The Songs of Insects (ISBN: 978-0618663972)
 * The Songs of Wild Birds (ISBN: 978-0618663989)
 * Music of the Birds (ISBN: 978-0618006984)
 * Common Birds and Their Songs (ISBN: 978-0395912386)
 * A Guide to Night Sounds (ISBN: 978-0811731645)
 * A Guide to Wildlife Sounds (ISBN: 978-0811731904)
 * Know Your Bird Sounds, Volume 1: Yard, Garden & City Birds (ISBN: 978-0811729635)
 * Know Your Bird Sounds, Volume 2: Birds of the Countryside (ISBN: 978-0811729642)
 * Know Your Bird Sounds: Common Western Species (ISBN: 978-0811734462)
 * The Calls of Frogs and Toads (ISBN: 978-0811729680)
 * The Calls of Ducks and Geese (ISBN: 978-0811734905
 * Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs, Eastern Region (ISBN: 978-1607887836)