Intense Amphibian Chorus - Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda by World-Sounds.org published on 2015-12-29T21:59:16Z Wildlife Sound Recording Society (WSRS) 2015 Competition Winner - restricted winner - won the certificate for the overall restricted winner - runner up of the open class of class 4 (Habitat) In November 2015 I stayed for a few days in the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. Whilst eating dinner one evening a huge, intense storm passed overhead. As soon as the storm had moved on, an incredibly intense frog and toad chorus began down at a small lake not far from my bungalow. As it was night time I had to be accompanied by a guard down to the lake in case any of the national park animals crossed our paths (elephants, leopards, hippos, snakes etc). Once we got to the edge of the lake I set up my mics and began recording. The chorus was really intense, with the dominant voices those of the Guttural Toad and the Rocket Frog. It was pitch black and as I sat and recorded, I became hypnotised by the evolving waves and patterns of the chorus. At the end of this recording we hear a clap of thunder. A few seconds prior to this, a bolt of lightning had forked down to the ground a kilometre or so away, and for a split second the entire lake had been lit up in bright purple. To my amazement, a hippo was standing in the middle of the lake, about 30 metres from where I was standing. I can't explain the rush of adrenaline I had at that moment. A truly amazing experience and a wonderful soundscape. Photo courtesy of Charles J. Sharp Special thanks to Robert C. Drewes, PhD for help on identifying the frog and toad species. Genre Frogs Comment by hidden sound insane 2018-02-21T21:40:45Z