Nightingales in Spring celebrating their love. The Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as Rufous and Common Nightingale. Shakespeare compares his love poetry to the song of the nightingale. "I am so glad to be a-live" can be heard caressing the springtime or I love You. Birds, Nightingales
The Common Nightingale has also been used as a symbol of poets for thousands of years. Poets chose the nightingale as a symbol because of its creative and seemingly spontaneous song. What we know now is it is the Male Nightingale that declares his space and other males will battle in song. Melodies. Birds, Nightingales
