The rear end of a nightingale

The nightingales are back! As of three nights ago we have been hearing their wild songs from our apartment, and a quick walk yesterday evening brought us by at least three of them belting it out with all they have. These little birds are notoriously difficult to photograph. They like to hide in thickets and dense foliage and prefer to sing only when the dusk is advancing. But thanks to my awesome new camera I was able to capture the back side of a singing nightingale last night. So here you have it, a nightingale’s butt:

 

If you’d like to hear his crazy song, it is recorded here. And here you can hear some strange croaking noises that he made.

If you’d rather not look at his butt while listening, here is a lovely picture of last night’s full moon.