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Latin name: Luscinia megarhynchos
Family: Chats and Thrushes(Turdidae) Where to see them: These birds are predominantly in south east UK. When to see them: They can be seen in April until about July. They sing day and night. What they eat: Insects Fact: They are slightly larger than Robins and are known for their notes that few other birds can match. Keats likens his poetry to the unseen Nightingale who has become his muse. Like the Nightingale, his poetry takes flight and it's song will remain even after the writer is gone. The Nightingale and other birds were heavily used during the Romantic era. They were synonymous with the poetic voice. They also have a darker connotation from Greek mythology. It makes sense that even while Keats is praising the song of the Nightingale, he is contemplating mortality. |