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Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney is a poetry collection focused on childhood memories, family, and rural Northern Irish life. In "Digging," Heaney admires his family's farming skills but chooses writing over digging. "The Death of a Naturalist" deals with his fear of frogs, and "Mid-Term Break" recounts his brother's funeral. The poems reveal both fascination and discomfort with nature and human relationships, reflecting Heaney's emotional and physical experiences growing up. Some poems involve sensitive topics related to animal deaths.