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How readily the bluebirds become our friends and neighbors when we offer them suitable nesting retreats!
John Burroughs
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John Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 3
Died: 1921
Died: March 29
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Delaware County
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One may return to the place of his birth, He cannot go back to his youth.
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