Neltje Blanchan

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Blanchan De Graff Doubleday was a United States scientific historian and nature writer who published several books on wildflowers and birds under the pen name Neltje Blanchan.

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Notable works: Birds Every Child Should Know

About Neltje Blanchan

Blanchan De Graff Doubleday was a United States scientific historian and nature writer who published several books on wildflowers and birds under the pen name Neltje Blanchan. Her work is known for its synthesis of scientific interest with poetic phrasing.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Neltje Blanchan

Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring - that delicious commingling of the perfume of arbutus, the odor…

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Breaths

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Snowstorms may yet whiten fields and gardens, high winds may howl about the trees and chimneys, but the little blue heralds persistently…

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Blue

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Is there any sign of spring quite so welcome as the glint of the first bluebird unless it is his softly whistled…

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Bird

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Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?

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Fragrance

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Long after their associates have gone southward, they linger like the last leaves on the tree. It is indeed "good-bye to summer"…

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Associates

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This is exactly how falling in love should be in my opinion. It should be scary yet unflinching. We should fear it…

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Bike

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As might be expected of creatures so heavenly in color, the disposition of bluebirds is particularly angelic. Gentleness and amiability are expressed…

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Als

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