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About lindell dillon

Lindell Dillon is retired and lives in Norman, OK. He grew up in Duncan, attended Cameron College and graduated from the University of Oklahoma. His interests include photography, nature, birding, and investing. Oklahoma Master Naturalist, alumnus and board member Norman Police Department Citizens Academy.

Five Fledge!

Posted on June 22, 2022 by lindell dillon

A homeowner will take better care of bluebirds in a backyard box than a trail manager ever could. – Steve Garr, NABS 2006 conference Rearing this brood of five kept the adult birds busy catching bugs to feed these always … Continue reading →

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Five little bluebirds

Posted on June 5, 2022 by lindell dillon

I have seen many trails “monitored” or unmonitored without passive or active House Sparrow (HOSP) controls and the result is always the same. HOSP quickly acquire all the nestboxes, doing so with avian casualties. – Paula Ziebarth, Bluebird_L, 2010 When … Continue reading →

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Five Little Blue Eggs

Posted on May 24, 2022 by lindell dillon

Always keep in mind that the nestboxes you build, install and monitor today, may well be your very real connection to friends and loved ones long after you are gone.– David Gwin, Bluebird_L, 2006 Mama V has been frenetic about … Continue reading →

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Back in the Bluebird Business

Posted on May 21, 2022 by lindell dillon

The bluebird, while symbolic of hope and happiness, is also a totem of the environmental movement, which is the chronicle of how adverse consequences too often stemmed from the uninformed actions of the well-intentioned.– Jon Boone, one of the founders … Continue reading →

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Brood Three Hatches– Updated

Posted on July 19, 2020 by lindell dillon

The bluebird, while symbolic of hope and happiness, is also a totem of the environmental movement, which is the chronicle of how adverse consequences too often stemmed from the uninformed actions of the well-intentioned.– Jon Boone, one of the founders … Continue reading →

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Brood III 2020

Posted on June 27, 2020 by lindell dillon

You begin by sharing with your friends and neighbors and before you know it they pass on the information to a wider circle. It takes time for you to see the results because the seed you plant today may take … Continue reading →

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106 bluebirds

Posted on June 5, 2020 by lindell dillon

You are one of the forces of nature. – Jules Michelet The babies fledged this morning and chaos ensued.  At the same time two mockingbird hoppers jumped out of the nest and were in the back yard.  Both the bluebirds … Continue reading →

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Hatch time!

Posted on May 24, 2020 by lindell dillon

As long as there are bluebirds, there will be miracles and a way to find happiness. – Shirl Brunnel, I Hear Bluebirds, 1984 Well.  The boring incubation period is ended and we have baby bluebirds!  Two hatched the first day … Continue reading →

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Incubation

Posted on May 10, 2020 by lindell dillon

Because the bluebird is beautiful and readily accepts the help of humans, and, because people love to nurture beautiful animals, especially those that are endearing, a strong natural bond is forged between man and the bluebird at the nest box. … Continue reading →

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Daddy finds a new honey

Posted on May 3, 2020 by lindell dillon

“The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know, … Continue reading →

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