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ICYMI: Drumlin Farm’s Instagram Takeover

In case you missed it, our wildlife sanctuaries are taking over the Mass Audubon Instagram feed one week at a time showing off what makes each sanctuary so unique. Last week, Drumlin Farm in Lincoln kicked off the series.

Check out the week worth of posts below. (Please note: email subscribers may need to head over to the blog to see the images). And be sure to follow along this week get a snapshot of Arcadia in Easthampton/Northampton.

5 Fun Facts About Long Pasture

Sandy beaches, meadows, woodland trails, and a million-dollar view combine to make Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable a unique experience on Cape Cod. Don’t believe us? Check out five fun facts and come by for a visit!

Walk on Water

© Ann Marie Lally

© Ann Marie Lally

Twice a day at low tide you can walk three-quarters of a mile across Barnstable Harbor from the Visitor Center.

Paddle Away

The sanctuary’s beach is a best kept secret, perfect for families with young children and is steps away from our visitor center overlooking Barnstable Harbor.  Kayaking and stand up paddleboard tours are offered here weekly.

Butterfly Oasis

Eastern Swallowtail Constantine Gregory

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail © Constantine Gregory

Follow the Butterfly Mosaic Trail through a series of 10 native wildflower plots each one featuring host plants that can attract up to 30 different butterfly species.

Love oysters?

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Join a regularly scheduled oyster farm tours on our tidal flats where folks can meet a local oyster farmer and take home his oysters for dinner!

See Creatures

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Get a closer look at some of the animals that call the Cape home. In the Visitors Center, check out a horseshoe crab in the marine tank. You can also examine diamondback terrapins and red-bellied cooters. Both endangered species are “head starting” inside before being released in the wild.  Just outside the center, try to find the Queen Bee in the observation beehive.

Have you been to Long Pasture?

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