{"id":10263,"date":"2017-12-18T06:30:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T11:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=10263"},"modified":"2017-12-17T13:27:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T18:27:39","slug":"take-5-snowy-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-snowy-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Snowy Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s something magical about our wildlife sanctuaries when they’re draped in a fresh blanket of snow; over-wintering birds<\/a> like chickadees and goldfinches flit between bare, icy branches and a peaceful hush envelops the world as the fluffy snow absorbs the sounds of their chirping and singing. With just the crunch\u00a0of boots breaking through a crust of ice and snow and the puff of frosty breath in the air, winter brings a beauty and solitude all its own.<\/p>\n

Here are five wintry scenes from our wildlife sanctuaries, submitted to past years of our Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest. Drink them in, close your eyes, and be transported in your mind to each place\u2014then grab your mittens and your coat and go find the real thing!<\/p>\n

\"Broadmoor<\/a>

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, Natick \u00a9 Ken Conway<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ipswich<\/a>

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, Topsfield \u00a9 Matthew Pettengill<\/p><\/div>\n

\"High<\/a>

High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, Shelburne \u00a9 Henry Josephson<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Stony<\/a>

Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, Norfolk \u00a9 Al Jesness<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Wachusett<\/a>

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, Princeton \u00a9 Amy Harley<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s something magical about our wildlife sanctuaries when they’re draped in a fresh blanket of snow; over-wintering birds like chickadees and goldfinches flit between bare, icy branches and a peaceful hush envelops the world as the fluffy snow absorbs the sounds of their chirping and singing. With just the crunch\u00a0of boots breaking through a crust […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":10270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[83,84,93,144],"class_list":["post-10263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-photo-contest","tag-photography","tag-snow","tag-winter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/12\/2847Al_Jesness10189_fi.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2Fx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1731,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/winter-discovery-snowshoeing\/","url_meta":{"origin":10263,"position":0},"title":"Winter Discovery: Snowshoeing","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"February 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"What\u2019s one of the best ways to make the most of all the snow we\u2019ve been getting across the state? 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