{"id":10574,"date":"2018-02-19T06:30:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2018-02-16T13:56:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T18:56:09","slug":"take-5-dinner-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-dinner-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Dinner To Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

Order up! If you think French\u00a0fries are fast food, you should see how fast-moving some of the meals our wildlife friends enjoy are. Even if the meal itself is slow, many animals have to be fast to outrun predators and beat their competitors to the buffet.<\/p>\n

Here are five wildlife “diners” who are snagging a quick meal from past years of our\u00a0Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a>. If you have a great photo of wildlife chowing down, the contest will open up for submissions in early summer 2018. Bon Appetit!<\/p>\n

\"Cedar

Cedar Waxwing \u00a9 Anne Greene<\/p><\/div>\n

\"North

North American River Otter \u00a9 Joseph Cavanaugh<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Yellow-Crowned

Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron \u00a9 Kimberlee Bertolino<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ruddy

Ruddy Turnstone \u00a9 Mary Keleher<\/p><\/div>\n

\"At

Bobolink at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary \u00a9 Marie Pelletier<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Order up! If you think French\u00a0fries are fast food, you should see how fast-moving some of the meals our wildlife friends enjoy are. Even if the meal itself is slow, many animals have to be fast to outrun predators and beat their competitors to the buffet. 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