{"id":4245,"date":"2014-10-27T10:11:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T14:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2014-10-27T14:30:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T18:30:18","slug":"take-5-outstanding-owls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-outstanding-owls\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Outstanding Owls"},"content":{"rendered":"

With their nocturnal habits and complex camouflage patterns, owls can be hard to spot, let alone photograph. That’s what makes these stunning\u00a0pictures taken by our\u00a0Photo Contest photographers even\u00a0more amazing. Learn more about owls<\/a>\u00a0found in Massachusetts and join\u00a0one of our upcoming owl prowls<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0a chance to see (and maybe hear) one\u00a0yourself.<\/p>\n

\"2012<\/a>

2012 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Jim Sonia<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

2012 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Sash Dias<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2011<\/a>

2011 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Phil Sorrentino<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

2012 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Nancy Smith<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Pinal Maniar<\/p><\/div>\n

Our 2014 Photo Contest<\/a> deadline has now passed, and our judges are examining the entries. Check back in mid-November for the results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With their nocturnal habits and complex camouflage patterns, owls can be hard to spot, let alone photograph. That’s what makes these stunning\u00a0pictures taken by our\u00a0Photo Contest photographers even\u00a0more amazing. Learn more about owls\u00a0found in Massachusetts and join\u00a0one of our upcoming owl prowls\u00a0for\u00a0a chance to see (and maybe hear) one\u00a0yourself. Our 2014 Photo Contest deadline has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"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":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-16t","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6791,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-snowy-owls\/","url_meta":{"origin":4245,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Snowy Owls","author":"Rosemary","date":"December 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Snowy owls are special winter visitors to our state. 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