{"id":4336,"date":"2014-11-10T11:33:53","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T16:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=4336"},"modified":"2014-11-11T07:34:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T12:34:41","slug":"take-5-squirrel-shades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-squirrel-shades\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Squirrel Shades"},"content":{"rendered":"

We love photos that show\u00a0common critters in a new light. Here are a few of our favorite images of red and gray\u00a0squirrels from our Photo Contest<\/a>, including the white and black varieties of the gray squirrel. Visit our website to\u00a0learn more<\/a>\u00a0about these animals.<\/p>\n

\"2013<\/a>

Red squirrel, 2013 Photo Contest entry, \u00a9 Sue Feldberg<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

Gray squirrel, 2012 Photo Contest entry, \u00a9 Anthony Nomakeo<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2102<\/a>

Gray squirrel (white form), 2102 Photo Contest entry, \u00a9 Justin Lawson<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2102

Red squirrel, 2102 Photo Contest entry, \u00a9 Paula Stephens<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2011

Gray squirrel (black form), 2011 Photo Contest entry, \u00a9Nathan Goshgarian<\/p><\/div>\n

Check back soon for the results of our\u00a02014 Photo Contest!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We love photos that show\u00a0common critters in a new light. Here are a few of our favorite images of red and gray\u00a0squirrels from our Photo Contest, including the white and black varieties of the gray squirrel. Visit our website to\u00a0learn more\u00a0about these animals. Check back soon for the results of our\u00a02014 Photo Contest!<\/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-4336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-17W","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12409,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-great-timing\/","url_meta":{"origin":4336,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Great Timing","author":"Ryan D.","date":"February 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"There is a tremendous amount of skill that goes into capturing a great photo: lighting, exposure, composition, depth of field, and so much more. 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