{"id":4511,"date":"2014-12-15T10:47:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T15:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=4511"},"modified":"2014-12-15T10:47:14","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T15:47:14","slug":"take-5-chickadee-closeups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-chickadee-closeups\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Chickadee Closeups"},"content":{"rendered":"

The black-capped chickadee is the official state bird of Massachusetts. This bold, hardy creature is found all across the Commonwealth in all seasons, so it’s no surprise that our photo contest<\/a> entrants love to snap their portraits. Enjoy these five images and learn more about black-capped chickadees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Richard Antinarelli<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

2012 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Lauren Drohosky<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014<\/a>

2014 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Jose Mendes<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Sue Feldberg<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry, \u00a9 Phil Sorrentino<\/p><\/div>\n

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The black-capped chickadee is the official state bird of Massachusetts. This bold, hardy creature is found all across the Commonwealth in all seasons, so it’s no surprise that our photo contest entrants love to snap their portraits. Enjoy these five images and learn more about black-capped chickadees.  <\/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-4511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1aL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15416,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-chick-a-dee-dee-delightful\/","url_meta":{"origin":4511,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Chick-a-Dee-Dee-Delightful","author":"Ryan D.","date":"March 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Spring at last! 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