{"id":4584,"date":"2014-12-22T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2014-12-22T12:28:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T17:28:21","slug":"take-5-right-place-right-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-right-place-right-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Right Place, Right Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the entries to our photo contest<\/a>\u00a0were taken at just the right place and at just the right time. Here are some of our favorites from past contests.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between the greater yellowlegs and lesser yellowlegs, two related shorebirds. Helpfully, these birds lined up for a size comparison.<\/h3>\n
\"2011<\/a>

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 William Wrobel<\/p><\/div>\n

A female ruby-throated hummingbird gets eye-to-eye with a swallowtail butterfly.<\/h3>\n
\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Donald Arthur<\/p><\/div>\n

This gray tree frog is avoiding predators by sitting as still as a statue.<\/h3>\n
\"2011<\/a>

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Dayna Comeau<\/p><\/div>\n

A great blue heron and a great egret strike elegant poses side by side.<\/h3>\n
\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Al Caldarelli<\/p><\/div>\n

When a ruby-throated hummingbird enhances your outdoor decoration, life really is good.<\/h3>\n
\"2013<\/a>

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Kim McKew Hennington<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some of the entries to our photo contest\u00a0were taken at just the right place and at just the right time. Here are some of our favorites from past contests. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between the greater yellowlegs and lesser yellowlegs, two related shorebirds. Helpfully, these birds lined up for a size comparison. 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