{"id":5321,"date":"2015-05-04T09:33:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T13:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2015-05-05T19:48:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T23:48:33","slug":"take-5-handsome-hummingbirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-handsome-hummingbirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Handsome Hummingbirds"},"content":{"rendered":"

This spring’s first ruby-throated hummingbirds have finally arrived in Massachusetts. To celebrate, here are five beautiful portraits of these birds from past editions of our Photo Contest<\/a>. Also, you can report\u00a0your sightings<\/a>\u00a0and find answers<\/a> to some frequently asked questions about hummingbirds.<\/p>\n

\"2011

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

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Sue Collura<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2011

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Katharine Wall<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Jonathan Elcock<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Paul McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n

Have a great shot of your own? Enter our 2015 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This spring’s first ruby-throated hummingbirds have finally arrived in Massachusetts. To celebrate, here are five beautiful portraits of these birds from past editions of our Photo Contest. Also, you can report\u00a0your sightings\u00a0and find answers to some frequently asked questions about hummingbirds. Have a great shot of your own? Enter our 2015 Picture This: Your Great […]<\/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-5321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1nP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15659,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-return-of-the-ruby-throated-hummingbirds\/","url_meta":{"origin":5321,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Return of the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds","author":"Ryan D.","date":"May 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Massachusetts'\u00a0smallest breeding bird\u00a0is also one of our most beautiful. 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