{"id":5968,"date":"2015-08-10T11:19:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2015-08-10T11:19:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T15:19:25","slug":"take-5-feed-the-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-feed-the-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Feed the Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for the Audubon Shop&#8217;s Bird Feeder Sale! Throughout the month of August, Mass Audubon members can save 20 percent off all bird feeders, poles, and baffles. Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/about-us\/services-products\/audubon-shop\" target=\"_blank\">Audubon Shop<\/a> in Lincoln to find the right bird feeder for your window or outdoor space, and get in the mood with these great photos of feeder-visiting birds (and one flying squirrel) from past editions of our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/news-events\/photo-contest\">Photo Contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5972\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5972\" class=\"wp-image-5972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Crystal-Hope-Garrity-2012.jpg\" alt=\"2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Crystal Hope Garrity\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Crystal-Hope-Garrity-2012.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Crystal-Hope-Garrity-2012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Crystal-Hope-Garrity-2012-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Crystal Hope Garrity<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5970\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5970\" class=\"wp-image-5970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Aimee-Grace-2014.jpg\" alt=\"2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Aimee Grace\" width=\"640\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Aimee-Grace-2014.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Aimee-Grace-2014-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Aimee-Grace-2014-624x678.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Aimee Grace<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5971\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5971\" class=\"wp-image-5971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Anne-Greene-FOF-2012.jpg\" alt=\"2012 Focus on Feeders Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Anne Greene\" width=\"640\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Anne-Greene-FOF-2012.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Anne-Greene-FOF-2012-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Anne-Greene-FOF-2012-624x820.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2012 Focus on Feeders Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Anne Greene<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5969\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5969\" class=\"wp-image-5969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Paige-Mortis-2013.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Paige Mortis\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Paige-Mortis-2013.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Paige-Mortis-2013-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Paige-Mortis-2013-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Paige Mortis<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5973\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5973\" class=\"wp-image-5973 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Nadine-Ronan-FOF-2012.jpg\" alt=\"2012 Focus on Feeders Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Nadine Ronan\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Nadine-Ronan-FOF-2012.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Nadine-Ronan-FOF-2012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/08\/Nadine-Ronan-FOF-2012-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2012 Focus on Feeders Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Nadine Ronan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Do you have a beautiful shot of your own? Consider entering our 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/news-events\/photo-contest\">Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for the Audubon Shop&#8217;s Bird Feeder Sale! Throughout the month of August, Mass Audubon members can save 20 percent off all bird feeders, poles, and baffles. Visit the Audubon Shop in Lincoln to find the right bird feeder for your window or outdoor space, and get in the mood with these great photos [&hellip;]<\/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-5968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1yg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":546,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/bird-feeder-basics-plus-summer-feeder-sale\/","url_meta":{"origin":5968,"position":0},"title":"Bird Feeder Basics (Plus Summer Feeder Sale)","author":"Hillary T.","date":"August 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Thinking about buying a bird feeder but not sure where to start? 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