{"id":6095,"date":"2015-08-31T09:07:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T13:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6095"},"modified":"2015-09-01T07:37:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T11:37:55","slug":"take-5-goldfinches-aglow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-goldfinches-aglow\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Goldfinches Aglow"},"content":{"rendered":"

American goldfinches breed relatively late in the year, so you may be seeing more goldfinch activity right now. Look for them plucking thistle seeds and listen for their enthusiastic songs. Here are five images of these energetic birds captured by past participants in our Photo Contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Kim Nagy<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Sash Dias<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Christopher Ciccone<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Rosalee Zammuto<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Dawn Puliafico<\/p><\/div>\n

We’d love to see your best photos. Enter our 2015 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

American goldfinches breed relatively late in the year, so you may be seeing more goldfinch activity right now. Look for them plucking thistle seeds and listen for their enthusiastic songs. Here are five images of these energetic birds captured by past participants in our Photo Contest. We’d love to see your best photos. 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