{"id":6349,"date":"2015-10-12T09:03:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T13:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6349"},"modified":"2015-10-12T09:43:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T13:43:43","slug":"take-5-broad-meadow-brook-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-broad-meadow-brook-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the coming weeks we’ll be featuring intriguing portraits of our wildlife sanctuaries that were captured by past participants in our Photo Contest<\/a>. Enjoy these five\u00a0images\u00a0from\u00a0Broad Meadow Brook<\/a> in\u00a0Worcester!<\/p>\n

\"Frog,

Frog in Duckweed, 2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Amy Vaughn<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Brook,

Brook, 2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Donald Perkins<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Red-tailed

Red-tailed Hawk, 2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Stephen Flint<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Marsh

Marsh Marigold, 2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Jennifer Garrett<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Muskrat,

Muskrat, 2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Ilya Schiller<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the coming weeks we’ll be featuring intriguing portraits of our wildlife sanctuaries that were captured by past participants in our Photo Contest. Enjoy these five\u00a0images\u00a0from\u00a0Broad Meadow Brook in\u00a0Worcester!<\/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-6349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1Ep","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15575,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-hit-the-trails\/","url_meta":{"origin":6349,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Hit the Trails","author":"Ryan D.","date":"April 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Earth Month is wrapping up this week and it's been terrific seeing so many people get involved, explore Mass Audubon's sanctuaries, and learn about what you can do to combat climate change.\u00a0Thankfully, we don't have to stop celebrating nature and all its wonders after April ends! 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