{"id":6386,"date":"2015-10-19T09:23:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T13:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6386"},"modified":"2015-10-19T09:57:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T13:57:00","slug":"take-five-stony-brook-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-five-stony-brook-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known for its extensive boardwalk system that goes through forest, fields, and wetlands, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/stony-brook\">Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a> in Norfolk offers up-close views of wildlife above and under the water. Check out five photographs\u00a0of this sanctuary captured\u00a0by past participants in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/news-events\/photo-contest\">Photo Contest<\/a>\u00a0and come visit to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/stony-brook\/about\/trails\">see it for yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6389\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6389\" class=\"wp-image-6389 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/James-Fletcher-20121.jpg\" alt=\"James Fletcher 2012\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/James-Fletcher-20121.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/James-Fletcher-20121-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/James-Fletcher-20121-624x439.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 James Fletcher<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6391\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6391\" class=\"wp-image-6391 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Kristine-Moore-20141.jpg\" alt=\"Kristine Moore 2014\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Kristine-Moore-20141.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Kristine-Moore-20141-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Kristine-Moore-20141-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Kristine Moore<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6390\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6390\" class=\"wp-image-6390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Ken-Conway-20141.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Conway 2014\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Ken-Conway-20141.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Ken-Conway-20141-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Ken-Conway-20141-624x412.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Ken Conway<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6387\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6387\" class=\"wp-image-6387 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Al_Jesness-2014-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Al_Jesness 2014\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Al_Jesness-2014-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Al_Jesness-2014-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Al_Jesness-2014-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Al_Jesness-2014-900x675.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Al Jesness<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6388\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6388\" class=\"wp-image-6388 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Charles-Call-20131.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Charles Call\" width=\"640\" height=\"859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Charles-Call-20131.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Charles-Call-20131-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/10\/Charles-Call-20131-624x838.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Charles Call<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known for its extensive boardwalk system that goes through forest, fields, and wetlands, Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk offers up-close views of wildlife above and under the water. Check out five photographs\u00a0of this sanctuary captured\u00a0by past participants in our Photo Contest\u00a0and come visit to\u00a0see it for yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"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-6386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1F0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10263,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-snowy-scenes\/","url_meta":{"origin":6386,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Snowy Scenes","author":"Ryan D.","date":"December 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"There's something magical about our wildlife sanctuaries when they're draped in a fresh blanket of snow; over-wintering birds like chickadees and goldfinches flit between bare, icy branches and a peaceful hush envelops the world as the fluffy snow absorbs the sounds of their chirping and singing. 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Here are five entries from past editions of our\u00a0Photo Contest\u00a0that capture fall colors in all their glory. There's still time to\u00a0add your entry to this year's contest, which closes September 30. 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