{"id":6531,"date":"2015-11-16T12:14:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T17:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6531"},"modified":"2015-11-16T12:51:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T17:51:10","slug":"take-5-broadmoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-broadmoor\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a> in Natick covers 624 acres of woodland, marshland, and more along Indian Brook and the Charles River.\u00a0An accessible boardwalk<\/a>\u00a0brings visitors of all ages and abilities right into the habitats of aquatic plants and wildlife, with interpretation including seasonal audio tours. Beyond the boardwalk, you will discover\u00a0beaver dams, nesting wood ducks, basking turtles, and scenic waterfalls.\u00a0Explore this beautiful wildlife sanctuary via five Photo Contest<\/a>\u00a0entries.<\/p>\n

\"ArtDonahue2010\"

2010 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Art Donahue<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Tom DiRusso<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Gary Goguen<\/p><\/div>\n

\"YehudaInbar\"

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Yehuda Inbar<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"2014

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

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick covers 624 acres of woodland, marshland, and more along Indian Brook and the Charles River.\u00a0An accessible boardwalk\u00a0brings visitors of all ages and abilities right into the habitats of aquatic plants and wildlife, with interpretation including seasonal audio tours. Beyond the boardwalk, you will discover\u00a0beaver dams, nesting wood ducks, basking turtles, […]<\/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":[163],"class_list":["post-6531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5","tag-broadmoor"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1Hl","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10263,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-snowy-scenes\/","url_meta":{"origin":6531,"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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