{"id":6869,"date":"2016-01-11T09:32:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2016-01-11T09:32:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:32:46","slug":"take-5-bobcats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-bobcats\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Bobcats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Named for its short (“bobbed”) tail, the bobcat is a shy predator that mostly eats rabbits. About twice the size of a house cat, it is found across much of Massachusetts. Observing a bobcat is a rare experience, and capturing one on camera requires a great deal of skill and luck. Here are five photos of these elusive cats from past editions of our Photo Contest.<\/p>\n

\"2015<\/a>

2015 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Scott Lewis<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2011<\/a>

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Rachel Bellenoit<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012<\/a>

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 George Brehm<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2011<\/a>

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Mark Thorne<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014<\/a>

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Karin Beebe<\/p><\/div>\n

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Named for its short (“bobbed”) tail, the bobcat is a shy predator that mostly eats rabbits. About twice the size of a house cat, it is found across much of Massachusetts. Observing a bobcat is a rare experience, and capturing one on camera requires a great deal of skill and luck. Here are five photos […]<\/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-6869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1MN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10602,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-caption-this\/","url_meta":{"origin":6869,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Caption This!","author":"Ryan D.","date":"February 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's play \"Caption That Photo\"! 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