{"id":9256,"date":"2017-06-12T10:46:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T14:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=9256"},"modified":"2017-06-12T10:46:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T14:46:06","slug":"enter-the-2017-photo-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/enter-the-2017-photo-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Enter the 2017 Photo Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mass Audubon’s 2017 Photo Contest has officially begun!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2016 Grand Prize Winner: Harbor Seal Pup \u00a9 Alex Shure<\/p><\/div>\n

An underwater harbor seal pup.<\/p>\n

A pileated woodpecker coming in for a landing.<\/p>\n

Three boys diving into the water.<\/p>\n

The sun setting over a marsh.<\/p>\n

These are just a few of the photos that entranced the judges last year\u2014and they can’t wait to see want you have in store for this year’s contest.<\/p>\n

If you have photographs taken in Massachusetts (or at Mass Audubon’s Wildwood camp in New Hampshire) that show off everything from wildlife to scenic landscapes to people enjoying the wonders of nature, we want to see them!<\/p>\n

The contest runs through September 30, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every month we’ll highlight some of the entries on our Facebook<\/a> page. Until then, happy snapping!\"Enter<\/a><\/p>\n

P.S. Please note the contest submission guidelines have changed. Find out more ><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mass Audubon’s 2017 Photo Contest has officially begun! An underwater harbor seal pup. A pileated woodpecker coming in for a landing. Three boys diving into the water. The sun setting over a marsh. These are just a few of the photos that entranced the judges last year\u2014and they can’t wait to see want you have […]<\/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":[143],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photo-contest-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2pi","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12494,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-under-the-sea\/","url_meta":{"origin":9256,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Under the Sea","author":"Ryan D.","date":"March 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"For the majority of Earth's creatures, life really is \"better down where it's wetter, under the sea.\" Scientists estimate that as much as 80% of life on Earth is found in its oceans. 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