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Painted turtle tries to share the log with a wood duck family. ALL PHOTOS BY MARY NEW

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Mary New continues to share some of the photos she takes when she’s out in her Wolcott Terrace backyard abutting the Middlesex Fells. 

A green heron takes flight
A raccoon up a tree

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