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Photos: A day for flora and fauna in West Acton

A flamingo in the window at Belle on Heels was one of 40 birds decorated and dispersed in the Flamingo Bingo scavenger hunt.
A flamingo in the window at Belle on Heels was one of 40 birds decorated and dispersed in the Flamingo Bingo scavenger hunt.

Nascent trees and festooned fowl were the stars May 17 during Spring Into West Acton festivities.

Photos: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Kara Ebbutt, left, of Art for All, and Fowler Branch librarian Dorrie Karlin read off raffle prize winners from among the contestants in the Flamingo Bingo scavenger hunt. Forty plastic birds were spread out in West Acton businesses for attendees to find.
Kara Ebbutt, left, of Art for All, and Fowler Branch librarian Dorrie Karlin read off raffle prize winners from among the contestants in the Flamingo Bingo scavenger hunt. Forty plastic birds were spread out in West Acton businesses for attendees to find.
Flamingos flocked to the West Acton Poetry Phone booth.
Flamingos flocked to the West Acton Poetry Phone booth.
Brian Quirk plays the bagpipe at the site of a future 250th tree.
Brian Quirk plays the bagpipe at the site of a future 250th tree.
Sue LaChance, center, and Deb Richardson of Art For All cross Commonwealth Avenue as they collect flamingos. Flamingo Bingo was the theme of this year’s Art for All scavenger hunt.
Sue LaChance, center, and Deb Richardson of Art For All cross Commonwealth Avenue as they collect flamingos. Flamingo Bingo was the theme of this year’s Art for All scavenger hunt.
Christa Collins and her plant headdress blend right in while working the Acton Setback Tree Planting Program and Acton 250 Tree Project booth.
Christa Collins and her plant headdress blend right in while working the Acton Setback Tree Planting Program and Acton 250 Tree Project booth.
Sue LaChance and Deb Richardson of Art For All collect flamingos.
Sue LaChance and Deb Richardson of Art For All collect flamingos.
Sue LaChance of Art for All carries a flamingo from Joy Street Life + Home.
Sue LaChance of Art for All carries a flamingo from Joy Street Life + Home.

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