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Our Nature Sightings images depict the many species of wildlife that make their homes in the SVT region.

SVT protects and cares for some of this region’s most important forests, wetlands, and grasslands—natural areas that provide homes to the wildlife we see on walks, in our back yards, and in fleeting glimpses on roadsides.

SVT is grateful to the many members and friends who share their photographs and videos with our Nature Sightings page for everyone to enjoy. 

We also post selected images to our Facebook and Instagram pages, and we send a monthly Nature Sightings e-newsletter to interested subscribers.

Each year, we collect some of our favorite images into an online photo album:

Best of 2025    Best of 2024     Best of 2023     Best of 2022     Best of 2021     Best of 2020
 

Interested in submitting a photo or video?

Please send it as an email attachment to Dan Stimson, [email protected].  (Please read our Nature Sightings Disclaimer before sending any images.
 

 

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An eastern bluebird nest in a box at SVT's Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland, photographed by Shelley Trucksis.
Shelley Trucksis photographed these eastern bluebird eggs at SVT's Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland. Learn more about the efforts of volunteers like Shelley, who help to monitor bluebird boxes at...
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A great blue heron in Wayland, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this great blue heron off Pelham Island Road in Wayland.
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A red-tailed hawk with a cotton-tailed rabbit in Framingham, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this red-tailed hawk with a cotton-tailed rabbit it caught in Framingham.
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A black racer at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Karin Paquin.
Karin Paquin photographed this black racer at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
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A chipping sparrow in Northborough, photographed by Sandy Howard.
Sandy Howard photographed this chipping sparrow in Northborough.
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An American bullfrog at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed an American bullfrog, a mallard, muskrats, red-winged blackbirds, a Virgina rail, and wood ducks at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
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A black-capped chickadee in Westborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a black-capped chickadee and a red-bellied woodpecker at Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area in Westborough.
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An American robin at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American robin, a common grackle, mallards, an American crow, a red-winged blackbird, and a tree swallow at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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An American robin at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American robin, an eastern bluebird, a red-winged blackbird, and a tufted titmouse at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A woodchuck in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this woodchuck in Lincoln.
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Marsh marigolds at Crane Swamp, photographed by Marge Fisher.
Marge Fisher photographed these marsh marigolds along the Crane Swamp Trail in Northborough.
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An American black bear in Northborough, photographed by Brett Miller.
Brett Miller used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this black bear in Northborough.
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An American black bear in Northborough, photographed by Brett Miller.
Brett Miller used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this black bear in Northborough.
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A palm warbler in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this palm warbler in Maynard.
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A black-capped chickadee in Northborough, photographed by Sandy Howard.
Sandy Howard photographed a black-capped chickadee, a house sparrow, a pair of northern cardinals, and a white-breasted nuthatch in Northborough.

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