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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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A wood duck at SVT's Smith Conservation Land in Littleton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a pair of wood ducks at SVT's Smith Conservation Land in Littleton.
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A blue jay at Delaney Flood Control Site in Harvard, photographed by Jason Shields.
Jason Shields photographed a blue jay and a red-breasted nuthatch at Delaney Flood Control Site in Harvard.
Jon Turner used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of river otters in Bolton.
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A red-shouldered hawk in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a red-shouldered hawk in Bolton.
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An eastern bluebird in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed an eastern bluebird and a red-shouldered hawk in Bolton.
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A Virginia rail in Concord, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this Virginia rail at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
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A common garter snake at SVT's Willman Wetlands in Southborough, photographed by Debbie Costine.
Debbie Costine photographed this common garter snake at SVT's Willman Wetlands in Southborough.
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A red-winged blackbird in Framingham, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this red-winged blackbird in Framingham.
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A tree swallow in Framingham, photographed by Lucian Vazquez.
Lucian Vazquez photographed this tree swallow in Framingham.
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A common grackle at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a common grackle, mallards, and tree swallows at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A brown-headed cowbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a brown-headed cowbird, an eastern bluebird, European starlings, and a red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A black-capped chickadee in Framingham, photographed by George Marold.
George Marold photographed this black-capped chickadee bathing in a Framingham stream.
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A red-winged blackbird at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a red-winged blackbird at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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An American crow at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed American crows, a turkey vulture, a common grackle, and a red-winged blackbird at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A downy woodpecker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a downy woodpecker, eastern bluebirds, and turkey vultures at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

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