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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 monarch butterfly at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a monarch butterfly at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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A great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron and a great egret at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A cotton-tailed rabbit in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed this cotton-tailed rabbit in Harvard.
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A monarch butterfly caterpillar in Wayland, photographed by Mimsy Beckwith.
Mimsy Beckwith photographed this monarch caterpillar in Wayland.
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Beaked hazelnuts at Brues Woods in Sudbury, photographed by Laura Mattei.
Laura Mattei photographed beaked hazelnuts at SVT's Brues Woods in Sudbury.
Lisa Morris recorded this video of a red-tailed hawk near Fort Meadow Lake in Marlborough.
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An American carrion beetle in Hopkinton, photographed by Nancy Shaw.
Nancy Shaw photographed this American carrion beetle on the Center Trail in Hopkinton.
Deborah Costine recorded this video of Canada geese on the Sudbury River in Southborough.
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Cardinal flowers at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury, photographed by Jim Shelhamer.
Jim Shelhamer photographed cardinal flower blossoms at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.
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Milkweed bug nymphs in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed these milkweed bug nymphs in Northborough.
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A potter wasp in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed this potter wasp in Northborough.
Rich Dischler used an automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of a moose in Bolton.
Andy Bentley used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of coyotes in Westford.
Jill Miller used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this weasel in Natick.

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