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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 black-capped chickadee in Northborough, photographed by Sandy Howard.
Sandy Howard photographed a black-capped chickadee, a house sparrow, a northern cardinal, and a red-bellied woodpecker in Northborough.
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An American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American goldfinch, a blue jay, a brown-headed cowbird, a northern flicker, a red-winged blackbird, and a song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A downy woodpecker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a downy woodpecker and a song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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Mallards at Bartlett Pond in Northborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mallards and a nesting mute swan at Bartlett Pond in Northborough.
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A great blue heron at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed great blue herons and double-crested cormorants at their nests on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A brown-headed cowbird in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed these brown-headed cowbirds in Sudbury.
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A red fox in Sudbury, photographed by Chris Menge.
Chris Menge photographed this red fox from his home in Sudbury.
Bill Watt recorded this video of a tree swallow in Maynard.
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An eastern bluebird in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this eastern bluebird in Maynard.
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A Carolina wren in Maynard, photographed by Bill Watt.
Bill Watt photographed this Carolina wren in Maynard.
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Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these Canada geese and mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A beaver in Marlborough, photographed by Mike Ball.
Mike Ball photographed this beaver crossing Raymond Road in Marlborough.
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An eastern comma butterfly on the Boroughs Loop Trail in Marlborough, photographed by Dawn Dentzer.
Dawn Dentzer photographed this eastern comma butterfly along the Boroughs Loop Trail in Marlborough.
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A black-capped chickadee in Sudbury, photographed by Sue Feldberg.
Sue Feldberg photographed a black-capped chickadee, a blue jay, a gray squirrel, a house finch, a mourning dove, a northern cardinal, a tufted titmouse, and a white-throated sparrow in Sudbury.
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A pair of northern cardinals in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed this pair of northern cardinals in Sudbury.

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