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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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Common mergansers in Acton, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed these common mergansers in Acton.
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American crows at Mill Pond in Maynard, photographed by Dany Pelletier.
Dany Pelletier photographed American crows and Canada geese at Mill Pond in Maynard.
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A hooded merganser and a mallard in Stow, photographed by Steve Trefry.
Steve Trefry photographed a hooded merganser, a mallard, and white-tailed deer in Stow.
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A red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A pair of mating mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a mating pair of mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Ron McAdow used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of an otter on the ice near Fairhaven Bay in Concord.
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An American coot at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Sue Feldberg.
Sue Feldberg photographed an American coot and a common merganser at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Mute swans at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these mute swans and a ring-billed gull at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A hooded merganser at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed hooded mergansers on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a pair of bald eagles at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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American coots at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed American coots and a ring-billed gull on the ice at Hager Pond in Marlborough. Steve's images offer a great view of the characteristic lobed toes on the...
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Bald eagles at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a pair of bald eagles at their nest and ring-necked ducks at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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Two white-tailed deer bucks in Sudbury, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Tom McGowan.
Tom McGowan used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph these white-tailed deer in Sudbury.
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Snow buntings in Stow, photographed by Steve Trefry.
Steve Trefry photographed these snow buntings in Stow.
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An eastern bluebird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an eastern bluebird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

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