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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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Beaked hazelnuts at Brues Woods in Sudbury, photographed by Joel Moskowitz.
Joel Moskowitz photographed this beaked hazelnut at SVT's Brues Woods in Sudbury.
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A barred owl in Acton, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed barred owls at their nest in Acton.
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A killdeer at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this killdeer at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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An American robin at Heard Farm in Wayland, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed an American robin, bobolinks, cedar waxwings, an eastern bluebird, a northern flicker, a song sparrow, a tree swallow, and a downy woodpecker at Heard Farm in Wayland.
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Mushrooms at SVT's Gray Reservation in Sudbury, photographed by Nathalie Guerin.
Nathalie Guerin photographed mushrooms, pipsissewa, and winterberry at SVT's Gray Reservation in Sudbury during the SVT co-sponsored walk that was part of the Summer Guided Walk series with Neela de...
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A scarlet tanager at Reeves Hill in Wayland, photographed by Shelley Trucksis.
Shelley Trucksis photographed a scarlet tanager and a great blue heron at Reeves Hill in Wayland.
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A painted turtle at Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland, photographed by Shelley Trucksis.
Shelley Trucksis photographed a painted turtle at SVT's Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland.
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A cedar waxwing in Stow, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this cedar waxwing in Stow.
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Eastern kingbirds at Willis Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Nicci Meadow.
Nicci Meadow photographed a pair of eastern kingbirds at Wills Pond in Sudbury.
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A northern flicker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a northern flicker and a ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A barred owl at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a barred owl and yellow warblers at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.
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A snapping turtle in Stow, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a snapping turtle and a painted turtle in Stow.
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A doe and fawns in Stow, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Tom Porcher.
Tom Porcher used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph a doe and fawns in Stow.
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A family of turkeys in Stow.
Steve from Stow photographed a family of turkeys and a great crested flycatcher in Stow.
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A great blue skimmer in Natick, photographed by Greg Dysart.
Greg Dysart photographed this great blue skimmer in Natick.

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