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Nature Sightings images and videos show the many species of wildlife that make their homes in the SVT region.

SVT cares for some of this region’s most important forests, wetlands, and grasslands—natural areas that support wildlife habitat that is crucial to the species we feel lucky to 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 for everyone to enjoy. In addition to displaying the images on this page, we also post selected images to our Facebook and Instagram pages, and we send a monthly Nature Sightings e-newsletter to interested subscribers. Subscribe.

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.
 

Best of 2023: We've collected 50 of our favorite images from 2023 into an online photo album for you to enjoy. 

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An immature bald eagle at Foss Reservoir in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed two bald eagles at Foss Reservoir in Framingham.
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A woodchuck in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this woodchuck in Lincoln.
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An American crow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American crow, a house finch, house sparrows, and a ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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The Moon over Bare Hill Pond in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed the Moon over Bare Hill Pond in Harvard.
Lise Boh recorded this video of a young American robin at her birdbath in Wayland.
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Mute swans at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Marie Rock.
Marie Rock photographed this family of mute swans at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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Great blue herons at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Marie Rock.
Marie Rock photographed these great blue herons at their nest in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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An immature bald eagle at its nest on Foss Reservoir in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed bald eagles at Foss Reservoir in Framingham.
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An American goldfinch at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American golfinch, a pair of red-winged blackbirds mobbing a great blue heron, and a red-winged blackbird with a dragonfly.
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A domestic goose gosling at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a domestic goose gosling and a green heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Wood ducks at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this family of wood ducks on Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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A song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this song sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A water lily blossom in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this water lily in Lincoln.
Andy Bentley used an automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph a white-tailed deer in Westford.
Andy Bentley used an automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of coyote pups in Westford.

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