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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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A barred owl at Horse Meadows Knoll in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a barred owl at Horse Meadows Knoll in Harvard.
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Nancy Wright took part in the 2024 Great Backyard Bird Count, counting 13 species in her Westborough back yard.
Nancy Wright photographed 13 species of birds in her Westborough back yard during the 2024 Great Backyard Bird Count .
Bill Fadden recorded this video of a mute swan breaking ice as it swam in Carding Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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A blue-winged teal in Marlborough, photographed by Sue Feldberg.
Sue Feldberg photographed this blue-winged teal at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A dandelion blossom in Ashland, photographed by Rob St. Germain.
Rob St. Germain photographed this early dandelion blossom in Ashland.
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A dark-eyed junco in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a dark-eyed junco, a white-throated sparrow, and a red-tailed hawk in Harvard.
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Lesser scaup at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Sue Feldberg.
Sue Feldberg photographed these lesser scaup at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Signs of beavers at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Sudbury, photographed by Larry Lawrence.
Larry Lawrence photographed these beaver-chewed trees at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Southborough.
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An eastern bluebird at Horse Meadows Knoll in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed an eastern bluebird at Horse Meadows Knoll in Harvard.
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A barred owl in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this barred owl in Bolton.
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A red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A common merganser at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a common merganser, mute swans, a Canada goose, a hooded merganser, a greater scaup, and ring-necked ducks at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a bald eagle and common mergansers on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A Cooper's hawk in Westborough, photographed by Nancy Wright.
Nancy Wright photographed a Cooper's hawk, gray squirrels, an eastern bluebird, a mourning dove, and European starlings in Westborough.
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A blue jay in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a blue jay, dark-eyed juncos, and a Cooper's hawk in Harvard.

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