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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 Pileated Woodpecker in Lincoln, photographed by Ron McAdow.
Ron McAdow photographed this Pileated Woodpecker in Lincoln.
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A leucistic White-throated Sparrow in Stow, photographed by Cathy Simmons.
Cathy Simmons photographed this leucistic White-throated Sparrow with an unusually white-feathered head in Stow.
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Ring-necked Ducks on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these Ring-necked Ducks on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A House Sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a House Sparrow and a Savannah Sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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Painted Turtles at Bartlett Pond in Northborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these painted turtles at Bartlett Pond in Northborough.
Steve Cumming used his automatically triggered wildlife cameras to record these clips of a Moose in Bolton.
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A Coyote in Framingham, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Margaret McKane.
Margaret McKane used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this Coyote in Framingham.
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A White-tailed Deer in Sudbury, photographed by Raphaelle Cruz.
Raphaelle Cruz photographed a White-tailed Deer and a Wood Duck in Sudbury.
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A Red-tailed Hawk at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Red-tailed Hawk, a Great Blue Heron, and a Green Heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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An American Goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed American Goldfinches, a Cotton-tailed Rabbit, a European Starling, a Northern Flicker, and a Monarch Butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A Bald Eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these Bald Eagles at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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An eastern bluebird at Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these eastern bluebirds at Hopkinton State Park.
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A Bald Eagle at Bartlett Pond in Northborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Bald Eagle and a Great Blue Heron at Bartlett Pond in Northborough.
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A Differential Grasshopper at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this Differential Grasshopper at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A Monarch butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Monarch butterflies, a Spicebush Swallowtail, an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, an American Lady, and a Great Spangled Fritillary at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

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