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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 hare's foot inkcap mushroom in Southborough, photographed by Debbie Costine.
Debbie Costine photographed this hare's foot inkcap mushroom approximately every hour as it changed throughout the day near her home in Southborough.
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An American black bear in Boylston, photographed by Jim Makuc.
Jim Makuc photographed this American black bear in Boylston.
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A bumble bee in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a bumble bee, a honey bee, a praying mantis, a red-banded leafhopper, a gray tree frog, and a pickerel frog in Harvard.
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A branch growing from one eastern white pine tree into another at Ashland Town Forest, photographed by Rob St. Germain.
Rob St. Germain photographed this uncommon example of a branch growing from one eastern white pine tree into the trunk of another, at Ashland Town Forest.
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Mushrooms at Ashland Town Forest, photographed by Rob St. Germain.
Rob St. Germain photographed mushrooms, a common garter snake, and a wood frog at Ashland Town Forest.
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A dusky dancer damselfly at Lake Cochituate in Wayland, photographed by Greg Dysart.
Greg Dysart photographed this dusky dancer damselfly at Lake Cochituate in Wayland.
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A mute swan at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these mute swans at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron and a killdeer at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A skipper at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a skipper butterfly, American crows, an American lady butterfly, a bumble bee, and a gray catbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A belted kingfisher with a fish at Farrar Pond in Lincoln, photographed by Ron McAdow.
Ron McAdow photographed this belted kingfisher at Farrar Pond in Lincoln.
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A green heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a green heron, great blue herons, a great egret, an osprey, an American crow with an acorn, a mallard, and a belted kingfisher at Hager Pond in...
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A monarch butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed monarch butterflies, a savannah sparrow, a common yellowthroat, a cedar waxwing, an American robin, a blue jay, a northern flicker, and an American crow at Breakneck Hill...
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An eastern carpenter bee feeding at goldenrod in Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Steve Forman photographed an eastern carpenter bee, a monarch butterfly, an American goldfinch, and an American lady butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A spotted sandpiper at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a spotted sandpiper, least sandpipers, a solitary sandpiper, killdeer, a mute swan, a great egret, and a green heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Cardinal flowers at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury, photographed by Laura Mattei.
Laura Mattei photographed these cardinal flowers at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.

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