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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 black-capped chickadee in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a black-capped chickadee, a blue jay, an eastern bluebird, a house finch, and a red-breasted nuthatch in Maynard.
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Steven Casella shares a collection of photos of mushrooms and more that he found and photographed along SVT trails this year. (Click the white arrows on each side of the...
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A mallard at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a mallard, ring-billed gulls, and a house sparrow at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A blue jay at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a blue jay, a northern cardinal, and a tufted titmouse at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A yellow-rumped warbler in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed yellow-rumped warblers and a palm warbler in Bolton.
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A Cooper's hawk in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed a Cooper's hawk, a European starling, a northern cardinal, and a tufted titmouse in Sudbury.
Jon Turner used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of a red fox in Bolton.
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A Canada goose at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Canada goose and a mute swan at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Common mergansers on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed common mergansers at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A Canada goose at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Canada geese, mallards, and herring gulls at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A house finch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a house finch, a song sparrow, a house sparrow, and a white-throated sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Canada geese, mallards, and mute swans at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A black-capped chickadee at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this black-capped chickadee at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A mallard at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mallards, mute swans, and a ring-billed gull 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 an American goldfinch, a blue jay, a dark-eyed junco, a house sparrow, and a northern mockingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

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