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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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Eastern bluebirds in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed eastern bluebirds and a red-tailed hawk in Bolton.
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A river otter in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this river otter in Bolton.
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A mute swan at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a mute swan and ring-billed gulls at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mallards and a Canada goose on Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Hooded mergansers at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these hooded mergansers at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A blue jay in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a blue jay and a northern cardinal in Framingham.
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A blue jay at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a blue jay and a northern cardinal at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A downy woodpecker in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed a downy woodpecker, a red-breasted nuthatch, and a white-breasted nuthatch at her feeders in Sudbury.
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A northern pintail at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mute swans and northern pintails at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Jon Turner used an automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of a river otter in Bolton.
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Hooded mergansers on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed hooded mergansers and ring-necked ducks on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A red fox in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this red fox in Lincoln.
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A Canada goose at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Canada goose, a mallard, mute swans, and a hooded merganser at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Canada geese, mallards, mute swans, a ring-billed gull, and hooded mergansers at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A common merganser at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed common mergansers, hooded mergansers, and ring-necked ducks on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.

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