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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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An American goldfinch in Westborough, photographed by Nancy Wright.
Nancy Wright photographed an American goldfinch, a black-capped chickadee, a blue jay, a Carolina wren, a dark-eyed junco, eastern bluebirds, house finches, a mourning dove, northern cardinals, a red-bellied woodpecker...
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The Moon over Westborough, photographed by Nancy Wright.
Nancy Wright photographed the Moon over Westborough.
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A pileated woodpecker in Wayland, photographed by Joy Viola.
Joy Viola photographed this pileated woodpecker excavating a characteristically rectangular cavity in a Wayland tree. The woodpecker creates the holes in search of insects, and will also excavate deeper to...
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A bald eagle on the Sudbury River in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this bald eagle on the Sudbury River in Lincoln.
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A bald eagle in Wayland, photographed by Harris Stein.
Harris Stein photographed this bald eagle near the Sudbury River in Wayland.
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Eastern bluebirds in Wayland, photographed by Erin Lamb.
Erin Lamb photographed these eastern bluebirds in Wayland.
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Patterns in ice, photographed along Crane Swamp in Northborough by David Morgan.
David Morgan photographed patterns in ice along the trail at Cedar Hill and Crane Swamp in Northborough.
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Dark-eyed juncos, blue jays, and a northern cardinal in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed blue jays, dark-eyed juncos, and a northern cardinal during the snow in Harvard.
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An eastern bluebird in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed eastern bluebirds, European starlings, red-winged blackbirds, and a gray squirrel in Sudbury.
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A northern mockingbird in Maynard, photographed by William Watt.
William Watt photographed this northern mockingbird in Maynard.
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A leucistic red-tailed hawk in Southborough, photographed by Rebecca Watters.
Rebecca Watters photographed this leucistic red-tailed hawk in Southborough.
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Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Canada geese, mallards, mute swans, and a ring-billed gull 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, a mallard, mute swans, and a ring-billed gull at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A blue jay in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a blue jay, a downy woodpecker, a house finch, and a tufted titmouse in Framingham.
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A downy woodpecker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this downy woodpecker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

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