Nature Sightings

Image
Nature Sightings Banner

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.
 

 

Search Nature Sightings

Species

Properties

Town

Image
A pileated woodpecker in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a pileated woodpecker, an osprey, a house wren, eastern bluebirds, and a ruby-throated hummingbird in Bolton.
Image
An eastern kingbird at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Dan Trippe.
Dan Trippe photographed an eastern kingbird, a downy woodpecker, a yellow palm warbler, and a yellow-rumped warbler at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
Image
A barred owl in Stow, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a barred owl and an eastern towhee in Stow.
Image
A house sparrow in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a house sparrow, killdeer, and a northern mockingbird in Maynard.
Image
A belted kingfisher at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a belted kingfisher, a brown creeper, eastern bluebirds, and a great blue heron at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard.
Image
Canada geese at Great Meadows in Concord, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Canada geese, a great blue heron, and a northern harrier at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
Image
A common garter snake eating an American toad in Marlborough, photographed by Karin Paquin.
Karin Paquin photographed this common garter snake consuming an American toad along the trail at the Desert Natural Area in Marlborough.
Image
A great blue heron on the Sudbury River in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this great blue heron along the Sudbury River in Lincoln.
Image
Mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Image
An American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American goldfinch, a bluebird with a pair of house sparrows, an eastern chipmunk, and a house finch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Image
A mute swan at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mute swans, a Canada goose, and mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Image
A gray catbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this gray catbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Image
An orb weaver spider in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed this orb weaver spider in Northborough.
Jill Miller used her automatically triggered wildlife cameras to record these videos of a coyote and a red fox in Natick.
Image
A red squirrel in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this red squirrel in Lincoln.

Nature Sighting Species

Displayed View