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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 at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American goldfinch, a cedar waxwing, an eastern bluebird, and an eastern phoebe at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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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.
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A yellowjacket nest in Southborough, photographed by Deborah Costine.
Deborah Costine found this yellowjacket nest when she turned over a log near her home in Southborough.
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A katydid in Framingham, photographed by Kathy Spellman.
Kathy Spellman photographed this katydid in Framingham.
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A red-tailed hawk in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this red-tailed hawk in Lincoln.
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A colorful maple leaf in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this maple leaf offering a sneak peak of autumn in Lincoln.
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A blue-gray gnatcatcher in Natick, photographed by Greg Dysart.
Greg Dysart photographed this blue-gray gnatcatcher in Natick.
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A bald-faced hornet at Acton Arboretum, photographed by Nancy Wright.
Nancy Wright photographed a variety of insects and flowers along the trails at Acton Arboretum.
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A great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A cedar waxwing at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a cedar waxwing, European starlings, and a pair of monarch butterflies at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Caroline Diamond recorded the sounds of coyotes calling behind her Sudbury home.
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A bald eagle at Foss Reservoir in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this bald eagle at Foss Reservoir in Framingham.
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A great blue heron at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron and least sandpipers at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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A red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a red-tailed hawk and a ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A bee-mimic robber fly in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed this bee-mimic robber fly with a captured bee in Northborough. The fly has adapted to mimic the appearance of bees in order to prey on them.

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