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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 gray catbird in Wayland, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed a gray catbird and a wood duck off Pelham Island Road in Wayland.
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A bumble bee at Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland, photographed by Victoria Holland.
Victoria Holland photographed a bumble bee, a northern leopard frog, a species of meadowhawk dragonfly, and a white-tailed deer at Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland.
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A praying mantis in Framingham, photographed by Brian Clew.
Brian Clew photographed this praying mantis in Framingham.
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A fritillary in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed this butterfly, a species of fritillary, in Northborough.
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A bronze copper in Wayland, photographed by Lucian Vazquez.
Lucian Vazquez photographed a bronze copper butterfly and a leopard frog at Sedge Meadow Conservation Land in Wayland.
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An eastern phoebe at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an eastern phoebe, a tufted titmouse, and a house wren 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 and a mute swan at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A wood duck on the Sudbury River in Lincoln, photographed by Chris Errington.
Chris Errington photographed a wood duck in its eclipse plumage (late summer) and a double-crested cormorant along the Sudbury River in Lincoln.
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American crows at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed American crows, double-crested cormorants, a great blue heron, mute swans, an osprey, a red-tailed hawk, and wood ducks at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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Chicken of the woods in Natick, photographed by Chuck Hill.
Chuck Hill photographed these chicken of the woods mushrooms near Pickerel Pond in Natick.
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A brown thrasher in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a brown thrasher in Maynard.
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An osprey along the Sudbury River in Wayland, photographed by Nicci Meadow.
Nicci Meadow photographed this osprey along the Sudbury River in Wayland.
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A coyote in Maynard, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori used an automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this coyote in Maynard.
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A monarch butterfly in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a monarch butterfly in Maynard.
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A white-tailed deer buck in Maynard, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori used an automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this white-tailed deer buck in Maynard.

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