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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 house sparrow at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a house sparrow, a killdeer, and mute swans at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A Baltimore oriole in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed this Baltimore oriole in Sudbury.
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A cotton-tailed rabbit in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a cotton-tailed rabbit and a gray squirrel in Framingham.
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Milkweed bugs in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed these milkweed bugs in Northborough.
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A tachinid fly in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed this tachinid fly in Northborough.
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A hummingbird clearwing moth in Stow, photographed by Guy Washburn.
Guy Washburn photographed this hummingbird clearwing moth on garden flox in Stow.
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A gray tree frog in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed a gray tree frog and a tan jumping spider in Northborough.
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A cedar waxwing at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these cedar waxwings at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A chickweed geometer moth in Concord, photographed by Lyell Slade.
Lyell Slade photographed a chickweed geometer moth, a clouded sulphur, a little wood satyr, a snowberry clearwing moth, and a cuckoo wasp in Concord.
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A monarch butterfly at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a monarch butterfly at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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A great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron and a great egret at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A cotton-tailed rabbit in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed this cotton-tailed rabbit in Harvard.
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A monarch butterfly caterpillar in Wayland, photographed by Mimsy Beckwith.
Mimsy Beckwith photographed this monarch caterpillar in Wayland.
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Beaked hazelnuts at Brues Woods in Sudbury, photographed by Laura Mattei.
Laura Mattei photographed beaked hazelnuts at SVT's Brues Woods in Sudbury.

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