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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 woodchuck in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this woodchuck in Lincoln.
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An American toad in Natick, photographed by Michael Sanders.
Michael Sanders recorded a video of a cotton-tailed rabbit and photographed an American toad at the Natick Town Forest.
Michael Sanders recorded this video of mute swans in Natick.
Harry Newell recorded this video of a pileated woodpecker at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
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Downy woodpeckers in Sudbury, photographed by Sarah Davis.
Sarah Davis photographed these downy woodpeckers on her window screen and bird feeder in Sudbury.
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An eastern tiger swallowtail in Stow, photographed by Laura Reiner.
Laura Reiner photographed this eastern tiger swallowtail in Stow.
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A downy woodpecker in Lincoln, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed downy woodpeckers and red squirrels in Lincoln.
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Mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Cinnamon fern at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed cinnamon fern, an eastern chipmunk, an eastern towhee, a gray catbird, an ovenbird, a pink ladys slipper, and a song sparrow at SVT's General Federation of Women's...
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An eastern tiger swallowtail in Berlin, photographed by Al Collinson.
Al Collinson photographed an eastern tiger swallowtail and a hummingbird clearwing moth in Berlin.
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A cotton-tailed rabbit in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this cotton-tailed rabbit in Lincoln.
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A beaver at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph a beaver, turkeys, and white-tailed deer at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
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A great blue heron at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron and wood ducks at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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A red-spotted admiral at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this red-spotted admiral at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this family of mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.

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