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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 common grackle in Concord, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a common grackle, a great blue heron, a painted turtle, a red-winged blackbird, a pair of tree swallows, and a turkey at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge...
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Painted turtles in Northborough, photographed by Allan Bezanson.
Allan Bezanson photographed painted turtles along the Old Farm Trail in Northborough.
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A pileated woodpecker at Mill Pond in Maynard, photographed by Dany Pelletier.
Dany Pelletier photographed this pileated woodpecker at Mill Pond in Maynard.
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A black-capped chickadee in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a black-capped chickadee, a gray squirrel, a house sparrow, and a northern cardinal in Framingham.
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A red fox in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this red fox in Lincoln.
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A woodchuck in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this woodchuck in Lincoln.
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A snapping turtle in Acton, photographed by Kate Tyrrell.
Kate Tyrrell photographed this snapping turtle in Acton.
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A blue jay at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a blue jay, a downy woodpecker, and a European starling at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A white-breasted nuthatch nesting at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this white-breasted nuthatch preparing a nest in a tree cavity at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A black-capped chickadee at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a black-capped chickadee, a house sparrow, and a red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A brown-headed cowbird at the Community Gardens in Wayland, photographed by Connie Schlotterbeck.
Connie Schlotterbeck photographed this pair of brown-headed cowbirds at the Community Gardens in Wayland.
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A great blue heron at Mill Pond in Maynard, photographed by Dany Pelletier.
Dany Pelletier photographed this great blue heron at Mill Pond in Maynard.
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Mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mallards and a northern rough-winged swallow at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A turkey in Hudson, photographed by Bill Watt.
Bill Watt photographed this turkey in Hudson.
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A bald eagle at its nest on Foss Reservoir in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this bald eagle at its nest on Foss Reservoir in Framingham.

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