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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 northern flicker in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this northern flicker in Maynard.
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A Carolina wren in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed a Carolina wren and an eastern bluebird in Sudbury.
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A mallard in Marlborough, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed these mallards in Marlborough.
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A sharp-shinned hawk in Berlin.
A member in Berlin photographed this sharp-shinned hawk near their home.
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An eastern bluebird in Berlin.
A member in Berlin photographed this eastern bluebird near their home.
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A Cooper's hawk in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a Cooper's hawk, a downy woodpecker, hooded mergansers, and a great blue heron in Bolton.
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Wood frogs at a vernal pool in Sudbury, photographed by Dawn Dentzer.
Dawn Dentzer photographed these mating wood frogs and wood frog eggs at a vernal pool near Tipling Rock in Sudbury.
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An American crow at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
Steve Forman photographed an American crow, Canada geese, a common grackle, a muskrat, and a red-winged blackbird at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
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An American robin at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this American robin at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A Canada goose at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Canada goose, a dust bathing house sparrow, and a ring-billed gull at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A European starling at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a European starling, a house sparrow, and a red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A bufflehead on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a bufflehead and a pair of common mergansers on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A red-bellied woodpecker in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a red-bellied woodpecker, an eastern bluebird, a red-tailed hawk, and two pairs of wood ducks in Bolton.
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A pair of common goldeneyes in Marlborough, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a pair of common goldeneyes and a common merganser in Marlborough.
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A mute swan on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Sandy Howard.
Sandy Howard photographed this mute swan at sunset on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.

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