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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 Canada goose gosling at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Canada goose gosling, a great blue heron, a family of mallards, a red-shouldered hawk being chased by a red-winged blackbird, eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies, a greater...
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A family of mute swans at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a family of mute swans and a great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A barred owl in Framingham, photographed by Jill Baker.
Jill Baker photographed these barred owls in Framingham.
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Great blue heron nests in Sudbury, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed these great blue herons at their nests near Feeley Fields in Sudbury.
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A rose-breasted grosbeak in Framingham, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this rose-breasted grosbeak in Framingham.
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A white-tailed deer in Framingham, photographed with and automatically triggered wildlife camera by Margaret McKane.
Margaret McKane used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this white-tailed deer in Framingham.
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A white-tailed deer, fawn, and wood ducks in Framingham, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Margaret McKane.
Margaret McKane used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph a white-tailed deer and its fawn in front of wood ducks in Framingham.
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An eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed this eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly in Harvard.
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A cotton-tailed rabbit in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this cotton-tailed rabbit in Framingham.
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A river otter at the Raymond Reservation in Sudbury, photographed by Will Malan.
Will Malan photographed this river otter at the Raymond Reservation in Sudbury.
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A common garter snake at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by William Watt.
William Watt photographed this common garter snake at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard.
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A red-tailed hawk with a milk snake in Lincoln, photographed by Ron McAdow.
Ron McAdow photographed this red-tailed hawk with a milk snake in Lincoln.
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A brown-headed cowbird at Bowers Spring in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a brown-headed cowbird, a painted turtle, and a yellow-rumped warbler at Bowers Springs in Bolton.
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An American goldfinch in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
American goldfinches in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
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A pair of house sparrows in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a pair of house sparrows, a northern mockingbird, and a red-tailed hawk in Southborough.

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