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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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An eastern chipmunk in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this eastern chipmunk in Bolton.
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An ovenbird in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this ovenbird in Bolton.
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A gray tree frog in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this gray tree frog in Bolton.
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Debbie Costine photographed this Jack-in-the-pulpit in Southborough.
Debbie Costine photographed this Jack-in-the-pulpit in Southborough.
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A common garter snake at Peppergrass Brook Conservation Area in Bedford, photographed by Chris Reardon.
Chris Reardon photographed this common garter snake at Peppergrass Brook Conservation Area in Bedford.
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A monarch butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a monarch butterfly, a chipping sparrow, a grass-carrying wasp, and an American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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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 mute swan at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A belted kingfisher at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a belted kingfisher and a great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A green heron at Horse Meadows Knoll in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this green heron at Horse Meadows Knoll in Harvard.
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An ovenbird in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed an ovenbird, a brown creeper, and a red squirrel in Bolton.
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A clouded sulphur butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a clouded sulphur, monarchs, an American lady, and a black swallowtail at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A northern bobwhite in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this northern bobwhite in Bolton.
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A snapping turtle at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this snapping turtle at Hager Pond in Marlborough.

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