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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 beaver at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a beaver, mallards, a silver-spotted skipper, a snapping turtle, a painted turtle, and wood ducks at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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A turkey vulture at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a turkey vulture and a ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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Ospreys at their nest in Sudbury, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed these ospreys in Sudbury.
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A white eastern chipmunk in Marlborough, photographed by Scott Cumming.
Scott Cumming photographed this white eastern chipmunk in Marlborough.
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An American lotus blossom in Framingham, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed American lotus blossoms and a killdeer in Framingham.
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A ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this ruby-throated hummingbird and a passing common green darner, which can act as a predator for hummingbirds, at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A gray catbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed gray catbirds, a red-winged blackbird, a great crested flycatcher, a house sparrow, an American goldfinch, a ruby-throated hummingbird, and a northern cardinal at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land...
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Great blue herons at their nest in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these great blue herons at their nest in Southborough.
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A great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Steve Forman.
A great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Steve Forman.
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A mallard at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mallards and a spicebush swallowtail butterfly at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A ruby-throated hummingbird in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed this ruby-throated hummingbird in Harvard.
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An American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American goldfinch, a bee, a cabbage white butterfly, tree swallows, a red-tailed hawk, and a ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A bobolink in Wayland, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this bobolink in Wayland.
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A ruby-throated hummingbird in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these ruby-throated hummingbirds in Framingham.
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An eastern kingbird at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an eastern kingbird and a great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.

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