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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 wood duck in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this pair of wood ducks in Maynard.
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A sharp-shinned hawk in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this sharp-shinned hawk in Maynard.
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Gail Sartori photographed this great blue heron at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Sudbury.
Gail Sartori photographed a great blue heron and a song sparrow at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Sudbury.
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A ring-necked duck in Wayland, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this ring-necked duck on Dudley Pond in Wayland.
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A glossy ibis in Concord, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed these glossy ibises in Concord.
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A painted turtle in Stow, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a painted turtle and a mute swan in Stow.
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A red-winged blackbird at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a red-winged blackbird and song sparrows at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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A glossy ibis in Concord, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this glossy ibis in Concord.
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A brown-headed cowbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these brown-headed cowbirds at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A great blue heron at Bartlett Pond in Northborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this great blue heron at Bartlett Pond in Northborough.
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A pair of hooded mergansers at MacCallum Wildlife Management Area in Northborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed hooded mergansers, tree swallows, buffleheads, and ring-necked ducks at MacCallum Wildlife Management Area in Northborough.
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A Canada goose at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Canada goose, a mallard, and a mute swan at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A black-capped chickadee at Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a black-capped chickadee, a downy woodpecker, and an eastern chipmunk at Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln.
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A great blue heron at Bartlett Pond in Northborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this great blue heron at Bartlett Pond in Northborough.
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A northern flicker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this northern flicker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

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