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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 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 turkey in Framingham, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this turkey in Framingham.
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Canada geese at Hopkinton State Park in Hopkinton, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a family of Canada geese, a killdeer, barn swallows, and a winter flirefly at Hopkinton State Park.
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A house sparrow at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a house sparrow, a barn swallow, a Canada goose, and mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Canada goose goslings at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Canada geese goslings and a great blue heron at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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A red-winged blackbird at Bartlett Pond in Northborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this red-winged blackbird at Bartlett Pond in Northborough.
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A green heron in Framingham, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Margaret McKane.
Margaret McKane used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this green heron in Framingham.
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A snapping turtle laying eggs at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
Dan Clawson photographed these snapping turtles laying eggs at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
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A red-tailed hawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a red-tailed hawk and a red-winged blackbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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Great blue herons at their nest in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed great blue herons on nests and a red-tailed hawk in Southborough.
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A great blue heron at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed great blue herons, a damselfly, and Canada geese and goslings at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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A vesper sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this vesper sparrow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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An American woodcock in Southborough, photographed by Debbie Costine.
Debbie Costine photographed this American woodcock in Southborough.
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A barred owl in Sudbury, photographed by Debra Rufo.
Debra Rufo photographed this barred owl in Sudbury.
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A pink lady's slipper at Reeve's Hill in Wayland, photographed by Shelley Trucksis.
Shelley Trucksis photographed this pink lady's slipper at Reeve's Hill in Wayland.
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A great blue heron in Wayland, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this great blue heron with a fish in Wayland.

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