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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 white-tailed deer in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this white-tailed deer in Harvard.
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A bald eagle in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this juvenile bald eagle in Harvard.
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A melanistic gray squirrel in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a melanistic gray squirrel and a yellow-bellied sapsucker in Bolton.
Kevin Kaeding shared this video of a bobcat in his Marlborough driveway.
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Eastern bluebirds at feeders in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed these eastern bluebirds at her feeders in Harvard.
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Nancy Wright took part in the 2023 Great Backyard Bird Count, counting 16 species in her Westborough back yard over a 2-hour period.
Nancy Wright shared this collage of 16 species that she counted and photographed in her Westborough back yard during the 2023 Great Backyard Bird Count. Nancy captured the images between...
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Hooded mergansers in Wayland, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed these hooded mergansers in Wayland.
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Canada geese, ring-necked ducks, and a mallard at Dudley Pond in Wayland, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed Canada geese, ring-necked ducks, and a mallard at Dudley Pond in Maynard.
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A fisher in Boylston, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Jim Makuc.
Jim Makuc used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this fisher in Boylston.
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Common mergansers in Acton, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed these common mergansers in Acton.
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American crows at Mill Pond in Maynard, photographed by Dany Pelletier.
Dany Pelletier photographed American crows and Canada geese at Mill Pond in Maynard.
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A hooded merganser and a mallard in Stow, photographed by Steve Trefry.
Steve Trefry photographed a hooded merganser, a mallard, and white-tailed deer in Stow.
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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 at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A pair of mating mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a mating pair of mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Ron McAdow used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of an otter on the ice near Fairhaven Bay in Concord.

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