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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 bobcat in Stow, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Steve Cumming.
Steve Cumming used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this bobcat in Stow.
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A gray squirrel in Northborough, photographed by Sandy Howard.
Sandy Howard photographed this gray squirrel at her Northborough bird feeder.
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A belted kingfisher at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this belted kingfisher at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A ruby-crowned kinglet in Lincoln, photographed by Ron McAdow.
Ron McAdow photographed a ruby-crowned kinglet in Lincoln.
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A blue jay at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a blue jay, an eastern phoebe, and a palm warbler 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 a bald eagle and ring-necked ducks on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A mallard at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a mallard, a mute swan, and an osprey at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A gray catbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a gray catbird and a wood frog at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A river otter near Fairhaven Bay in Concord, photographed with an automatically triggered wildlife camera by Ron McAdow.
Ron McAdow used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this river otter near Fairhaven Bay in Concord.
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A green heron at Fyfeshire Conservation Land in Bolton, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this green heron at Fyfeshire Conservation Area in Bolton.
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Mute swans on the Assabet River in Hudson, photographed by Diane Seligman.
Diane Seligman photographed these mute swans on the Assabet River in Hudson.
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Mushrooms in Marlborough, photographed by Diane Seligman.
Diane Seligman photographed these mushrooms in Marlborough.
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A ruby-throated hummingbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a ruby-throated hummingbird, a house wren, and northern mockingbirds at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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An eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, photographed by William Watt.
William Watt photographed an eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, large milkweed bugs, and a painted turtle at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
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A bronze cutworm moth on goldenrod in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed a bronze cutworm moth on goldenrod in Northborough.

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