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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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An eastern tailed-blue butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an eastern tailed-blue butterfly, a monarch butterfly, a red-tailed hawk, and a spicebush swallowtail butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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An American crow at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, an American crow, a gray catbird, and a monarch butterfly at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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An American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an American goldfinch and eastern kingbirds at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A song sparrow at SVT's Gowing's Swamp in Concord, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a song sparrow and tawny cotton grass at SVT's Gowing's Swamp in Concord.
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An American goldfinch at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed an American goldfinch, a monarch butterfly, and a song sparrow at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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A mute swan at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed these mute swans at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard.
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Great blue heron chicks in a nest at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed these great blue heron chicks at their nest in Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard.
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A great blue heron at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed this great blue heron at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard.
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A gray squirrel at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed a gray squirrel and a red-tailed hawk at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A mallard (left) and two wood ducks on Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed a mallard (left) and two wood ducks at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed this great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A beaver at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed this beaver at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A downy woodpecker at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Jim Deluco.
Jim DeLuco photographed a Downy Woodpecker, mallards, and a red-tailed hawk at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A red fox stalking a mallard (which got away) at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Jim Deluco.
Jim DeLuco photographed a red fox stalking a mallard (which got away) at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A red squirrel at Forty Caves Conservation Area in Berlin, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this red squirrel at Forty Caves Conservation Area in Berlin.

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