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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 Halloween pennant at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Halloween pennant and a red-winged blackbird at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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An American toad at the Desert Natural Area in Marlborough, photographed by Eric Crockwell.
Eric Crockwell photographed an American toad, a common garter snake, a downy woodpecker, and an ebony jewelwing damselfly at the Desert Natural Area in Marlborough.
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A red-tailed hawk in Southborough, photographed by Eric Crockwell.
Eric Crockwell photographed this red-tailed hawk in Southborough.
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A common grackle in Southborough, photographed by Eric Crockwell.
Eric Crockwell photographed this common grackle in Southborough.
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Tree swallows at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed tree swallows at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A gray catbird with a frog at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a gray catbird with a frog, an eastern kingbird, and a northern flicker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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Wood ducks at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, photographed by Steve Forman..
Steve Forman photographed wood ducks at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
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An osprey at a nest in Sudbury, photographed by Wayne Dion.
Wayne Dion photographed an osprey at a nest in Sudbury.
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An American robin nest in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photogaphed an American robin nest with eggs outside her home in Harvard.
Jill Miller used her automatically triggered wildlife camera to record this video of a family of raccoons in Natick.
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A mallard at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a mallard, an ant, a great blue heron, and a mallard duckling at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A wood frog at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed a wood frog at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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A family of mallards in Stow, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a family of mallards and a scarlet tanager in Stow.
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A great crested flycatcher in Stow, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this great crested flycatcher in Stow.
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A woodchuck in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this woodchuck in Maynard.

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