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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 muskrat at Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area in Westborough, photographed by Nancy Wright.
Nancy Wright photographed a muskrat and pussy willows at the Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area in Westborough.
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A northern cardinal in Westborough, photographed by Nancy Wright.
Nancy Wright photographed this northern cardinal in Westborough.
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A pair of bald eagles at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a pair of bald eagles at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A great blue heron and a painted turtle at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a great blue heron and a painted turtle at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A northern flicker at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a mating pair of northern flickers at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A mallard at Mill Pond in Maynard, photographed by William Watt.
William Watt photographed this mallard at Mill Pond in Maynard.
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A turkey in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this turkey in Framingham.
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A black-capped chickadee at a cavity nest in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a black-capped chickadee at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a family of Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Russ Place shared this video of a family of barred owls in a nest box in Bolton.
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An eastern towhee at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, photographed by Dan Trippe.
Dan Trippe photographed an eastern towhee, a mallard, and a palm warbler at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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A snapping turtle at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Dan Trippe.
Dan Trippe photographed a snapping turtle at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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A house sparrow at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Dan Trippe.
Dan Trippe photographed a house sparrow and a pair of ring-necked ducks at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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A brown-headed cowbird at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Dan Trippe.
Dan Trippe photographed a brown-headed cowbird and a northern flicker at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.
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Ospreys at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Dan Trippe.
Dan Trippe photographed a pair of ospreys at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury.

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