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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 ring-necked duck on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these ring-necked ducks on the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A bald eagle at Fort Meadow Reservoir in Marlborough, photographed by William Dunbar.
William Dunbar photographed this bald eagle at Fort Meadow Reservoir in Marlborough.
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A turkey in Framingham, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this turkey in Framingham.
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A common goldeneye at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed a pair of common goldeneyes at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord.
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A bald eagle at SVT's Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area in Wayland, photographed by Carole Hohl.
Carole Hohl photographed this bald eagle at SVT's Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area in Wayland.
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Mute swans at the Sudbury Reservoir in Marlborough, photographed by William Watt.
William Watt photographed mute swans on the Sudbury Reservoir in Marlborough.
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Common mergansers over the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed common mergansers at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A Canada goose at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a Canada goose and a house sparrow at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A mallard at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Cindy Winer.
A mallard and ring-billed gulls at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Cindy Winer.
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A Carolina wren in Maynard, photographed by William Watt.
William Watt photographed a Carolina wren and an eastern bluebird in Maynard.
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A downy woodpecker in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this downy woodpecker at Vaughn Hills in Bolton.
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An American robin at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Reservation in Sudbury, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed an American robin at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Reservation in Sudbury.
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A European starling in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed a European starling, a red squirrel, a house finch, a red-breasted nuthatch, a northern cardinal, and a red-tailed hawk in Harvard.
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A brown creeper in Boxborough, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this brown creeper in Boxborough.
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A Carolina wren in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed a Carolina wren and a sharp-shinned hawk in Sudbury.

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