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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 northern flicker in Westborough, photographed by John Carter.
John Carter photographed this northern flicker in Westborough.
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A bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a bald eagle and a spring azure at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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An American goldfinch in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed an American goldfinch in Sudbury.
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Mushrooms at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by William Watt.
William Watt photographed mushrooms along the trails at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
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A house wren in Hudson, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed this house wren in Hudson.
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Mushrooms at Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland, photographed by Molly Kim.
Molly Kim photographed mushrooms along the trail at Greenways Conservation Area in Wayland.
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A monarch butterfly at Cedar Hill in Northborough, photographed by Laura Lane.
Laura Lane photographed this monarch butterfly at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation in Northborough.
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A Baltimore oriole at Cedar Hill in Northborough, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed a Baltimore oriole, a blue dasher, a cedar waxwing, a downy woodpecker, a gray catbird, an indigo bunting, a ruby meadowhawk, and a twelve-spotted skimmer at SVT's...
Debbie Costine recorded this video of a green frog in Southborough.
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An American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed American goldfinches, cabbage white butterflies, a wood nymph butterfly, a great golden digger wasp, monarch butterflies, pearl crescent butterflies, a skipper butterfly, a wedge-shaped beetle, an eastern...
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A fisher at SVT's Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area in Wayland, photographed by Carole Hohl.
Carole Hohl photographed a fisher and a mushroom at SVT's Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area in Wayland.
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A red-spotted admiral at SVT's Gray Reservation in Sudbury, photographed by Irene Gruenfeld.
Irene Gruenfeld photographed this red-spotted admiral butterfly at SVT's Gray Reservation in Sudbury.
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A bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these bald eagles at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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Cotton-tailed rabbits in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed young cotton-tailed rabbits and a ruby-throated hummingbird in Harvard.
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Mallards at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed mallards, a great blue heron, and an osprey at Hager Pond in Marlborough.

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