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Nature Sightings images and videos show the many species of wildlife that make their homes in the SVT region. 

SVT cares for some of this region’s most important forests, wetlands, and grasslands—natural areas that support wildlife habitat that is crucial to the species we feel lucky to 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 for everyone to enjoy. In addition to displaying the images on this page, we also post selected images to our Facebook and Instagram pages, and we send a monthly Nature Sightings enewsletter to interested subscribers. Subscribe.

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.
 

Best of 2022 Photo Album

We're grateful to everyone who shares their sightings throughout the seasons, and as we look forward to 2023, we're taking this time to share some of the best images from 2022.  View our picks in the SVT Nature Sightings, Best of 2022 Google Photo Album

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Hooded Mergansers in Harvard, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed these hooded mergansers in Harvard.
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An eastern bluebird in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this eastern bluebird in Bolton.
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A skunk cabbage emerging from snow in Bolton, photographed by Jon Turner.
Jon Turner photographed this skunk cabbage emerging from snow in Bolton.
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A bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this bald eagle at the Sudbury Reservoir in Southborough.
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A wood duck at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this pair of wood ducks at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Painted turtles at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these painted turtles at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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Mating Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed these mating Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A wood duck at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a wood duck and a mallard at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A belted kingfisher in Stow, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this belted kingfisher in Stow.
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A wood duck in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this pair of wood ducks in Maynard.
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A sharp-shinned hawk in Maynard, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this sharp-shinned hawk in Maynard.
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Gail Sartori photographed this great blue heron at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Sudbury.
Gail Sartori photographed a great blue heron and a song sparrow at SVT's Lyons-Cutler Conservation Land in Sudbury.
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A ring-necked duck in Wayland, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed this ring-necked duck on Dudley Pond in Wayland.
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A glossy ibis in Concord, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed these glossy ibises in Concord.
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A painted turtle in Stow, photographed by Gail Sartori.
Gail Sartori photographed a painted turtle and a mute swan in Stow.

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