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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 e-newsletter 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 2023: We've collected 50 of our favorite images from 2023 into an online photo album for you to enjoy. 

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A turkey in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a turkey and a white-tailed deer in Framingham.
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A vesper bluet at Lake Cochituate in Wayland, photographed by Greg Dysart.
Greg Dysart photographed this vesper bluet at Lake Cochituate in Wayland.
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A dog-day cicada in Natick, photographed by Greg Dysart.
Greg Dysart photographed a dog-day cicada in Natick.
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An eastern tiger swallowtail in Wayland, photographed by Shelley Trucksis.
Shelley Trucksis photographed an eastern tiger swallowtail, a hummingbird clearwing moth, a monarch butterfly, and a northern leopard frog in Wayland.
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Cedar waxwings at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed cedar waxwings, an eastern tiger swallowtail, and a spicebush swallowtail at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
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A pearl crescent butterfly and a honey bee at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a pearl crescent butterfly and a honey bee at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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Eastern kingbirds at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Jim DeLuco.
Jim DeLuco photographed eastern kingbirds, a wood duck, and a double-crested cormorant at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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A double-crested cormorant with a fish at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this double-crested cormorant at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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An American robin at Feeley Field in Sudbury, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this American robin at Feeley Field in Sudbury.
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A Clymene moth in Northborough, photographed by Marnie Frankian.
Marnie Frankian photographed this Clymene moth in Northborough.
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A blue dasher at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a blue dasher dragonfly, a painted turtle, and wood ducks at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
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A belted kingfisher at Bruce's Pond in Hudson, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a belted kingfisher and a great blue heron at Bruce's Pond in Hudson.
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Two house sparrows, including a leucistic individual, at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed house sparrows (including a leucistic house sparrow), a ruby-throated hummingbird, and a spicebush swallowtail at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Ron McAdow shared these video clips of otters and a mink from his automatically triggered wildlife camera at a beaver dam in Concord.
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A gray catbird with a bug at Macomber Reservation in Framingham, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed this gray catbird at Macomber Reservation in Framingham.

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