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Your 10 BestA new and regular feature of the DHT will be YOUR TEN BEST, and we encourage

you to be a part of it. Essentially, it is a Top 10 list – in no particular order – that is relevant to you and your community. To give you an idea of what we are looking for from your our readers, we’ve asked former DHT photographer Randy Vanderveen to submit his Top 10 list, and as so many of our readers have told us over the years – they love Randy’s bird shots. So we asked Randy to share with us his 10 best places in and around the city to photograph our feathered friends and which ones he enjoys capturing with his lens.

•Submit YOUR 10 BEST to frinne@bowesnet.com, photos optional but welcome, and be eligible for some great prizes from the DHT •

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Pantone 1675 U (Solid Uncoated)

Muskoseepi Park or following tractors seeding or harrowing across the Peace.

herringgulls

Valhalla or LaGlace Lake or any of the small lakes in that area of the county.

trumpeterswans

Late fall and winter in neighbourhoods or farm yards with mature trees that bear fruit: Mountain ash, crabapple trees and Nanking cherry trees.

Bohemianwaxwings

Found near the edges of Bear Lake or along the Smoky River.

Baldeagles

Found in the south or east side of Crystal Lake or the north side of Little Lake in Saskatoon Island Provincial Park.

ruddYducks

From the boardwalk/dock at Crystal Lake.

BaBYcoots

Found throughout the Peace in areas treed with large spruce trees where birds like to fly in for cover.

BluejaYs

Found anywhere in the Peace Country’s skies in fall and spring when they are staging or migrating.

canada geese

Found in Evergreen Park or Sakatoon Island Provincial Park. Get out of your car and walk.

ruffedgrouse

Found in the winter months anywhere in the Peace Country. Even literally in front of your house.

common raVens