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I don't suppose "Wild Life On The Golf Course" would not include some of the "Wild Life" I have seen in back yards. 😃

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Just a topic for photos, videos, etc. of wildlife/animals on the golf course.  

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Found this little guy at Southern Pines when I almost stepped on him in some pine straw and grasses near a tee box. I thought he was a bottle cap or something as his shell looked to be quite different

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So my wife and I are walking into the pro shop at a course on Marco Island back in the 90s. We step over a big black hose that’s lying on the cement path. I look back and the hose moves off into the b

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9 hours ago, David in FL said:

Ding ding ding!  :beer:

 

You're just nit pickin' now.   Come to Michigan where we speak real English!   😉

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IowaGreg Dedicated Member

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On ‎10‎/‎13‎/‎2019 at 8:33 PM, David in FL said:

Alright, this is a test...

What are those?

FWIW, 70% will get this wrong...

Canada Goose. although the 3rd one from the left is actually Canadian... You can tell by his accent ..  Honk.. Ehh..

The course was looking for animals that were tearing up the course. My playing partner that day couldn't find his drive until we looked a little closer…….  Of course we had go give him a hard time about playing it where it lies...….  LOL

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I don't think those are blue herons, but sandhill cranes.

[Images below from allaboutbirds.org]

Sandhil Crane:

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Blue Heron:

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David in FL Incredible Member

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3 hours ago, Cantankerish said:

Blue Herons.  They are huge, very loud, and cheeky.

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Not herons.  Sandhill Cranes.  

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We had plenty of sand cranes at the GM Proving Grounds.   They can be very loud.

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On 11/14/2019 at 4:58 PM, David in FL said:

Not herons.  Sandhill Cranes.  

Yep! Not blue herons! We have tons around here, including several big rookeries where they nest! They really don't make much noise except when they squawk. A very guttural, raspy sound! 

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Here's a wrinkle for you ornithologists.  This fellow tagged alongside us yesterday.  Not quite as fearless  though.  Until my education from you folks last week, I would have guessed that this is the same bird.  But it does not even look like the photo by sjduffers.  The head here is black on top.  Is THIS a Blue Heron?

EDIT:  It looks like some have black on the top of the head, just based upon an image search.

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IowaGreg Dedicated Member

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2 hours ago, Cantankerish said:

  Is THIS a Blue Heron?

Yes......

 

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I wish I had pictures of some things I've seen... One course, now closed, had foxes, hawks and an incredible assortment of fish in the lakes. Living in Miami, I've seen gators in a few ponds and a wonderful selection of colorful birds. Up in Temple Terrace, Florida one time, there were some Bald Eagle nests and quite of few of them watching us play. When i lived in Jamaica, there was a surprising total lack of wildlife, other than small lizards.

All of that aside though, THIS was the strangest wildlife I've seen on a golf course.20190722_115059.thumb.jpg.51e392e2f89b35d4e7bbe366ee6ce28f.jpg

I've had a good day if I don't fall out of the cart...


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Two juvenile bald eagles today.  It’s hard to tell without a reference for size, but these are big birds.  I’d guesstimate close to 6 feet wingspans when they took the fish they had just caught up into the trees...

 

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Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
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Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
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6 minutes ago, David in FL said:

Two juvenile bald eagles today.  It’s hard to tell without a reference for size, but these are big birds.  I’d guesstimate close to 6 feet wingspans when they took the fish they had just caught up into the trees...

 

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Are you sure those aren't turkey vultures and Rickie Fowler is standing just out of frame?


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Wood storks today...

 

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In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Buckeyebowman Super Member

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On 1/18/2020 at 7:38 PM, David in FL said:

Two juvenile bald eagles today.  It’s hard to tell without a reference for size, but these are big birds.  I’d guesstimate close to 6 feet wingspans when they took the fish they had just caught up into the trees...

 

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Uh, just so you know, the eagle on the left is a mature Bald Eagle! Thus the white head and neck! The one on the right has not yet reached sexual maturity, thus the coloration. 

 

 

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17 minutes ago, Buckeyebowman said:

Uh, just so you know, the eagle on the left is a mature Bald Eagle! Thus the white head and neck! The one on the right has not yet reached sexual maturity, thus the coloration. 

 

 

Close, but not quite.  If it were fully mature, the tail feathers would’ve also been white.  They’re not.  It was very noticeable when they flew off.  Also, though a little tough to tell in the pic, the beak is not yet fully yellow.  Probably about 4 years old...

We have a lot of eagles down here.

 

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In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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