It's that time of year again - the young are hatching and...

[bong_crosby]

I'm getting attacked. Yesterday was the first time this year that the Red Winged Blackbirds ganged up on me and if it's like other years will continue through June. They build their nests in marshy areas and are very defensive if you wander too close. If you've never experienced a couple male Blackbirds defending their territory, they swoop down from behind (they won't do it if you're looking at them) and make a noise like really loud radio static. They are very good at the sneak attack and it always scares the shit out of me.

If you ride a cart, you won't notice (along with a myriad of other things) since you fly by too fast to be a threat. But for us walkers, they are a bane to a nice walk in the grass.

I remember playing in Oklahoma a long time ago and they had a problem with a large type of bird with sharp claws attacking the golfers. Some were actually drawing blood. The fix was to walk around with your driver held up over your head and that would take the brunt of the attack.

So, do any of you have wildlife that comes after you on the course? Cart girls don't count.

[Kieran123]

Bees.


Seriously. EVERYTIME I go out I have at least one bee on me constantly and no one else in our group has any issues. I don't wear bright colors, but they are always on my case......halfway through a swing I'll have a bee in my face.

It's becoming a joke.

EDIT: Maybe it's my Slingshots and the green and black? My Nickent has the same colors too.....hmmmm I also use yellow and black Golf Pride grips....

[bong_crosby]

Bees.

Cologne?

When I was in junior high we'd eat lunch outside. The seagulls would always congregate for handouts. Poor, Rick Crofts would always get shit on. I think he took "shrapnel" four or five times that school year. It got to be pretty comical.

[Kieran123]

Cologne?

I tried that even....I've switched multiple times

[Koth]

I've never been attacked because I know enough about Canadian Geese attacks to leave them alone. Those suckers will break your arm with their super beak attack. Yesterday there were two greens that had a family of geese on them, so instead of driving the short par three, I just dropped my ball on the fringe and counted that as one shot.

[James_Black]

There used to be bees around but not anymore.

Earlier in the year the swans has their chicks(or whatever you call a baby swan) and were very protective....
One day I hit a shot within 6 feet of one of them, and the swan came over to me wings out and hissing. I've heard they can break an arm so that pro V1 stayed by the lake.....