I played the front nine of the Blue course a few times over the last couple of days. The brood of Canada Geese that live on the 3rd/4th look pretty near fully-fledged now. They did present a potential obstacle as I lined up my putt on the 3rd, but moved out of the way to see me 2 putt for the usual 5.
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| Canada Geese [3rd Blue] |
On the way to Blue course, just to the left of the bridge I came across a patch of these fungi, known as the Death Cap.
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| Death Cap Amanita phalloides [1st Blue] |
You will probably guess from the name that they don't make good eating. In fact they are considered to be the most poisonous fungi on earth. If you are feeling a bit peckish pre-round and tempted to chew on one, you may want to consider this note on the symptoms of poisoning:
'Within 6 to 12 hours after consumption, violent abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea appear, causing rapid loss of fluid from the tissues and intense thirst. Signs of severe involvement of the liver, kidneys, and central nervous system soon follow, including a decrease in urinary output and a lowering of blood sugar. This condition leads to coma and death in more than 50 percent of the incidents.'
There are a lot of Brown Hares around the courses at the moment. One behaviour that I see a lot is that they crouch down very low in an attempt to stay hidden. This is very effective in the thick rough where I have almost trodden on a couple - less effective on the short grass though..
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| Brown Hare [5th Blue] |
It is the time of year when there are lots of young birds hunting insects around the estate. They quite often hunt together in waves of various species. I had an enjoyable 20 minutes this morning on the 10th tee watching a mixture of Treecreepers, Spotted Flycatchers, Blue Tits, Long-tailed Tits and the odd Treecreeper.
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| Spotted Flycatcher [10th Blue] |
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| Treecreeper [10th Blue] |
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