Good for me but not so good for wildlife

[upsidedown]

Snuck out for a few holes after the rain.

First tee shot away to see an explosion of feathers 40 yards out, closer inspection and had killed a small bird in flight Guess it was quick for it, but still felt bad. On the plus side it did mean i was in the middle of the fairway and went on to par 9 of the 10 holes

 

[Andy808]

Good to see you took a photo as evidence of your violent escapade on the first tee.

 

[Tongo]

Well its not every day that happens!

I've managed to hit a horse at the Bramshaw Forest course in the past but it wasn't a full blown shot as i scuffed the tee shot and it flicked the ground before hitting said horse on the rump! He seemed ok as i passed him.

 

[patricks148]

Snuck out for a few holes after the rain.

First tee shot away to see an explosion of feathers 40 yards out, closer inspection and had killed a small bird in flight Guess it was quick for it, but still felt bad. On the plus side it did mean i was in the middle of the fairway and went on to par 9 of the 10 holes

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TIT?




as in looks like a blue tit!

 

[Foxholer]

TIT?




as in looks like a blue tit!

Blue Tits have Yellow Breast.

Does look like a Tit though.

Marsh or Willow Tit? - hard to tell any difference. Both rather endangered - especially from Golfers!

Not the most pleasant experience is it!

 

[upsidedown]

No not the best

Agree it was some kind of Tit.

 

[palindromicbob]

So you finished 1 under. Parred nine with a birdie on the first.


I'll get my coat.

 

[CliveW]

.... That's the state of the grass in your fairways???

 

[upsidedown]

.... That's the state of the grass in your fairways???

No the rough between tee and fairway.

 

[srixon 1]

A similar thing happened to a friend of mine a couple of years ago. Hit his ball into a tree and a pigeon fell out. Dead of course.

 

[chrisg]

Blue Tits have Yellow Breast.

Does look like a Tit though.

Marsh or Willow Tit? - hard to tell any difference. Both rather endangered - especially from Golfers!

Not the most pleasant experience is it!

Pied wagtail?

 

[Mark_Aged_42]

A similar thing happened to a friend of mine a couple of years ago. Hit his ball into a tree and a pigeon fell out. Dead of course.

The tree or the pigeon?

 

[Sats]

Thats unfortunate, but an accident. I wonder what the odds were on that.

 

[srixon 1]

A similar thing happened to a friend of mine a couple of years ago. Hit his ball into a tree and a pigeon fell out. Dead of course.

The tree or the pigeon?

The pigeon and the ball, he was behind the tree.:smirk:

 

[Fish]

I've come close to hitting a few tits on some courses :smirk:

 

[williamalex1]

Thats unfortunate, but an accident. I wonder what the odds were on that.

A lot less than me getting a birdie at the first.:rofl:

 

[louise_a]

Blue tit or a Coal tit I think, the only ones with a black collar, a better photo of the head would have helped with identification.

 

[vkurup]

What r the rules of hitting wildlife on the course... Can you take it home and make a stew or is that for the guys in the group behind?