My local driving range now has a guard........

John_Findlay

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......peacock !!

Lovely plummage, the Norwegian Blue.

Went to the range last night and this wouldn't let me in the door. It was obviously a sign that I shouldn't have bothered practicing because I hardly hit a decent shot.

In future I shall heed the warnings of the Peacock of Doom.

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wow, some nice pictures there, a funny story also. Were the range aware of its presence? I am surprised they didn't try and get rid of it.
 

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can't compete with the peacock but we had ducks swimming in the standing water on the range.

have you noticed how crows never bother moving unless a ball is coming very close?
 
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Get Bill Oddie out there, he'll love that!

I'd imagine that the threat of a Peacock rushing you could put you off your swing John!
 

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I'm going there again today. I think it fancied me.

Yes, it's a posh range that has a peacock on reception. I'll be having my butler hit my shots from now on, though, whilst I sip champagne in my cravate. Seems a damned effort to be hitting all those fangle balls.
 
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I aim at .........the poor guy who drives the tractor!

Well we all do that I'm sure - the stationary targets get boring, and you do need a real test afterall!!
 

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John,

One of these scared the #### out of me one day last year when I was wandering over to the range, the peacock was in the wee recess to the right of your first picture, as I passed the end of the wall the peacock let out a bit of a squack, I almost #### myself!

Makes a change from the pidgeons and seagulls at my own course.
 

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Quite a lot of birds are cool under fire. I was aiming at some cranes in Florida and was getting seriously close to them, but they weren't bothered at all. I don't think their brains are up to much. Bird brain is a well thought out insult.
 

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When the male Peacocks start calling it sounds like they're saying 'Hey youuuuu !'


In fact the missus and I call them Hey-You's now...but then we call Pheasants 'Suicidal Sids' as they seem hell bent on throwing themselves under your moving car at every opportunity - complete nutters.





...we don't get out much :eek:
 

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We just have a moggie that sleeps on the desk at the range, Although today as i walked into the bay it was on the matt and I scared it by dropping my bag before I seen it. Stupid thing ran on to the range!
 
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