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

[John_Findlay]

......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.

 

[theeaglehunter]

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.

 

[Nico]

Fantastic pictures,briliant story,top post!!

 

[USER1999]

Wow, fantastic. Every range should get one.

 

[Ken_A]

LOL thats a unique feature!

 

[viscount17]

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?

 

[Deleted member 1147]

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!

 

[forefortheday]

Get Tripp Isenhour on it he'll sort it out!

It could go with the nice rare eagle he killed the other month!

 

[Glenfish]

Great Picture that!! You sure have a posh driving range, do you have a butler to carry your clubs and to place the balls on the tees?

 

[AliB]

Great picture John
Can't compete with the peacock, but then we don't have a range either

AliB

 

[John_Findlay]

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.

 

[OldWindy]

A peacock would be a nice change from the sheep and cattle we aim at.

 

[forefortheday]

I aim at the motorcyclists doing their tests at my local range and of course the poor guy who drives the tractor!

 

[Deleted member 1147]

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!!

 

[DCB]

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.

 

[USER1999]

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.

 

[vig]

I understand they are very nice roasted MMmmm.

No animals were harmed in the writing of this post.

 

[billyg]

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

 

[TonyN]

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!

 

[madandra]

Nice birdie John.