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Posted April 12, 2015, 3:51 pm
BY
Meg Mirshak
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Staff Writer

Blue heron visits No. 16 during final round

 

A blue heron swooped into a landing spot on No. 16, giving Mike Thallemer and Sam Tucker, both of Nash­ville, Tenn., a chance to watch wildlife between tee shots.

“First time, I’ve ever seen that (on a golf course),” Tucker said. “We were trying to watch the golf.”

The 16th hole has been a popular spot for wildlife sightings this week. The blue heron has been flying overhead several mornings but Sunday was the first time it was seen landing, security and gallery guards said.

In addition to turtles and bullfrogs that are commonly seen on the banks of the pond at No. 16, a snake was seen earlier this week slithering out of the azalea bushes.

Thallemer and Tucker watched the blue heron pose on the edge of the hole before walking to the water’s edge and dipping its beak in to snatch food. Meanwhile, Jamie Donaldson and Graeme McDowell were going through routines before their tee shots.

The heron flew away toward a line of pine trees, so Thallemer and Tucker turned their attention to a turtle resting on the bank as the golfers walked to the green.

 

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