This past weekend, I was playing a local 9-hole golf course and was held-up on the third tee because of a flock of turkeys in the fairway (see photo above). This is why I love golf – because it’s out in nature and not some fenced-in field somewhere.

And fall is a good time to spy creatures on the course as many are out and about foraging. Earlier this year, I saw a few deer in the fairway during one round, but they were too fast for me to get a photo.

Besides the obvious birds (including hawks, geese, ducks, swans, cranes, roadrunners, etc.) and many deer and squirrels, I’ve also seen foxes; rabbits; alligators (on Hilton Head Island, SC); snakes (on multiple occasions); chipmunks; coatimundi (on a course in Mexico); lizards; frogs; bison; turtles; and even some cool fish (including a koi-stocked pond on one course). I’ve also seen a scorpion stinger stuck into a course worker’s boot (though I didn’t see the actual scorpion).

What I have not seen is Bigfoot – though I’m still holding out hope (someone in the Pacific Northwest must have seen a squatch on the course??).

Anyway, we’ve started our own photo collection of animals on golf courses on our Pinterest page – check out the board: Creatures on the Course (see below).

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So, what creatures have you seen on your local course – anything cool, scary or interesting? Let us know in the comments!