By: Anna Lozyk Romeo

Anna Lozyk Romeo — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:49:44 +0000

Thanks Peter for your comment. Wow all that on the St. Andrew’s Golf Course. I pass by all the time on St. John’s sideroad or via Hamilton park. Definitely abundant in wildlife as you said. Thanks again for sharing. Anna

By: Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:19:48 +0000

I enjoyed your last post and far be it for me to rain on your parade but everything you mention, except the bees of course, are common sights on St Andrew’s Valley Golf Course.
The course has a number of large ponds most of which are inter-connected with the East Holland River which meanders throughout the entire course. It is common to see swans, geese, duck,mink,coyote,rabbit,muskrat and all sorts of smaller beasts….plus larger. We have deer seen regularly and even a Horned Owl that took up residence in the blue spruce by the 10th tee which received some local press recently. Racoons and skunk, of course, are as common as anywhere else.
The golf course provides the three elements for wildlife survival…..water, cover and feed. Unfortunately perhaps the wildlife gets too used to the human presence on the course but this is overcome by by the course’s wildlife policy…….protect it!

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