Is it because only the deeply ignorant would enjoy a past time as dull as golf?
On 10/10/08,
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> Interesting snippet for Melbourne birdos.
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> A Melbourne-based animal rescue group captured a goose at the Kingston
> Public Golf Course (Melb. se suburbs) yesterday. It turned out to be a
> Canada Goose - a tick that is now unavailable!
>
> A colleague's enquiries of the golf course people established that this
> bird has been there for at least two years! It was one of two geese - the
> other being a white one that was taken some time ago by a fox. The Canada
> Goose used to follow golfers around the course. Canada Geese are not
> known to be in captivity in Australia and this one may have come from New
> Zealand.
>
> It is a bit of a concern that a striking species like this, with
> significant pest potential, could be here in a public place for so long
> without coming to the attention of birders and the authorities.
>
> cheers, Martin
>
> Martin O'Brien
> Wildlife Biologist - Threatened Species & Communities Section
> Department of Sustainability and Environment
> 2/8 Nicholson St.,
> East Melbourne 3002
> VICTORIA
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