Amherst GC Safari Photos Posted July 22, 2024

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Wildlife abounds at the Amherst Golf Club . . . despite being only minutes from civilization!

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Mama Bear and 4 cubs on No. 3 and No. 2 fairway on July 20, 2024  . . . video compliments of Jim and Kara Roche

The bear along No. 2 . . . April 2021

Fawns observing Denis Cunniffe’s game – August 2023

A deer in the bush off No. 2 – July 2020

Tortoise or the Hare – who wins the race?

and along comes the Tortoise . . . mowers beware!

This red-tailed hawk had too much squirrel to just fly away from approaching golfers . . .

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Spider web with a bit of dew constructed on the 1st Tee . . . with Halloween approaching of course!

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A red-tailed hawk that nests in the spruce below the 1st tee came down to get a bird’s eye view of the golf action

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The same red-tailed hawk contemplates on why the crows keep picking on him . . .

Hawk on No. 1

Hawk coming up No. 1 Fairway

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Moose crossing the 8th fairway after making a disappointing putt on the 9th green . . .

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Resident naturalist Gene Tansey helps out a fledgling and returns him to a branch where only an errant approach shot on the 7th would put the birdie in harm’s way.

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Missing the foxes in 2014, but this guy from last year had a nose for the ball.

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This is not a litter box Mr. Fox . . . don’t even think about it!

A curious doe by the 3rd green.

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Cows and deer communing together in nature . . . at dusk . . . on a summer evening . . . on and off the 3rd fairway

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Sasquach goofing around on the 8th fairway . . . again!

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Phasmatodea . . . a walking stick bug, roosting at the club house . . .

And here’s some live action video of a fox dragging a catch – a squirrel most likely – as dusk sets in at the course.