Sunrise

Another nice sunrise on June 17, looking over the 16th green.

Baby ducks

There were five ducks nests on the course that we knew of, and probably just as many that were hidden in the long grass of the no-mow zones.  

Another nice sunrise

Another nice sunrise, looking down the 10th hole, on May 21, 2013.

Cormorants

The Double-crested cormorants found in Alberta are all black with some color near their bills.  They eat mainly fish and eels and spend time along the pond edges drying their wings.

Ducks Unlimited

Here is a good shot of a pair of Northern shovellers in the pond on hole 7.

Irrigation repairs

Most of the irrigation repairs are done on dry ground but from time to time we need to venture into the ponds to make a repair.  In this picture John prepares to do some diving to repair a  water line that feeds the self-cleaning lake valve.

American widgeons

Another spring visitor on the golf course is the American widgeon.  I think the Turf blog is starting to resemble Ducks Unlimited.

Buffleheads

Every spring we get a visit from the Bufflehead ducks.  They are the smallest ducks that stop by the golf course on their migration north.

They normally stay around the golf course for a day or so but this spring we got to see them for a week or two.