Golf course wildlife
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Coming through
LOUISVILLE, KY - AUGUST 10: A squirrel crosses on the tenth green as Jonas Blixt of Sweden plays during the final round of the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on August 10, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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V formation
ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 20: An osprey is seen in the water near the 17th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 20, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Family time
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 27: Wildlife is seen during the first round of The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 27, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Water hazard
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Wildlife is seen during the second round of The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
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Keep up
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Wildlife is seen during the second round of The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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We have liftoff
PALM HARBOR, FL - MARCH 13: A mallard as seen on the 16th hole during the first round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 13, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Dinner time
PALM HARBOR, FL - MARCH 14: An osprey catches a fish on the Copperhead course during the second round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 14, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Pecking order
PALM HARBOR, FL - MARCH 15: A woodpecker as seen on the Copperhead course during the third round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 15, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Beak performance
PALM HARBOR, FL - MARCH 16: An ibis as seen on the Copperhead course during the final round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 16, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Where are those fish?
PALM HARBOR, FL - MARCH 16: A pelican as seen on the Copperhead course during the final round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 16, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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It's good to be a duck
PALM HARBOR, FL - MARCH 16: An osprey flies with a fish on the Copperhead course during the final round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 16, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Keeping watch
PALM HARBOR, FL - MARCH 14: An osprey perched in a tree as seen on the Copperhead course during the second round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club on March 14, 2014 in Palm Harbor, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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The one that didn't get away
ORLANDO, FL - MARCH 15: An osprey catches a fish during a preview round for the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By MasterCard at Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 15, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Oh, deer
SPRINGFIELD, NJ - JULY 25: A deer is seen during a practice round prior to the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on July 25, 2016 in Springfield, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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Good golf ball protection
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 05: An armadillo is seen around the golf course during a practice round prior to the start of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 5, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Hey, while we're young
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 05: A turtle kicks up sand in a bunker on the 16th during a practice round prior to the start of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 5, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Just another Pete Dye hazard
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 06: An alligator is seen in the lake near the 16th hole during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 6, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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That you, Woody?
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 06: A woodpecker is seen in a tree near the 15th hole during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 6, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Why the long face?
SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 04: Local wildlife watch the golf during the third round of the 2010 Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club Course on December 4, 2010 in Sun City, South Africa. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
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Hopalong
SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Richard Green of Australia prepares to play a shot on the 12th hole as a kangaroo is seen on the fairway during day four of the Australian PGA Championship at the Hyatt Regency Coolum on December 12, 2010 at the Sunshine Coast, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
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Getting a lift
SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 12: Richard Green of Australia prepares to play a shot on the 12th hole as a kangaroo and it's joey are seen on the fairway during day four of the Australian PGA Championship at the Hyatt Regency Coolum on December 12, 2010 at the Sunshine Coast, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
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Wing it
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 13: Rickie Fowler of the United States chips to the 16th hole during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 13, 2012 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Flyer lie
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 13: Caddie Joseph Skovron looks at a bird on the 16th hole during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship held at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 13, 2012 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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A pheasant walk spoiled
LYTHAM ST ANNES, ENGLAND - JULY 20: Robert Allenby of Australia and his caddie Darren May walk alongside a pheasant on the sixth fairway during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club on July 20, 2012 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
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Did you hear that?
LYTHAM ST ANNES, ENGLAND - JULY 20: A pheasant is seen near the sixth hole during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club on July 20, 2012 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
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I don't like al this talk about 'shooting'
LYTHAM ST ANNES, ENGLAND - JULY 20: A pheasant is seen during the second round of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club on July 20, 2012 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
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Let's see a golf ball land this softly
SEA ISLAND, GA - OCTOBER 18: An egret is seen flying on the 16th hole during the first round of The McGladrey Classic at Sea Island's Seaside Course on October 18, 2012 in Sea Island, Georgia. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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'Dragonfly me'
SEA ISLAND, GA - OCTOBER 19: A dragonfly is seen during the second round of The McGladrey Classic at Sea Island's Seaside Course on October 19, 2012 in Sea Island, Georgia. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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A butterfly flutters by
SEA ISLAND, GA - OCTOBER 20: A butterfly is senn during the third round of The McGladrey Classic at Sea Island's Seaside Course on October 20, 2012 in Sea Island, Georgia. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Don't forget to replace your divot
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - NOVEMBER 08: A hawk is seen during the first round of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic at the Disney Palm and Magnolia course on November 8, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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Groundhog Day
ARDMORE, PA - JUNE 14: A groundhog is seen on the sixth fairway during Round Two of the 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club on June 14, 2013 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
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Who could forget Sammy the Squirrel?
DUBLIN, OH - OCTOBER 03: A squirrel is seen on the shoulder of Tiger Woods of the U.S. Team during the Day One Four-Ball Matches at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on October 3, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
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He'd play it a half-cup out on the left
PINEHURST, NC - JUNE 14: A squirrel and a golf ball are seen on the 17th green during the third round of the 114th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 on June 14, 2014 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Hey, no testing the sand
A black squirrel tries to keep cool near the second hole green during the second day of the 2014 U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C., Friday, June 20, 2014. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT via Getty Images)
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Watch the birdie
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 02: Wildlife is seen during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 2, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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A prickly situation
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 02: Wildlife is seen during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 2, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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The marshals told him he had to stay outside the ropes
SHOAL CREEK, AL - MAY 16: A squirrel stands up to watch play on the seventh fairway during the third round of the Champions Tour Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek on May 16, 2015 in Shoal Creek, Alabama. (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)
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I'm ready for my close-up
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - FEBRUARY 26: A hawk as seen during the pro-am round for The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 26, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
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