YESTERDAY THERE WERE FOUR BIRDIES ON THE PAR 4 SIXTH GREEN.  THE SIXTH IS THE HARDEST AND HIGHEST HOLE ON THE COURSE.  THE ADJOINING TOWNHOUSES ON THE GREEN ARE CALLED THE SUMMIT.  SO THEY WERE BIG BIRDIES.  THERE WERE NO EAGLES.  C'MON IT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT HOLE ON THE COURSE.
        THERE WERE SOME BIG BIRDIES ON THE GREEN.     OK.  THE CAMERA DOESN'T LIE.  THEY WERE BIG BIRDS-FOUR OF THEM.  THE TALL OSTRICH LIKE BIRDS WITH THE DISTINCTIVE RED EYE PATCH ARE CALLED SAND HILL CRANES.  THEY LOVE TO SAUNTER AROUND GOLF COURSES DIGGING THEIR BEAKS INTO THE GRASS LOOKING FOR GRUBS TO EAT.  USUALLY THE GROUP CONSISTS OF MOM,DAD AND ONE VERY TALL SLIM SON OR DAUGHTER.  THIS FOURSOME SIGHTED ON THE SIXTH GREEN WAS LARGER THAN USUAL.  THEY HAD TO WALK.  THERE IS NO WAY THEY COULD FIT IN A GOLF CART LIKE MOST FLORIDA GOLFERS.  
         THE SIXTH GREEN IS ONE GIANT SAND HILL.  DEEP INSIDE IT IS FILLED WITH WATER.  WELLS ARE USED TO TAP THIS WATER FOR DRINKING AND IRRIGATION.  SAND HILL CRANES GRAVITATE TO THESE HILLS KNOWING THERE ARE NICE SUCCULENT GRUBS FOR DINNER THERE.  PLUS IT'S BETTER THAN THE CLUBHOUSE FOOD.  

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           EVERY GOLF COURSE IN  CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS A FEW OF THESE BIG BIRDIES.   THEY ARE NATURALS FOR A GOLF COURSE.  "BUILD THEM.  WE'LL BE THERE." IS THE SAND HILL CRANE'S FAMILY MOTTO.  WHEN THEY HEAR THE WORD "FORE" OR THE GOLF COURSE MOWERS APPROACHING, THE 3 FT. TALL BIRDIES HEAD FOR THE 19TH HOLE.