bmg wrote:
>
> Dear Tweeters,
> Does anyone know if swans or herons(or other birds) eat golf
> balls by accident? Are stray balls a hazard in any way?
> Thanks, Max Gotz, Whistler, BC <bmg at whistler.net>
>

I don't know about water birds, but two weeks ago a crow tried to steal
my ball before I could get to it. The ball appeared to be a little to
big and heavy for the crow to handle so it started rolling it (towards
the green, luckily). Fearing a penalty of some kind, I was forced to
scare off the crow.

Eric Henriksen