We had a pair that nested on the lake at the 18th green a couple of years ago. Very nice to see them and 6 chicks that grew quickly. Unfortunately they do crap a lot, as in LOTS! and mostly on the green it seemed. I also managed to hit the mother goose with my tee shot at the par 3 18th, caught her on the full and knocked her out. I was mortified as I believed I’d killed her and it was only as we walked up to where she was lying that she struggled to her feet and walked down to the lake. I kept a close eye on her for a while and she seemed OK. Yes, she was finally. Thankfully.
Then one day the 2 parents and 6 chicks were all on the green, and mum and dad slowly walked to the edge and took off followed by the chicks for their first ever flight. I managed to film them on the phone capturing their first and last flight as they didn’t return.