Eric Boersma had been making way his along one of several corridors of caged fowl at the Innisfail Auction Mart's biannual Odd and Unsual Sale on Saturday, when a curious African Goose decided poke it's head through the slats.
His first impulse was to give it a gentle pat on the head, but after several warning hisses he though twice about his intended gesture.
The sale once again featured a plethora of exotic birds, rabbits and other animals that were auctioned off to a packed house.