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A man bizarrely took his pet goose for a walk on a lead as stunned walkers had a 'gander'.

Dad-of-two Alex Graves snapped the man walking his feathery friend in Polperro, south east Cornwall yesterday afternoon.

He said the pair appeared to be strolling "calmly," side by side, Cornwall Live reports.

Alex, from Truro, said: "We often visit Polperro to see the family and I have never, ever seen this before.

"I was getting the kids out of the car and had them in my hands when I spotted the chap with this goose on a lead walking through the street.

(Image: Getty) (Image: Getty)

"I quickly put them in the house and said 'I need to get a picture of this before he walks away'.

"I'm sure there are people in Polperro who know who it is, but for us as a family, especially the kids, it was just adorable to see."

Alex said that the goose was walking beside the chap on the lead, not appearing to get "in a flap" at all.

He continued: "He could have taken it in and is nursing it back to health or it might be a pet. Either way I would say this only happens in Cornwall."