This is a warning to anyone who is thinking of fighting with a wild goose

This is a warning to anyone who is thinking of fighting with a wild goose

This is why you should never be too confident when approaching birds in the wild. 

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Memphis, Tennessee resident Hank Russell came across a wild goose outside his home and decided to find out whether the bird is really as dangerous as people claim it is. 

Hank taunted the bird, saying "oh, you're hissing at me? You think you're tough?" It seems Hank was in the mood to pick a bar fight with a bird... 

Hank, who must feel very brave behind the lens of the camera, says: "They told me you were a killer goose, I want to see what you're made of!"

Who in their right mind would taunt a wild goose?

Hank immediately regrets his decision when the bird, which looked like it was backing away at one point, flies at him. 

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Things could have gotten very ugly, but Hank was lucky he lived to tell the tale. In the caption of the video on Facebook, Hank describes how the goose poked him in his head with its beak, and writes: "I should not have instigated it!"

No, Hank. You shouldn't have.

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