A goose on Writtle, Essex, who lived for more than 45 years according to the villagers, and has been killed by a group of aggressive ducks, was a favorite of the villagers and was well known for photobombing wedding pictures and chasing people around, according to the news published in a local newspaper daily.

In the memory of a goose, named as Godfrey, a villager, Bob Hibberd began fundraising for a life-size statue to be placed in the village pond last year. According to reports 500 Pounds were raised for the sculpture.

The statue is made by Amanda Reid which consists 30 Kg of clay and measures 23 inch tall and 26 inches wide.

Bob’s partner, Jean Cakebread has also produced a book on Godfrey, Bob said, “Because he was so old, over 30, people grew up with him from being in pushchairs all the way through to adulthood, and he was a real character. He used to chase people around, so while he was a figure that was feared by some, others loved him, and it is testament to that, that we were able to raise Pound 500 to create the statue.”

The Writtle was mourning when he was died at Thurrock’s South Essex Wildlife hospital in April last year, three months after being attacked by a group of Indian runner ducks, which suspected of being domestic pets that were dumped at the pond, reports said,

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By Prajakt K