“Geese are intelligent enough to discern unusual people”
And intelligent enough to hold a grudge against familiar people. But I don’t think we’ve lost any hens under his watch.
I think they have a weird inflated sense of how large they are. We had some who nested outside the office years back. It seemed to have a cutoff of around 5'6. Anyone taller would get the raised wings and hissing. Anyone shorter would get chased and 'attacked.' Gotta admire the bravery, really.
"Inflated sense" of something for sure. When mine attacks, he doesn't know when to stop no matter how many times I grab his neck.
I raised this one from the egg. Once they reached sexual maturity he became an asshole, but clearly has conflicting processes — he follows me around outside, pulls weeds off the tiller with me, etc. But inevitably eating corn from my hand turns to biting my fingers. If he didn't have a female to protect (she's chill), we could probably be friends again.