I've been around Canadians all my life, only once recently did I see one trying to get into a building hissing at me through the window. Every other time they're docile even when leading their goslings across the street holding up traffic.
I bet those mean goose videos were taken near a nest...
Here's the pictures. He lead them across the field straight up the hill directly towards eleven Canucks. Then once they were close they single file marched along side them. I figured that was close enough and decided to intervene.
I can attest to this. The first brood were so sheltered compared to their parents I raised. My gander would swoop down like super man the instant a little one would start crying for no apparent reason and shelter it.
Stepped out onto my deck this fine Icey Christmas eve and my mom goes look! pointing up, lo and behold there's a formation of large white geese flying directly over head.
Sadly neither of us could get our cameras ready quick enough and they turned south and head to my neighbors.
Personally...
Mine falls back towards me when we're walking and gets down low with his head towards me, then makes his little flute sounds like that's supposed to keep me from getting to close too his ladies.
My gander has been watchful of the pair of young eagles sailing right over the house and yard. I followed one of them that landed in the neighbors field. When it saw me coming it flew off with something dangling from it's foot which I assume was a snake.
Welp my geese took me out again... this time I was emptying their bucket and goose water splashed in my eye, not once, not twice, but three times this week... my eyes have been bloodshot and itchy off and on since. Been using drops, but maybe I need an antibiotic?
Today all three were 3 to 4 feet off the ground chasing after me on my way to the mailbox, I had to wave them down before they flew off or into the ditch. My Roman was something like 4ft off the ground... did someone say Romans can't fly due to small keel?