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?
Found another one of these today in the same garage I have nearly cleaned out in prep to move everyone over... there's not really any hiding places, not sure why they like the garage, but does anyone recognize the pattern?
This looked like another one I found on my patio, but it was a baby...
Romie got his eyes on the skies, but this time he was way over yonder too far off while a young red-tailed hawk? thought it would try to grab a Buckeye, but my girls are alert thank goodness! She was already through the garage door when I walked out and the hawk was hovering over my head.