The Chase Is On

I took rosa out today, to my local nature reserve and was chased by these geese, sorry the pics arent so good, i was shaking and ran for my life, the geese went beserk and ran after me,I tried to get a close up of them coming towards me and they got a bit close for comfort.
They have never done this before

 

oh linda must of been scarey..but one of those situations where you can laugh at afterwards..

my computers keep freezing when i try and use the Graemlins Oooooo :(

 

dee i was petrified, I ran up the hill with rosa, was wondering iff it was rosa they didnt like, they did have young in the water,
The canada geese started it and got out of the lake then the white geese just went nuts after me, I have never ran so fast with fright :D :D :eek: :rolleyes: :confused: :eek:

 

I've been chased by geese before and its bliddy scarey! :(

I feel for you both? Was Rosa okay?

Mind you, given the situation those arent bad photos!

 

its awful isnt it whiley, I was shaking it was b---y scared i can tell you.
rosa was fine she just ran with me and the noise they made and the wings flapping and they just ran faster and i clicked the camera and ran, honestly i am killing myself laughing now but at the time, dont think i will go near them again.

 

No i wouldnt go near them again!

Bless you both!

 

got no plans to now after that experience, the times in the past i have been so close to them taking pics for months now and all of a sudden they turn, they reckon geese alway bite the hand that feeds them, they are well known for it

 

where were you linda?

 

Rosa the white ones look just like the sort that are used by people to keep away intruders from their properties.Thes look like they may be ones that have escaped and gone wild. :rolleyes: I am glad to hear that you are both ok.I would have been quiet scared myself,but I think I too would have been laughing about it later.

 

dee i was in the marden quarry nature reserve, just off the broadway.
kandy maybe it was them that got away, because i have never seen aggressive ones up there till now.
yes i can laugh about it now, I can see the funny side to it.

 

Rosa must be a very small dog. I thought geese would be scared of all dogs, after all even a fox can easily take out a goose. Not far from here is Ellesmere and on the big mere are hundreds of geese. The big white ganders, that have been dumped in all probability, are renowned for aggression - they mug the tourists for food. When i used to take Duke, my gentle black labrador the flock used to part as we walked along, with the geese all running and taking to the water. Some people used to stick closer to my dog cause they thought it was safer.
Does not work wih the swans though. When I am on the canal if they have eggs or chicks the male swan comes rushing over hissing to take on my German Shepherd. Unfortunately she is up for it and i have to drag her off down the tow path.

 

geoff, rosa is quite small a cavalier, these geese werent frightened they were nasty, big white ones, very aggressive.
The swans were great when they had their chicks they let me take pics of their babies, mind when i have been their taken pics i havnt had rosa with me.

 

Blimey Linda, youre an intrepid camerawoman - I wouldve just kept running, never mind the pics!!!! :eek: They dont half hurt if they catch you, too :( :D Glad youre both ok xx

 

My parents were keeping a few geese at one time, and I can tell you that they are not quite the same as a dobermann, but along those lines...
They can make a lot of noise when they see something that they don't recognize, and if they attack you, since they are quite strong, they can hurt, especially with their beaks.

But they are a gorgeous stuffing for a duvet...