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Old 06-12-2008, 10:52 AM   #7
EllyPoinster
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I've seen a loon attack a full-grown Canadian goose from below driving it out of the water. That goose cowered on the shore for a long time afterward.

Hey - maybe that's where the verb "goose" comes from.

–verb (used with object) 9. Slang. to poke (a person) between the buttocks to startle.
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