Egyptian Geese fight

(Nijlganzen) Egyptian Geese are very pugnacious and aggressive, especially during breeding season. They are intolerant of other birds including individuals of their own kind and are among the most vicious of all waterfowl.
This 63-73 cm long species breeds widely in Africa except in deserts and dense forests, and is locally abundant. They are found mostly in the Nile Valley and south of the Sahara.
It has also been introduced elsewhere: the Netherlands, Great Britain and Germany.
This is a largely terrestrial species although it swims well.
Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians, and appeared in much of their artwork.
The Egyptian Goose is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
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Gefilmd op 14-05-2010, op het landgoed van Clingendael bij de Oud-Hollandse Tuin.
In het broedseizoen verdedigt de Nijlgans een territorium, soms zelfs agressief.
Die agressiviteit is trouwens het handelskenmerk van deze Neilganzen. Ze passen brute kracht toe om een nest van een andere vogel in te pikken en om de kleintjes van andere eendachtigen te verdrinken.
Vooral grauwe ganzen, maar ook roofvogels, kraaien, eenden e.d., zijn daarvan het slachtoffer.
Hoewel de bouw van Nijlgans doet denken aan een kleine gans, is de vogel een echte eend.
De Nijlgans behoort tot de familie Anatidae (Zwanen, ganzen en eenden). In deze familie zit ze in de onderfamilie Tadorninae (Halfganzen). Haar naam is dus verwarrend, want ze behoort niet tot de onderfamilie Anserinae (Zwanen en ganzen).
De 63-73 cm lange Nijlgans leeft voornamelijk op land, hoewel ze goed kan zwemmen.
De Nijlgans komt oorspronkelijk uit Jordanië, Israël en enkele delen van Afrika ten zuiden van de Sahara. In de 18e eeuw is de vogel in Europa ingevoerd als siervogel, waarna ontsnapte vogels al snel ook in het wild zijn gaan broeden.
Tegenwoordig broeden jaarlijks bijna 5.000 broedparen in Nederland. De vogels trekken in de winter gedeeltelijk weg, maar zijn al vroeg weer terug om reeds in januari te beginnen met broeden.

De oude Egyptenaren beschouwden de Nijlgans als een heilig dier en beelden ze regelmatig af in hun kunst.

[@GGiblet]

Beautiful footage! It's worth noting that in ancient Egypt the goose & duck were revered as very romantic (the way we think of bunny rabbits) The Egyptians kept figures of them in their bed chambers to aid in fertility

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

I love to hang around with Egyptian Geese, some of them count to my best friends!

[@TheSiberianTravelDude]

Same

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

I love how even the babies were like "yeah! get his ass, dad!"

[@oedaya]

you were very lucky to have this happening in front of your camera. great video!

[@markbulgarin5805]

Het stomste is nog wel dat de Nijlgans helemaal geen gans is maar een eend.

[@99loki]

We've got a few here in the UK...introduced back in the 18th century, apparently. I don't often see them but saw a pair yesterday, sharing a roosting field with a large number of swans and Canada geese. I suppose being the smallest birds there, they were on their best behaviour!

[@davidtosh7200]

I like to see 2 Egyptian geese fight in the water, even in foreign countries.

[@davidtosh7200]

There are 6 goslings.

[@carinainscoe9248]

Lol angry birbs! 😁😁

[@NieradjNR1]

In het echt wel;Maar de kanzen zijn er niet!Gelukkig! Ik probeer voorzichtig uit de buurt te blijven van die beesten!:-)

[@Psykoged]

or is it bcuz of the babies?

[@NieradjNR1]

Dan breekt het lijntje niet!:-) Ik ben echt niet boos op jou ofzo,Nee,Maar ik ben boos op die ganzen! Bij mensen in de straat worden de mensen door die nijlganzen aangevallen om het eten!Snap je?:-)

[@NieradjNR1]

Nee! Gelukkig niet zeg!Wel eens in mijn droom!Maar,Nooit in het echt!Jij wel dan?:-)

[@MegaRudeBoy69]

Yeah, they're pretty rough. Still, they are the only waterfowl i have met that i can hand-feed. They even let me near their chicks, feed them and everything. Otherwise they will attack or run away from any other living thing. I wonder if they mellow out once they establish themselves somewhere. They seem pretty chill in the English parks, feeding along side ducks, geese, and even their own kind.

[@shairaptor1865]

They're awesome! I can handfeed them too and be close to their goslings. Great that they allow friendly humans to enter their territory. They're very intelligent, very social, super friendly, lovable, cute, hilarious, interesting, addictive.... Ancient Egypts considered cats and egyptian geese holy, I know why! They're super birds all around!

[@MegaRudeBoy69]

@@shairaptor1865 I enjoy them, but i'm not going to pretend they are lovable. The male kills every duckling it can get it's beak on and the female chases anything that comes in her view. The family knows i have food, they want it so they tolerate me. They aren't really playful, they see how much food they can get out of me, then they split. I'm ok with that because it like being near them.

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

I have different experiences. I'm around an Egyptian Goose pair for years, and they even let me touch their goslings every new batch every year. I handfeed them, but even when I run out of food, they don't split. I can be very close (nose to beak) to Mrs Goose, watching her preening for half an hour. Then she falls asleep tucking her beak into her back feathers, then I bicycle away. I love these guys to bits. Sure they shoo away the ducks, but it's in their genes; they're from african Nile, where water and food is scarce, so they make sure they get their food, even in Europe. Anyway I love them to bits. @@MegaRudeBoy69