A goose flew after and attacked a woman who got too close to its chicks, swinging her bag in defence after sprinting away in Boise, Idaho.

The video, filmed on April 29, sees the woman walking by, keeping a short distance from the male goose, before promptly being attacked by the protective bird.

The filmer commented: "I said to my coworker, this woman is totally going to get attacked."

I saw a woman several paces ahead of me get attacked by this same goose as I was entering work. Minutes later I was telling my coworker about what I had just seen. We went to the window to look at the goslings and taking pics of them. They were hatched on the overhang above this enterance, of which we have a clear view. When I saw this employee walking up I said to my coworker, “this woman is totally going to get attacked” and I turned on my camera and started filming. Two coworkers can be heard laughing in the background, one more clearly, snorting, than the other.