I don't think it would be difficult to intimidate the geese around there, though I've never really tried to do it. Sometimes I like to play around to see what reactions I can get from them, like when they honk at me, honking back in a sing-song voice. But I try not to scare them; I get more satisfaction in being able to walk by a group of them without them fleeing in alarm, than the opposite. :)

"You scared me away" was sort of a joke... ie. the boyfriend(?) goose getting all puffed up and saying to the other one "I'll take care of this problem, my love!" and trying to scare me away... so me giving in and letting them have their pride :)