YPSILANTI, MI - Watch out for the geese in Green Lot 1.

That’s the advice Eastern Michigan police were offering Tuesday, April 2, in a post on the department’s Instagram account. Police included a video of a goose attacking an unsuspecting person in the deserted parking lot.

Check out the encounter below:

The geese are apparently nesting in the northwest portion of the parking lot, according to police. The lot, located at the north end of campus, is typically more deserted than other campus parking lots.

EMU spokesman Geoff Larcom said it is not out of the ordinary for geese to nest at locations on campus at this time of year, during the nesting period.

He said several students have reported goose attacks, but no injuries have been reported. Another pair of geese are nesting near EMU’s Physical Plant.

Larcom said students, faculty and staff should give the geese space during the nesting period.

“The male was the one attacking and the female was the one guarding the eggs,” Larcom said. “A few students have tried to take selfies of the geese when they are hissing, but we advise against that.”

According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, geese occasionally nest in inappropriate sites, such as in shrubbery near buildings or parking lots. They can demonstrate aggressive behavior toward people while defending their nesting territory.

This was the case a year ago for a Blissfield High School golfer, who got a more than he bargained for at a golf match after he was attacked by a goose on the golf course.