A threat misread

Although it seems strange to me
writing it here, as I am
but sometimes I find it difficult to distinguish
between inquisition and threat.

I might feel someone looking at me, from the periphery
(and it's all periphery)
and I sense disapproval, aggression,
though that person may just be interested in
something in my general direction.
Looking near me, though not through me.

A short while ago, I saw some large ducks,
Muscovy ducks, more particularly,
approach a groups of Mallards, much smaller animals,
who had a couple of youngsters among them.

Slowly, one Muscovy approached a duckling
with what to me seemed like aggression.
Suddenly, the parents of the Mallard, apparently terrified, vocalized loudly, though they did nothing to physically stop the approach,
which surprised me.

As it seemed that there would be an imminent attack, the Muscovy, big and cumbersome on land, waddled away, apparently only having been interested in a closer look at the smaller beings.
I noticed at this point that it didn't seem to be bothered in the least that its' intentions had been so violently misread.