Grey heron landing amid a flock of mallards and causing a turmoil in a pond near Castricum, NL

Two mute swans flying away from a pond in winter morning glow near Castricum, NL

Mute swan couple preening and stretching wings in a winter pond near Castricum, NL

Mute swan couple and a lonely Scottish Highland cow at a winter pond near Castricum, NL

Mixed flock of Canada geese and greylag geese in flight near Castricum, NL

Whooper swan family, having migrated from Russia, hibernating in a pond near Castricum, NL

Mute swan couple flying over a bleak and barren dunescape near Castricum, NL

Mute swan couple taking off from a winter pond near Castricum, NL

First ice on a sunny winter morning near Castricum, NL

A sunlit forest lane in autumn near Castricum, NL

A wild tangle of weeds glowing in autumnal backlight near Castricum, NL

Sandy path in late autumn morning light near Castricum, NL

Three horses running up a dune near Castricum, NL

Horse watching from behind a bush with shrivelled leaves near Castricum, NL

Four horses standing together on a dune top near Castricum, NL

Two horses standing together in a perfect curve on a dune top near Castricum, NL

Portrait of two horses standing side by side on a dune top near Castricum, NL

Two young Scottish Highland buddies conversing on a sunny winter morning in a field near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland bull grazing in a lush summer meadow near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland bull turning backwards in a lush field near Castricum, NL