Horse looking out from the top of a windy dune near Castricum, NL

Pyramid of tiny pool frogs sitting on top of each other on a floating log in a densely overgrown pond near Castricum, NL

Common buzzard soaring high with spread wings near Castricum, NL

White wagtail juvenile flying off from a perch in a pond near Castricum, NL

Grey heron rising from the water of a pond near Castricum, NL

Grey heron coming in for a landing at the edge of a pond near Castricum, NL

Female chaffinch perched on a lichen covered branch near Castricum, NL

Big eyed robin on a branch against a blue sky near Castricum, NL

Young Scottish Highland bull emerging from behind a hawthorn bush near Castricum, NL

Young Scottish Highland bull reaching for some juicy leaves in the top of a hawthorn bush near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland highland bull scratching an itch amid sea buckthorn shrubs near Egmond-Binnen, NL

Dense fur and mighty spread of horns - Scottish Highland cattle in a field near Egmond-Binnen, NL

Summer fest of lively contrasts - the sharply delineated hair of a Scottish Highland bull, grazing in a field of lush green grass, seen through the blur of yellow flowers near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland bull reaching for the juiciest leaves in the top of a bush in a field near Castricum, NL

Mighty Scottish Highland bull munching on some juicy greenery in a field near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland bull grazing amid summer flowers near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland bull scratching itself on a bush stump amid sea buckthorn shrubs near Castricum, NL

Horse coming up close on a forest path near Castricum, NL

Horse walking down a forest path while the sun is hitting the distant tree tops near Castricum, NL

Horse climbing from a forest ditch, where it had been grazing, onto a path near Castricum, NL