Flock of greylag geese flying against a cloudy sky near Castricum, NL

Perky lady with her suitors - female mallard closely followed by two drake mallards in a pond near Castricum, NL

Dauntless cormorant surfacing in a pond near Castricum, NL

Horse passing by in a beech forest near Castricum, NL

Horse waiting for spring to arrive in a wintry field near Castricum, NL

Forest edge brilliantly lit by sunburst near Castricum, NL

Big ball of glowing fur - Scottish Highland bull grazing in sunny winter field near Castricum, NL

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