A cold misty pond waking up in the first rays of sunlight near Castricum, NL

Fighting Egyptian geese at a pond near Castricum, NL.

An Egyptian goose is escaping only by the skin of its teeth from an attack by a rival in a territorial fight at a pond near Castricum, NL

While two Egyptian geese are locked in a fight over territory a third male goose is jumping into the fray in a pond near Castricum, NL

Naval battle in a dune pond - Flock of Egyptian geese heavily involved in a fierce territorial fight in a pond near Castricum, NL

A flock of Egyptian geese fighting in a pond with wildly flapping wings near Castricum, NL

Egyptian geese in a territorial fight in a pond near Castricum, NL

Goosander female swimming in striped waters near Castricum, NL

White wagtail appearing in the opening of a bird blind window near Castricum, NL

A hare in its element, on the run in a field near Castricum, NL

A March Hare (according to legend always feeling compelled to behave as though it is tea-time) drinking from a waterhole near Castricum, NL

A misty forest road in backlight near Castricum, NL

Persistent beech leaves in a misty forest near Castricum, NL

Almost spring but still icy in a forest near Castricum, NL

Dark mystery horse walking in a shady grove near Castricum, NL

The mist is lifting on a dune where horses are grazing near Castricum, NL

Horses grazing in thick mist near Castricum, NL

Two horses standing in a clearcut forest area near Castricum, NL

Just passing by - A horse walking past two other horses on a path through a partially logged forest area near Castricum, NL

Horse walking on a path strewn with pine boughs after logging near Castricum, NL