Black-headed gull gently touching down on the water of a pond near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland bull grazing amid summer flowers near Castricum, NL

Conjugal conversation of eared grebe couple at the nest in a pond near Castricum, NL

Eared grebes churning the water in pursuit in a pond near Castricum, NL

Greylag goose goslings on their way to the water of a pond near Castricum, NL

Egyptian goose couple standing together after mating in a pond near Castricum, NL

Couple of mute swans looking up from feeding in a pond near Castricum, NL

Treading on thin ice - an Egyptian Goose treading on the thin ice of a barely frozen pond near Castricum, NL

Battlefield of color and light - autumnal field near Castricum, NL

Eared grebe father feeding the young carried on the mother's back in a pond near Castricum, NL

A couple of magical mandarin ducks sitting at the edge of a pond near Castricum, NL

Three horses walking under a copper beech tree in spring 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

Egyptian gander in the pursuit of a rival through a gaggle of barnacle geese in a pond near Castricum, NL

Egyptian gander showing its might showing its might amid irises and water lilies in a pond near Castricum, NL

Egyptian goose having a Narcissus moment at a pond near Castricum, NL

Baby coot chicks begging for food in a pond near Castricum, NL

Eared grebe in full splendor (glowing in morning sunlight) swimming in a pond near Castricum, NL

Luscious grapes on the vine lit up by a ray of the late afternoon sun after heavy autumn rains in Castricum, NL

Eared grebe [Podiceps nigricollis] family moment in a pond near Castricum, NL