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

Inscrutable Redness - a red rose in a garden in Castricum, NL

Two goldfinches sitting on the frosty branches of a bush 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

Eared grebe [Podiceps nigricollis] family keeping close together in a pond near Castricum, NL

Brooding eared grebe [Podiceps nigricollis] female tidying up the nest while the male is watching in a pond near Castricum, NL

Portrait of a ring-necked dove (Castricum, NL)

Forest glowing in rays of red light at sunrise near Castricum, NL