A cold misty pond waking up in the first rays of sunlight 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

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

Tender light on a misty pond with greylag geese near Castricum, NL

Mute swan couple preening in a pond near Castricum, NL

A Canada goose chased off by a territorial mute swan in a pond near Castricum, NL

A territorial mute swan in hot pursuit of an intruder (a Canada goose) in a pond near Castricum, NL

A mute swan spreading its powerful wings in a pond near Castricum, NL

Whooper swan taking off from a pond near Castricum, NL

A Frosty Bite - The slightly disheveled horse on the right, with the frost covered back and the loose twig dangling from its mane, seems to be showing affection for the other horse by scratching its neck with its teeth

A red fox walking along a pond on a winter morning near Castricum, NL

The tender barrenness of winter near Castricum, NL

Winter morning after the rains near Castricum, NL

A waterlogged hollow after heavy rains near Castricum, NL

A tranquil pond on a bright autumn morning near Castricum, NL

First ice and colorful decay in a marshy area near Castricum, NL