Intimate portrait of horses at a pond near Castricum, NL

Horse drinking from a golden pond near Castricum, NL

Dark horse investigating an interesting smell by performing the flehmen response at a pond near Castricum, NL

Huddle of Scottish Highland cattle in an overgrown pond near Castricum, NL

Bulling [in heat, estrus] Scottish Highland cow being mounted by a steer [castrated male bovine] in an overgrown dune pond near Castricum, NL

All kinds of stuff going on in a tranquil pond - Scottish Highland cattle (two of them locking horns) and a grey heron doing a fly-by in an overgrown pond near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland cattle hanging out in an overgrown pond near Castricum, NL

Dune pond with Scottish Highland cattle on a sunny autumn morning near Castricum, NL

Horse scratching itself under an oak tree near Castricum, NL

Horse grazing on rushes in a forest ditch near Castricum, NL

Horses grazing in an overgrown ditch, a meadow and a pond near Castricum, NL

Horse grazing amidst the lush greenery of an overgrown forest ditch near Castricum, NL

Female mallard stretching before swimming off in a pond near Castricum, NL

Mallard couple stretching and resting for a moment after preening on an abandoned coots nest in a pond near Castricum, NL

Grey heron stalking a female mallard preening itself in a shallow pond near Castricum, NL

A Scottish Highland bull eating bog myrtle at a dune pond near Castricum, NL

Great white egret taking off from a pond near Castricum, NL

Two mallard ducklings posing for a portrait on an abandoned coots nest in a pond near Castricum, NL

Scottish Highland cattle neatly lined up in a pond near Castricum, NL

A herd of Scottish Highland cattle seeking relief from the early summer heat in a pond near Castricum, NL