Naardermeer was the first purchase of Natuurmonumenten. A society to preserve nature reserves in the Netherlands. The society plays an important role in nature conservation, recreation and water management. The organization Natuurmonumenten was awarded the Golden goose quill. A Dutch award given to an organization of person of great significance.
You can only visit Naardermeer with a solar powered boat and guides. The lake has a big colony of Great Cormorants. In the film you see already grown chicks. Birds have no sweat glands like humans. Instead the birds control their body temperature by panting. The chick already adopts the characteristic wing spread posture to dry its feathers.
