Versailles

European Birds

Middle Egret and her family:













And this is a close cousin: Grey Heron:


Another place, another family: Eurasian Coot:






House Martin (Euro-speak for "common swallow") making a nest in the crannies of the Palace of Versailles:


European Robin:


Eurasian Jay:


Wood Pigeon:




Yellow-Legged Gull takes off:


Common Moorhen:


European Goldfinch:


Common Buzzard (i.e. hawk):


Bean Goose:

Paris

Scenes from Paris:





I like this picture because it truly shows the scale of the Eiffel Tower.










The famous Paris "Love Bridge". The walls of the bridge are carpeted in locks.


A few months after we visited, the city took down all the panels with the locks because they became too heavy for the bridge.


The rose window in the Cathedral of Notre Dame.




The Louvre.












The Basilica de Sacre Coeur.


The view from the Monmartre.


This guy performed a few tricks with the soccer ball while we were there:








Is this India? Nope, still Paris!