Paris: wildlife where you least expect it

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THE NOCTURNAL wildlife had left its own traces – an empty vodka bottle, a few crumpled cans, some soiled papers.
But as I crossed this small city-central park for the first time in my life, I was suddenly stopped in my tracks by this heron. Without warning, it stretched its wings, leapt across the pond and scooped up its prey, a young rat. Then it gulped it down whole. Moments later, it was eyeing the carp again, as if nothing had happened.
Gratuitous wildlife watching – in the shadow of the Palais de Chaillot, right in the heart of Paris.
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LA FAUNE nocturne avait laissé quelques traces – une bouteille de vodka vidée, des boîtes écrasées, des papiers souillées.
That’s fantastic and a great photo. Perhaps he’s employed by the city of Paris!
InvisibleParis
May 11, 2009 at 10:39 am