Jardin des Plantes - un perroquet vert?

Jardin des Plantes

One would think that this green parrot (?) had escaped

from an enclosure, a pen.  However, we sighted 

an entire flock of them, numbering 12 or more.

They enjoyed the November berries immensely.

Is Paris temperate enough to support

what I imagine to be a tropical species?


UPDATE:
"If you have ever spotted apple-green birds the size of a turtledove with bright red bills during one of your strolls around Paris, you are neither colorblind nor sleepwalking. You merely sighted one of the many rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) that have made Paris and its vast suburbs their home."
You can read more here. 

Jardin des Plantes

75005, Paris

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Église de la Madeleine

This photo was taken only a few days 

after the terrorist attack in November 2015.

It seemed a good place to be.

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Place de la Madeleine

75008, Paris

L'Escalier d'Hôtel Biron

Hôtel Biron was closed several years for renovations,

opening again in November 2015.

This elegant mansion, built between 1727 and 1737

 houses over 200 works of August Rodin.  

The grounds are exquisite and a befitting backdrop 

for large Rodin bronzes.

Hôtel Biron

Musée Rodin

77, rue de Varenne

75007, Paris

 

Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée

Paleontology Museum

I have seen the photographs and peered through the impressive 

windows, but sadly I have never been inside to see the skeletons

It is on my list to accomplish this year

Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Jardin des Plantes

75005, Paris

Métro Gare d'Austerlitz

Promenade Plantée (Coulée verte René-Dumont)

This unique "elevated" green walkway is situated on the tracks 

that took trains from Bastille to Verenne-Saint-Maur. 

Beneath the arches of this viaduct are 64 arcade

 of artists' ateliers, galleries, workshops, and more.  

You can walk the "promenade greenway" in one direction

 and then walk back along the glass fronts of the Viaduc des Arts.

Promenade Plantée

Avenue Daumesnil

75012, Paris

 

Jardin de l'Acclimatation

This pigeon house (pigeonnier) in Jardin de l'Acclimatation

was used during the siege of Paris in 1870

to send messages by carrier pigeon.

I do not know if pigeons are in

residence there today

Jardin de l'Acclimatation

Bois de Boulogne

75116, Paris

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

This eastern facade of Notre Dame

is not the image of the postcards and souvenir shops,

but its graceful Gothic architecture is beautiful.

The garden is much quieter than the western side

and a lovely place to sit in the shade of the trees and

watch the children play.

bon dimanche

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Île de la Cité

75004, Paris

 

Cimetière Montmartre - Cimetière du Nord

Cimetière Montmartre

Spring arrives with new growth in shades of green

and accents of pink blooms

20, ave Rachel

75018, Paris

City Daily Photo Theme Day - The Beauty of Simplicity

The Beauty of Simplicity

Only a few days after the November 13 bombings in Paris

we found this simple phrase with a scattering of wet leaves.

I could not have staged a more poignant shot.

Today I join City Daily photobloggers around the world

in Theme Day. Click here to see their take on

"The Beauty of Simplicity"

Rainy Paris street

75005, Paris