Did you ask
yourself why some birds, like ducks, sleep on one leg – at least when the
weather is cold? I did. It’s obviously to regulate the body temperature, exposing
only one unfeathered leg and foot at a time to the environmental temperature. They change from one leg to the other now and then. Also, like horses, they
can lock their knees. (Thanks Google.)
The Seine
River is a bit too full of water again, but not as much as in June 2016 (see my post here). For the moment the water level hardly reaches the feet of the Zouave at the Pont de l’Alma. In the grey weather, the Tower is partly hiding.
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Yes, I have asked myself that. And no, I've never looked it up! So thanks, Peter, for solving a mystery!
Nous quand cela nous arrive on est bien embêté!
Never saw a duck standing on one leg! That is, before I started, years ago to see your photos of them. Thanks for telling us about why it is so. They're such fascinating creatures.
And...no less fascinating is your photography.
Thank you, Peter.
Maria
Wonderful post! And, about the ducks - many thanks. That was informative!
Coin coin !
Quand j'étais môme, j'avais vu le zouave du Pont de l'Alma bien trempé.
Lovely post about the ducks, though not about the flooding. I hope you are well, and safe and dry, Peter!
Kathryn
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