Paradoxically, my first day in Bordeaux actually started in Paris...
I had the time to spend an hour or so in the Parc Montsouris where my eye was drawn by this white which I thought might just have been a southern small white and initial checks seemed to confirm this, although Paris is well away from its normal territory.
It's true that the black forewing tip extends somewhat further than normal but this impression is probably accentuated by the unerect position of the wings. Ultimately I concluded boringly in favour of small white female, summer brood
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| Small White |
There was also a passing red admiral, surprisingly the only one sighted all the time I was in France. Incidentally not a single small tortoiseshell was seen on this holiday.
The lake was also home to a number of decent sized carp, one of which came quite close.
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| Common Carp |
One of things I like about mainland Europe is that the carp do tend to cruise near the surface. There was a massive one the day after, further out on the Lac de Bordeaux, skimming the surface with its tail fin, as if performing a shark imitation.
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