Une crécerelle au bord de la Saône

Une crécerelle

Not the greatest photo, but I saw my first kestrel in Lyon today.

Buzzards by the bucketload but kestrels, not so much.

And I learnt a new word in French – une crécerelle.

Feels like a good time to quote my favourite poem – the Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins. – which contains French words.

I caught this morning morning’s mignon.

Kingdom of daylight’s dauphin

Gerard Manley Hopkins
Rung upon the reins of a wimpling wing

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