This bird was not part of the architecture of the Grande Cascade fountain at Parc de Saint Cloud. Here, he's ready for his close-up:
And here's what he's standing in front of --
The Grande Cascade itself (water not turned on above a trickle, unfortunately but picture it with the water literally cascading down the "steps" on the hillside... like this!)
Here's a site that has old photos/postcards of the great inondation of 1910 and how it impacted Saint Cloud, including the Parc.
