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Beauty and a Bird I Nat Geo Photo of the Day

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A shopper holds a Senegal parrot at a Paris bird market, which historically transformed from a flower market on Sundays in the 1960s, with various birds available for sale.

A shopper holds a Senegal parrot at the local bird market, in Île de la Cité, Paris, France. On Sundays in the 1960s, the city's flower market turned into a bird market. While this particular bird, the pet of a sailor, was not for sale, dozens of canaries, lovebirds, parakeets, and finches awaited buyers.

Beauty and a Bird

A shopper holds a Senegal parrot at the local bird market, in Île de la Cité, Paris, France. On Sundays in the 1960s, the city's flower market turned into a bird market. While this particular bird, the pet of a sailor, was not for sale, dozens of canaries, lovebirds, parakeets, and finches awaited buyers.

Bruce Dale, Nat Geo Image Collection

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