June Challenge - Pious

Day 21 of TerriG's June daily challenge - Pious

1. having or expressing reverence for a god or gods; religious; devout
2. marked by reverence
3. marked by false reverence; sanctimonious
4. sacred; not secular
5. archaic having or expressing devotion for one's parents or others

I had never noticed before that the young coots had white feathers at the front of their necks, making them look like a priest or vicar with a dog collar on, and a very wide pious one too! Going with definition No 3, we have a young coot being a false reverend. Tenuous, I know!