Posted on 11 May 20215 May 2021 by David Heron and magpie Heron and magpie, close together on canal path in countryside near Castlecroft. Someone came along walking a dog. The heron was first to blink, taking off to retreat to the nearby Smestow Brook. Post navigationPrevious post: Speckled wood butterfly, well camouflagedNext post: Horse chestnut candelabrum, flower buds