Heron i Treading the marsh with the grace of a geisha— white-faced heron. ii So Japanese— haijin focus, ninja stealth— stalking heron. iii Always composed however it stands, steps, stabs— white-faced heron. Splendid i A female wren— no bigger than the gumnut it’s perching on. ii Even greyer than a weathered honky-nut— the female wren. iii If not in colour, at least in shape—the female splendid blue wren. Andrew Lansdown
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