Badbury Rings is the site of an Iron Age fort with three earth rings. It is located between Wimborne Minster and Blandford Forum and is owned by the National Trust. These days its a popular location for dog walkers and others seeking an hour or two of recreation.
Immediately next to the car park is a field used for point-to-point racing. One of the jumps is next to the entrance and is quite often used as a resting post by rooks, stonechats and other resident birds. Rooks are ever present. They are found waddling around the grass, roosting in the trees, flying purposefully from one location to another (passing other rooks purposefully flying in the opposite direction). Some will take to the air to harass raptors such as Buzzards and Kestrels.
I usually don’t give them a second look, but somehow this one caught my attention. A face only a mother would love, but maybe it was the background, which with the correct camera settings gave the bokeh effect so desired by wildlife photographers. Or maybe it was because on this particular morning there was nothing else around. Either way I was pleased with the result, further justification for the lens upgrade.
Stephen's Wildlife 