Following the plough (rooks)

Following the plough (rooks)

A scene from modern farming. A tractor ploughs a field at Wyken, spraying the freshly ploughed soil with, let’s call it liquid manure. The plough was being followed by a flock of the rooks which nest nearby. A couple of jackdaws were getting in on the act, as well.

Following the plough (rooks)

This is just the sort of scene which used to form a standard illustration in books about nature for young children, and may well still be so for all I know.