Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Water voles and high water

Despite the river bursting it's banks, the high water level does not seem to have affected the water voles and they still can be seen trying to swim across the swollen river (sometimes they give up and turn back):
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Whilst others take advantage of the high river level and eat the branches from the willow trees which would normally be out of reach:
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And others just sit there, as if marooned.
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Parts of the river remain on flood alert: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/34678.aspx?page=1&type=Town&term=abingdon

And the Abingdon Blog has photos of the high water on the Ock Valely Walk http://www.abingdonblog.co.uk/?p=6473

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3 comments:

  1. Stephen de Vere4 May 2012 at 03:48

    Great behaviour. They were keeping a low profile this morning but I'm trying again this evening.

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    1. Stephen de Vere6 May 2012 at 13:18

      Got some nice footage of a male patrolling and marking his territory.

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  2. Richard7 May 2012 at 04:08

    Hi Stephen,

    I'm glad you've started to get some good footage - hopefully now the river is subsiding there should be more activity and if they haven't been affected by the adverse weather this year's young should soon be putting in an appearance.

    Richard

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