Return to the Ock

Anyone who has heard one of my talks this year will know that the summer is not one of my favourite seasons for walking along the Ock - it's often hot, there are squadrons of small biting insects and the with the foliage so high it's very difficult to see what is happening on the river:

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Where it is possible to see into the river, a family of swans have moved in:

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Making the most of the recent warm weather and the abundance of small insects, the damselflies are emerging, such as this splendid banded demoiselle

 Although harder to see than in earlier in the year, the water voles are still present, such as this one lurking inside it's burrow:
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