Camera critters: Helicopter

Can you see the blue stick insect sitting on a stone on a dry river bed? We call them helicopters, but I still haven't worked out what they were called in the days before helicopters existed, as I'm sure they were around then too. They fly above rivers just like helicopters. I was very lucky to have the camera ready when this one settled down for a little rest before taking off again.

Fournes village, Hania.

The river

This river runs through Fournes village in Chania. I remember some summers when it had completely dried up, although this hasn't happened lately, possibly due to the return of a snowy climate in Hania, another rarity. When it isn't running as fast as it is now, and there is less water, we can drive our pick up truck through it from one side to the other.