Shannon Ritchie’s Winter Field Work 2016/2017 – Rouge National Urban Park / Toronto, ON
Turtle under 2″ of ice (ibutton and transmitter attached to shell)
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Bundled up for a cold
Tracked turtle in vegetation
Early winter tracking
Tracked turtles with transmitter on shell
Cold field site
Mid winter melt
Blanding’s predated
Frozen field site
Research equipment
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Shannon Ritchie’s Turtley ibutton Adventure:
Weight and Measuring the Turtles
Painted Turtle
Rowshyra and her Painted Trutle
Beautiful Blanding’s Turtle
Paul doing all the work (radio tracking) as we watch
Radio Tracking Turtles
It’s tricky business radio tracking turtles in the deep part of the pond
Radio tag and ibutton attached – off I go to find my overwintering site!
Attaching ibuttons
I found him over here!
Weight and Measuring the Turtles
Looking good little guy – Radio tag attached – ibutton ready for epoxy
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