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