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