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