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