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