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