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