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