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