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