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