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