M/V Kittiwake got to spend the afternoon up close and personal with the J22s also known as the cookie clan. The matriarch J22 Oreo and her two offspring Double Stuff and Cookie, and adopted niece Rhapsody. Rhapsody was orphaned by her mother when she was just two years old and was left in the care of her grandmother, then her grandmother passed so Auntie Oreo took over and raised Rhapsody and Double stuff at the same time. Just a short story about the depth of the social connections these animals make.
The trip was awesome with calm water and sunny skies on the west side of San Juan Island. We also got to spot some Dalls porpoise, Stellar seal lions, Harbor seal, and many sea birds.
Naturalist Chelsea
M/V Kittiwake
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