The Kitty, the Captain, and the Naturalist went to sea
Today on the Kittywake Captain Craig and I took customers out to the southern part of the island past Cattle point. The water was smoother than it has been, and it wasn't raining! Two days of gray skies, followed by overcast.
We saw a seagull gang surrounding a harbor seal. They were squawking and hoovering. Up popped the seal with a salmon! Before the gulls could try to steal some, it ducked back down under the water. After a few times of repeating this it was easy to see the seal was teasing the gulls! We watched for several minutes, and noticed another seal keeping watch a little farther away; maybe it was to keep the game from getting boring!
The sun broke through the clouds, and lo: there were orcas. Some jumped out of the water, while others slapped their tails against the surface. We saw J-pod family members J-8 Spieden, J-19 Sachi, and a lot of other females! Everyone became very quiet to hear them breathing. Everyone was really excited!
Until tomorrow,
-Sarah, Naturalist
We saw a seagull gang surrounding a harbor seal. They were squawking and hoovering. Up popped the seal with a salmon! Before the gulls could try to steal some, it ducked back down under the water. After a few times of repeating this it was easy to see the seal was teasing the gulls! We watched for several minutes, and noticed another seal keeping watch a little farther away; maybe it was to keep the game from getting boring!
The sun broke through the clouds, and lo: there were orcas. Some jumped out of the water, while others slapped their tails against the surface. We saw J-pod family members J-8 Spieden, J-19 Sachi, and a lot of other females! Everyone became very quiet to hear them breathing. Everyone was really excited!
Until tomorrow,
-Sarah, Naturalist
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