Spying on the spy-hopper

A YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER got more than she bargained for Saturday afternoon when she spotted a pod of orcas near the tip of Goose Spit.

Nov. 15, 2011 6:00 a.m.
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A YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER got more than she bargained for Saturday afternoon when she spotted a pod of orcas near the tip of Goose Spit. The whales were playing and feeding

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