Orcas aren’t the only ones that spy-hop, as evidenced by this photo of a seal pup who has been hanging around Beach Drive. Periodically, the pup would stretch high above the water to take a look around - maybe checking to make sure there wasn’t a transient orca nearby! As you may have read on Seal Sitters’ website, resident orcas don’t eat our seals, but the transients most certainly do. The seals are smart enough to recognize the vocalizations of transients and seek safer waters and haul-outs when those orcas are in the area. This pup seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the warm sun.