SEATTLE — When tourists travel to Seattle, it’s common to take in the Space Needle and the downtown skyline from Puget Sound.
It’s an itinerary that a newly arrived pod of killer whales appears to be following, too.
Three orcas that were not previously recorded in the Seattle area delighted whale watchers with several visits just off downtown this past month. They also cruised by other shorelines in the region.
“People … are all very happy to see this,” said Hongming Zheng, who photographs whales in his spare time. It took him 10 hours of driving to find the mysterious pod. “It was epic.”…