At first I thought it might have mistaken the golf ball for shellfish, and was trying to crack it open, but after observing for awhile, I think it was just having fun.

It would drop it and try to catch it again in mid-air.

The sad thing is there were dozens of golf balls in the shallows to the east of the spit.

Could they be washing down Eagle Creek all the way from Burnaby Mountain Golf Course?