A pod of four orcas were spotted off the Orange County coastline on Dec. 2, 2021, about four miles off Laguna Beach. (Photo courtesy of Lorannah Hespe/Danawharf.com)
By LAYLAN CONNELLY | [email protected] | Orange County Register
At first glance, Dana Wharf captain Tommy White thought the marine mammals in the distance were dolphins, a regular sight off Orange County’s coastline.
But he soon realized it was a much rarer sight: A pod of black-and-white orcas were hanging out just a few miles from Laguna Beach’s coastline.
“That’s something different,” he recalled thinking. “We don’t see them very often.”