Tom Averna of Deer Harbor Charters saw a group of transient killer whales, the T-49’s, all the way in Westsound off Skull Island on Sunday, Dec. 22.
Tom Averna of Deer Harbor Charters saw a group of transient killer whales, the T-49’s, all the way in West Sound off Skull Island on Sunday, Dec. 22.
They spent a little time there and then headed back out very slowly.
“It was one of the most peaceful serene encounters I’ve had in a long time,” Averna said.
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