In mid-December (the 12th to be exact), we had temperatures in the 80s and beautiful blue skies, so we went to Crystal Cove State Park for sightseeing and a walk along the beach. Pictures are at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenjenks/sets/72157625667237654/
I took a movie of a pelican skimming across the waves:
Another movie shows a brave sandpiper chick that ventured away from its mother and the family to follow the receding waves and hunt for food.
