Of Monarch Butterflies and Elepahant Seals

     We just completed a nine day journey over to the Pismo Beach area of California to photograph monarch butterflies and elephant seals for future Live Science stories.  Here are some of our favorite pictures of our December 2014 journey.

The pier at Pismo Beach, CA

A camera mistake turns into a unique Christmas Tree

The over-wintering Monarch Butterflies of Pismo Beach, CA

The Pismo clam as a turkey

The Pismo clam as Rudolph

Autumn leaves of Pismo Beach

A real poinsettia

The cliffs of Pismo Beach, CA

 More Pismo Beach cliffs

Virgin of Guadalupe in Guadalupe, CA

Elephant Seals just north of San Simeon, CA

Young males practicing the fighting technique

That's a face we could all love

Practicing that beachmaster roar

Most interesting face

View from the Cambria Shore Inn, Cambria, CA

The boardwalk along the ocean

Moonstone Beach, Cambria, CA

Moonstone Beach, Cambria, CA

Gypsy explores the succulent garden