Finding sea shells at Tigertail Beach, Marco Island! Sand dollars, shark eye, apple murex & SCALLOPS
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2020
- We love exploring new beaches to look for sea shells and shelling so we took a trip down to Tigertail Beach in Marco Island, Florida. This beach was very different from any of the other beaches we've visited down here due to the lagoon area that is incorporated into the beach. Cute facilities with kayak and SUP rentals available. Definitely a splendid place to spend the day!
Great finds! I just love scallops! I found my very first flat on Cayo Costa and I was literally jumping up and down with excitement lol
Thanks for taking us to Tigertail beach. It’s on my bucket list. So many beaches to explore 🙂
I have to get myself over to Cayo Costa again. I keep seeing that name pop up in comments and in conversations I'm having with others. It's funny because I could be by myself on a deserted island and I would still get excited about finding cool shells. It's addicting!
SWF Beach Life it’s gorgeous there and secluded. I went with Adventures in Paradise in the Shell Excursion cruise. Really reasonable prices but wish it was an all day trip instead of 3 hours. They are located in the Sanibel marina just before the causeway.
Annie Ousley Thank you! I’ll have to look into a trip there!
Are there any Free parking beaches ? Thx.
Nancy Cross Not down here. It drives me crazy! I have yet to visit one here in Lee County that isn’t a paid lot.
Hi this is Gage I heard you are a great sheller I watch your videos all the time!!!!!!!!!!!
K Coulter Hi Gage! Thank you so much for watching my videos. It’s people like you who enjoy the beach and shelling so much that make sharing my videos so much fun! Do you have a favorite shell? I have too many favorites to have just one ☺️
Scallops are soooo pretty...kitten paws a great also..."making sure we're not getting hit by lighting...that's always a bonus"🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, getting zapped I would imagine is a big fat zero on the fun scale! LOL! Thank you for watching!
Omg, how were you able to put that beautiful purple colored hinged Sunray venus back down? 💜 You show amazing restraints in only taking the very best of what you really want to keep! I'm sure I'd be much better at that if I lived closer to a ⛱️ beach. But then again no, I take broken shells on purpose for crafts . Please dont ever stop what your doing, I look so forward to all your videos. Thanks again and again!!!
I used to keep EVERYTHING, then I would find better specimens so I would switch out the more beat up shells for nicer ones and so on. I do sell some to keep my collection under control 😅 Thank you so much for coming along with me on a virtual beach walk!
Lovely beach walk. It was great seeing a new location. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!
OK, the mystery shell at 7 min. has got me too. My guess (after looking over and over at the book and your shell) is it's either some kind of clam (lightning venus?) or dosinia. The back looks like dosinia, but I've never seen one with that coloring. The scallops are awesome down your way - just made a trip to Sanibel a couple of weeks ago to collect pink and purple scallops that I don't have up my way in the Tampa area. However, we also have quite a few turtle nests on Honeymoon Island (where I shell) and they all have the wire cages on top. A ranger told me that is to protect from raccoons here! They can get into a nest within hours and destroy/eat the eggs. One day a ranger was "cleaning up" a nest and placing the cage and said the turtle had just laid her eggs the night before and 1/3 were already gone from raccoons during the night. Their prints are all over the island... And, I've emailed Jose, the curator at the Sanibel shell museum, and he's helped me with ID. The museum actually has a pretty handy website for ID as well. I didn't look at it today, but it might help with the mystery shell...
Well this is amazing info! I actually bought the Sanibel Shell app, but haven't found it to be very helpful. I wish the app had all the shells they have on their website! Yes, the turtle nests are all different and protected accordingly depending on the critters that are around. In Sanibel the nests are protected against coyotes but on Fort Myers Beach there are no coverings. Go figure. I'll have to keep a little pile of shells that I haven't been able to ID and take them over to the Sanibel Shell Museum. I took a trip there last week - love that place! What kind of shells do you find up in Tampa? I want to do some road trips and do some exploring and shelling at other beaches.
@@SWFBeachLife We have pretty much the same shells you do, but colors might be a little different (like the scallops). There aren't a lot of shells every day, but, like you, after a storm, it can be pretty exciting. I like to go to Honeymoon Island state park because it's not commercialized (Caladesi Island state park isn't either, but a ferry is needed which can be boarded on Honeymoon). There are a couple of high-priced food stands, but otherwise only restrooms with showers. There is a picnic area at the northern end which has a hiking trail you can take; however, I only walk the beach because it'a a 5 mile walk to the end and back and that's enough for me! Also, I look for shells.... There has been a lot of beach erosion over the past couple of years from storms, so it's much easier to walk when it's low tide. You can do it at high tide, but have to hike up in the softer sand... The northern half of the end of Honeymoon has a broader beach area. You guys do a lot of walking, so I'm sure you'd enjoy it!
Awesome shells wish I could find them in Maine
I love the beach and scallops!!
I know - me too!!!
I am enjoying watching your videos while I freeze my buns off
Ugh! That's exactly why I moved to Florida!!!
I love the top shells!!
Aren't they cute?
I see my son posts a lot of comments on your videos. Hes too young to have his own account so he uses this one. His name is Gage.
I must tell you HE IS A BIG FAN! He's on the Autism Spectrum and shells are his thing. Most days it's all I hear about! He knows more info and facts about shells than I could ever know!
He passes time on my phone watching your videos. He really loves experiencing through your eyes. I want you to know that there's a kid out here who just thinks you're everything!!!
The first time you commented back he was jumping up and down. Just so thrilled! I'm just going to continue letting him comment, as he enjoys your channel. ✌❤🙂
D Th Thank you for letting me know that Gage enjoys my videos and shells as much as I do. I’ll see if I can do something special for him in an upcoming video. ☺️
@@SWFBeachLife oh my! ...tears of joy
SWF, I love watching your videos!!
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations on 25k subscribers!!! 🥳
Thank you so much 😀 I've been watching it creep up and I'm so excited to be sharing more beachy goodness!
Rose petal tellins! How lovely! My favorite was the little orange scallop when you were holding 4 in your hand. Beautiful beach walk, thank you!
Julie are you talking about the Shell at 7:03?
@@fouraces1949 No, although I thought the one you speak of was a quahog of some kind? I was talking about the sweet little scallop at 13:56, all the way to the left.
I love those little orange guys! I found one today that was TEENY TINY - so cute! Thank you for watching!
I scattered my mothers ashes here when i was 3 yrs old my mothers favorite place is Marco I still reside in naples fl and fish at the lights all the time in Marco ...also use to spend a few weeks in summer at the marriot .
..my dad use to be a private chef for Aubrey Firaro still a great friend of mine naples Marco everglades is city yet country if only there was more to do....thats why I began creating resin art all styles even using these beautiful shells
What an interesting tale - you must have tons of great stories about the area! I normally go to the beaches up in Fort Myers and Sanibel, but Marco has been fun when I visited (Goodland/Tigertail). We visited Everglades City too and went on an air boat ride - I loved it and hope to go back and do it again one of these days. My daughter was interested in making resin art - it looks like a lot of fun!
Awesome finds! We need to check out Tiger Tail on a trip there!!!
My only regret is I didn't stop for a beer when we were leaving 😂
I went to Tigertail last month with a friend. We barely found any shells. And you aren't kidding, the walk is LONG. We were about dead when we were done.
It's not for the faint, which is probably why I like it. No way to get out to the end unless you hoof it! Sorry you didn't find too many goodies :(
@@SWFBeachLife that's shelling. You never know. The rest of our trip was great and we found goodies on Kice and the southeast end of FMB. We walked down to the remnants of the old pier and I found lots of rose petal tellins. 🌹🌹🌹🐚🐚🐚
@@emwiley5137 FMB almost always has those pink tellins! I’m glad you got to see so much beach! 🌴
I've been enjoying your videos. I'll be traveling to Marco Island in July, and our condo is right at Tigertail beach. Won't have to walk quite as far as you did, but it will still be a walk. So excited to go shelling there. I'm learning the names of the shells from you. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome! Bring a little hard container for all the sand dollars! I’ve found them every time I’ve gone to Marco Island. I hope you have a great time and find lots of goodies!
@@SWFBeachLife I am getting them together now slowly but surely!
Loved the black Kittens Paw. You don’t see that every day do you? Loved all your finds!!
Thanks for another great beach walk!!😊🐬
Go to cape Romano you will be impressed! Hope you liked Marco
I'd like to try Marco again in the future. I went on a shelling tour and went past the Dome Homes - they were awesome!!! It's part of my shelling tour video ua-cam.com/video/b-_BDcVdsL8/v-deo.html
You should go to passagrille!!
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I found a sand dollar one time on Cayo Costa, dropped it, and it broke. I'm still sad! Rose petal tellins are on my shell bucket list along with a true tulip.
UGH! Before I moved here I would have felt the same way - but now I seem to find them pretty much on the regular. I am still waiting to find a baby's ear and a wentletrap! One of these days...
Thank you for watching!!!
@@SWFBeachLife I enjoy your videos! Thanks for making them!
Instead of parking by the snack shop, drive to the left and park at the end. There are bathrooms there and the walk is a little bit shorter.
If we go back I'll have to check this out! I didn't know there was more than one place to park. Man that was a hike to the beach!
My favorite shell is a junonia!!!!
I hope I get to find one of those someday!
Very nice, thanks for the tour! Your collection is amazing. Had a question. If you don’t mind sharing ... you said that last sand dollar you would bleach and seal. What do you use for sealing and how do you do that. TIA!
I love your videos ♥️
Karen Elliott I put the sand dollars in a bucket with a splash of bleach for an hour and let dry. Then make a 1/2 Elmers glue (or white glue) and 1/2 water mixture and paint the mixture all over the sand dollars. It gives them more structure and they won’t break as easily! Happy sealing!
Karen Elliott And thank you for watching!
SWF Beach Life thank you and you're welcome!
I’m curious to know what kind of watch do you have that you can let it get wet in the salt water?
Its actually a FitBit Charge 3 and so far - so good!
Start at night on 13th then walk towards the pair make sure it's low tide or falling you'll find perfect trillions of types of large n lil mini shells
I've been wanting to go night shelling but I'm going to wait until after turtle season so we can use proper flashlights!
I thought 🤔 the 🦈 eye was a SHORT Guy🤔🙃😍🤣🤗😘
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What do you do with all your shells?
I have been getting this question a lot, so I made a video about it! ua-cam.com/video/d7SmDUcvdjU/v-deo.html
4:32 calico scallop?
Nope - Calico CLAM!!!
When is your next video???☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
My next video will be this Sunday at 7pm! We'll be going back to Sanibel.
What what would you do with your first junonia????
Hello!!!😢😢
Hello!!!
I would take about a million pictures and make a whole video about it!
Do you want to have a live shell in your aquarium if you had one!!
D Th I think it would be awesome to have a live shell as a pet. I don’t have an aquarium! 😂
I'm your friend!!!!!!
Thank you!!
How big can to top snails grow? Can you tell the age of shells?
The topsnails we get down here (Jujube and Sculptures) only get to about 1-inch tall. Typically shells get bigger the longer they are alive, but I suspect it would be hard to get an exact age based on size. It's a great question though. Now I'm wondering how long Florida Fighting Conchs live...
@@SWFBeachLife it would be interesting to find out. They start out soooo tiny, I just wondered how long it takes for them to grow. Thanks for your reply.
@@Barb6658 I have not found an itty bitty top snail, but I've found some other tiny versions of other species. It would be interesting to know how long it take for these shells to get as big as they do. Maybe one of these days I'll find out!
Please give some shells to me😀😀👼👼👼
Please give me some whelks🥺🥺🥺