I have dicovered your chanell couple of days ago and been binge watching it :)and enjoying every moment. Living in the North West of Englad we dont get all those beautiful exotic shells (we do get a huge tulips -at least that what I think they are) but we get a beautiful sea glass. Greetings from the Great Britain and thank you for taking me on an adventure with you :) x
Hello beach friend from across the pond! I always appreciate how lucky I am to live where I do, and I'm so glad I can share my walks and finds with others that can't be here. I've found about 2 pieces of sea glass in the year of beach exploring down here. All the other glass is junk, but my husband keeps it and melts it down so at least we use it for something. Winter is coming, which means hopefully the shells will be coming too :) I'm so happy you found my channel and thank you so much for watching!
I live on the east coast in England they call it the jurassic coast as lots of fossils can be found. You should see the golden ammonites but your shells are so pretty and I love that you care about the smallest creatures that live in these shells
Hello from across the pond! I've seen really neat videos of the mudlarking that goes on over there! I'm lucky to live where I do; so close to so many amazing beaches with really neat things to explore. Yesterday we found a little lizard on the beach - very far away from any fresh water (poor little guy). My husband let him hitchhike for about a mile and we gave him some fresh water and let him be on his way. We named him and everything! He'll show up in a video in a few weeks. We love the little critters as much as we do the shells! Thank you for watching my video!
@@SWFBeachLife I to found a young gull chick and after making sure he was out harms way went looking for dead fish to feed him l love people who take the time out to care for creatures who may not be all cute and furry. We love crabs and snails and the weird little things too thank you for your reply and best wishes
I think you picked a great beach. My husband and I frequent John D MacArthur state park. It’s a beautiful beach. Similar to Bowmans beach where you have a long walk over a boardwalk over water to get to the beach. I have found a lot of beach glass there. That’s where I found the scotch bonnets I have. It’s always hit and miss though as you know. 🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
I couldn't find a lot of info on shelling on the East Coast - but like you said a lot of it is luck and hit or miss, so there's no guarantees anyway. John D MacArthur State Park sounds lovely. I love that Bowman's Boardwalk! I'm still feeling lucky that we found some different goodies when we beach combed over by you, but no scotch bonnet. Yet. I have a bunch of shells I'm still looking for. I will persevere! Thanks so much for watching!
I’m so happy to have found your page, thanks for all you do! I’m in Fort Myers too. I just spent the weekend at Marco Island and found so many great shells.
I was going to go to Tigertail last weekend but we ended up staying local. With your input maybe I'll make a trip there next weekend! I'm happy you found my channel too!!! Thank you for watching!
SWF Beach Life We also went on the Cape Romano/Shelling tour with Florida Adventures & Rentals through the 10 thousand island area and we told them what we were looking for (sand dollars!) and they were so accommodating and brought us to a great spot and even helped find shells for us to keep! They do boat shuttles to Kice island too for great shelling!
Cee Bee I did a shell tour last March for my birthday. It was a lot of fun but we didn’t find as many goodies as we thought we would. I’d definitely like to try a different one. Heck, I’ll probably end up going with all the tours at least once 🤣 Thanks for the great tip! Sounds like they’re a good company to tour with!
Broken or not that sundial is beautiful and that tiny yellow leafy jewel box was so bright. Love seeing all of the new beaches. Thanks for sharing your trip..
Unfortunately I have no sea glass beach recommendations. Someone said they find it in the Miami area, however I can't verify that and it's a bit of a drive from Jupiter. Sorry! Maybe one of these days I'll discover the magical glass beach over on the East Coast!
Hi, I am a seashell collector and I love watching your videos since I cannot visit Florida. All the shells you find I have plus many unusual and rare ones such as the Junonia.
Oh wow - the Junonia. One of these days I'll find one. I keep the pieces but I'd be over the moon if I got to find my own one day. Thanks for watching my beach visit!
I found pieces of a Junonia in a shell pile after a big summer storm. I have a whole one because my husband bought one for me on our 1st anniversary. He's such a sweetie!
I want to say that we have done We have picked up tons of sea shells today all morning and where can I find more bigger ones like the ones that you are showing on UA-cam thanks for sharing
I so much love your videos. What beautiful, different shells. Thanks for sharing & making my day. I am counting down the days of coming to Florida & getting my shelling fix.
My channel is a great resource for figuring out which beach you might want to go to! The first time I visit a new beach, I give a little "overview" about the parking and facilities, probably because that's the kid of thing I would want to know :) I hope you have fun planning while you're waiting! Thank you for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife perfect! I had an idea of how they might be different. That snippet confirmed it for me. Thanks to you there are many shells I can now identify on sight! 😁🥰
Hey, so i JUST recently found u, but LOVE UR stuff... so im wondering have u ever been to the east COAST (of usa, not just Florida) im asking bc i live on an island off Massachusetts and LOVE beach combing IN GENERAL and we have so many amazing things to find here... BESIDES the obvious beautiful shells in general but my favorite is the beautiful puprle "wampum" (wampanoag native currency in olden days) but we also have sharks teeth, petrified clams, and a place called marble beach... thing about these places is i DOUBT youd find them ever anywhere on list of beaches to visit but so beautiful and fun!!! U make me wanna go to Florida 🙂
I actually have never been shelling outside of Florida. I didn't know these amazing things existed! I would visit the beach in NJ and that's why we moved to the area we did here in FL, but once I started combing the beaches over here I was hooked! I will likely not travel that far to go beach combing, however I have enjoyed some videos for both Plum Island Sea Cabin and Solace in Shelling - they are located in the NE of the US, so they tend to find the same type of things you're mentioning. And thank you so much for watching!!! 🙏🏼
Really loved this walk!! I think I found my new favourite shell, the Bitter Sweet. It reminds me of caramel which I love. You are the Olive Whisperer. Love seeing the limestone rocks and the whole area. It would be so cool to see the water shoot up 50 feet. You’re a great teacher during your walks and it’s great to learn from you. Thank you!!😊🐬
I LOVE those bittersweet clams! Maybe because I don't get to find them over here, but I think they're so pretty! They remind me of caramel too 🤗 This is definitely a beach I'd like to visit again. I'd love to see blowing rocks in it's fully glory as well!
“Beachy business”. You crack me up. 😀 Hope to answer a couple of questions for you since I grew up going to this beach back in the 70’s. Blowing Rocks is absolutely stunning to watch at high tide. Wind makes it better. Also, not the time to snorkel but we got caught a couple of times. More rocks in the water to find critters. A lot more sand beyond the rocks you see as most shells get broken there. That is definitely a green star turban. Was hoping you’d find a bonnet but a little more rare at that beach because of the rocks. And yes, olive city on the east coast. They are everywhere like your fighting conchs. You found a cowrie! Never found one. Lived here my whole life. Good for you! Happy shelling.
Ok, turns out that cowrie was a coffee bean trivia. Live and learn! How wonderful to have grown up there. I have a lot of catching up to do - I’ve only lived here 5 years!
I'm new to shelling, and a new subsciber to your channel. I L.O.V. E your channel! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I am still trying to identify the difference between a serif and a auger, a bay scallop and a calico scallop, etc. Do any of your videos explain these shells that are so much alike but how to tell the difference? Thanks again for the amazing videos! My 7 year old is already loving to identify shells after watching your videos;)
I do periodically show the different between two similar shells if I've gotten some recent questions about them. This video is from quite a while ago, but eventually you'll find the videos that have those comparisons but I'll make a note to show these in the future!
Those waves hitting the sandstone formations seem like they would bash the shells into bitty pieces.. The shell at the 6:06 mark looks like a beat up Lion's paw.. Your word for the day, He's CUTE ! !" Thanks for sharing & Yes, they are Cute..
I'm not as good with my East Coast shell pieces as I am the West Coast shell pieces so I don't know if I ever figured out what that piece was. It was so fun through seeing a totally different beach with totally different waves. I'm surprised any shells survive that surf!
Yes I sure do see coquinas on the beach! From time to time I'll show them in the video or I'll pick up a couple of the tiny shells. It's fun to watch them bury themselves. Thank you for watching my beach visit!
Hey there again beach friend…have you ever tried to shell at night with a flashlight? I did one time at my beach and I found some good ones! Just a suggestion! 🐚🐚🐚🐚
@@fouraces1949 I have been waiting for turtle season to end (10/31) and we are going! I have not tried it yet but winter has some seriously low tides (I have a negative low-tide excursion planned) so I can't wait to see what I find. Only a few more weeks to wait. Thank you for the suggestion! XOXOXO
Blowing rocks is the BEST place to snorkel around here - saw a sea turtle who was nearly the size of me (I’m short but still) it was simply majestic. I just hovered over her for so long and floated out to sea with her until she took a breath. Lots of olives here often. Another great snorkel spot is peanut island (west palm beach) off of blue heron blvd.
your so lucky. I was looking for some nice shells to put my air plants in and saw a few nice shells and they all suddenly grew on me.im a shelladdict .i was an avid gardener and already disabled .then one day i was sat on a stool bending and reaching and next day so much pain. had fractured 12 vertebra in my spine. had to battle it alone for whole of lockdown started on air plants because I can't bend, can't lift barely walk. air plants led to shells and the rest is history.hence my new hobby has taken over my house. love your videos.its a breath of fresh air for me when I can't get out. thanks a bunch
My husband found a small coconut seed that was a little beat up. He took an air plant and put it in the middle of it and it looks so good! There is something about combining the things that nature makes all together. Your hobby sounds like it bring you a lot of joy. Keep at it and thank you for coming to the beach with me!
Some shells are formed right in the egg casing that the mama shell lays so they start out their life as itty, bitty snails. Others will float around a while until they get big enough to sink to the sea floor and start to grow their shells. I have collected a few egg casings and I'll open them up in a future video. Now the things inside the sand dollar are Aristotles lantern. They are basically teeth if you can believe it. I showed them and the legend in a pervious video: ua-cam.com/video/6EWKKhTgyvE/v-deo.html
I finally got some acid to work on my boxes of shells. Can you give me the amounts of water to acid again. You also said which to add first. Acid to water or water to acid. Thanks. I am so excited.
Yay! Make sure you use rubber gloves and a mask - you DO NOT want to breathe in any of that lingering air. It's 1 part acid to 3 parts water - so depending on how much you want to make, just use that formula. And you always add the acid to the water. It's so fun! Be careful and I hope you have fantastic, gorgeous shells when you're done!
Have you hunted for fossil shells? There are parks in Sarasota on river banks that have shell paved lots with lots of pretty fossil shells. Check them out! Another venue for shell lovers.
The rock formations were so pretty! I hope to see that beach one day. So different than any beach I've ever visited, which isn't many. Love to see all your found goodies at the end. I've yet to figure out how you can ever put anything back down? I would be scooping up EVERYTHING! But you live in Florida and get to visit beachside much more often. So I kinda understand. No, I really dont!!🤣🤭
Oh believe me, there are still some shells I absolutely can not resist! I go to the beach and say I won't collect anything, next thing you know I have a big shell to hold the smaller shells. I can't keep them all but I sure do keep a bunch!
I think you might also love the crystals rocks I find here in Missouri... believe me, I never leave empty handed when I go to the creeks! My problem is I just love all of nature and it's beauty! God is the master artist 🎨!! I haven't figured out how to send pics when I respond to you, but as soon as I do, I will send you some amazing pics of my crystal's. And if your interested, I'll send you some to collect? Just let me know?
Beautiful beach, and such a fun haul! I am a sucker for small shells, minis, and especially micro shells, so I got a kick out of that teeny little (clam?) that was on your finger when you found the cerith shell at 10:33 🥰🐚 ~Caroline
I recently shared my shells collection since so many people had been asking: ua-cam.com/video/Afy0jl0smpE/v-deo.html And then in this video, I finally got around to making a shell mirror I had been wanting to make: ua-cam.com/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/v-deo.html I have a few more projects I'd like to tackle - i just need to find the time!!!
They are beautiful aren't they? That one I found on this day apparently wasn't technically a cowrie, but a trivia, which looks like a baby cowrie to me! I was psyched to find different shells than the ones I normally find over here on the West Coast.
Yea! I’ve never found anything like that before! Also, congrats on your first cowry! I’ve never found one yet, but I might next summer! I’ll be 13 by then, which I’m excited to turn 13 in February! Then I’ll be a teenager!
I recently shared my shell collection since so many people had been asking what I do with my shells: ua-cam.com/video/Afy0jl0smpE/v-deo.html And then in this video, I finally got around to making a shell mirror I had been wanting to make: ua-cam.com/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/v-deo.html And I just finished a sea shell picture frame video that I hope to post next week ☺️
@SWF Beach Life Beautiful! I really enjoyed this! I didn't know Florida had any beaches with rocky formations on them. If you go to the bottom of southeast FL, you will probably find more sundial shells. My sister and I went to Virginia Key Beach Park a few times years ago and we found maybe about 4-5 of them there!
Thank you so much for the tip! I've added this to the list of beaches to check out when we head back East! Wasn't Coral Cove Park awesome? It was so beautiful - I wish we could have stayed longer to explore but the weather had different ideas!
Follow up: I went to this beach two days in a row and all I can say is WOW!! So many shells. Olives galore, calico scallops, lightening welks, clams, limpets, chestnut turbans, wentletraps, worm shells, ceriths, slippers, cowries, moonsnails, scotch bonnets and others. I had more luck and better shelling than at Captiva. Thank you again for the tip!
Snails are like other critters and get their color and shape from their parents. Most shells start from eggs and they become just a little bit bigger and stronger each day. Snails repair their shells by continuing to grow around any breaks or cracks they may suffer. You can tell by the lines in the shells. It's like they glue their own shells back together, but they are building more shell instead of using glue.
Wow! Great finds! Your inspiring me to get out and go shelling. Usually the olives I find the tops are broken off. I have never found a sun dial so that was awesome. I did find a nice scotch bonnet a couple weeks ago at a beach in North Palm Bch. I need to get out there. I’m glad you and your hubby had a nice visit over here and I look forward to when me and my hubby can get over to the west coast again. Thx for the great video. Keep on shelling!!!! 🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
I'm glad you enjoyed our visit as much as we did! If we ever go back East, do you have a shelling beach you would recommend? I did "okay" researching on my own but having some inside info from a local would be amazing! Thank you so much for watching!!
Love your voice and enthusiasm! Love your shell knowledge. Just got back from shelling in Texas. Loved it and got me excited for shells. Thank you for all the tours of the beaches
So cool that you found a Cowrie shell! Those little bright yellow and orange shells are totally awesome. I am always so excited to watch what you find. I am dreaming of my next shelling adventure.
I don't actually "do" all that much with my shells. Mostly I keep them in glass jars, vases and lanterns. I showed my collection in a past video: ua-cam.com/video/Afy0jl0smpE/v-deo.html Then, I put some shells to the side to sell and others to do projects with. I've managed to complete 2 projects thus far. A shell mirror: ua-cam.com/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/v-deo.html And a shell photo frame: ua-cam.com/video/h9UIvqlOzgM/v-deo.html I have lots of ideas I just need to find more time!
I remember finding my first olive at Panama City beach. I still love finding olive shells and get excited everytime you find one too. I can’t wait to find my first cowrie.
Thank you for your awesome videos! I recently visited Longboat Key & found many beautiful shells I can now identify thanks to you! Always look forward to Mondays!
Love your finds and the scenery was spectacular! Really excited to see the cowrie. If you're looking for scotch bonnets try Navarre Beach on the panhandle. I watch another UA-camr who searches that beach and finds them pretty regularly.
The scenery was incredible! Didn't look anything like I expected. Navarre is on the travel list! It's a little bit of a drive so I'll probably spend a few days up there. I'd like to try out Destin too! Thank you for watching!!!
I have been on vacation for a couple of months now on Florida’s east coast and been using your videos as a point of reference fir shelling. Going to try this place today!
I sure does look like it might have been a kittens paw but those I find those all the time and I don't think that was one of them. Lucky you growing up here. It's awesome!
It was so amazing watching that sky go from lots of puffy whites to totally gray and stormy! Thank you so much for sharing. P.S. Do you have a little shell business, or just collect for yourself?
If you don't like the weather in Florida, just wait 15 minutes! LOL. I've sold a few shells and I do have some for sale on my website, but I'm not serious about selling the shells as a business. I keep the ones I really like and then "recycle" the ones I'm not going to keep by brining them back to the beach. Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much for taking us on your amazing Beach walks it's nice to see the other sites also. I was just in Florida I miss it already. Nice to see you're still doing your videos. It's like I'm there.
I love sharing my beach walks and finds! I have a feeling there are a lot of people who love it here as much as I do, so I'll keep the videos coming! Thanks so much for watching!
I didn't find any but I didn't have a good chance to get in the water either. We found a lot of them at Caspersen Beach in Venice: ua-cam.com/video/p4x7GyKyBjg/v-deo.html
I have dicovered your chanell couple of days ago and been binge watching it :)and enjoying every moment. Living in the North West of Englad we dont get all those beautiful exotic shells (we do get a huge tulips -at least that what I think they are) but we get a beautiful sea glass. Greetings from the Great Britain and thank you for taking me on an adventure with you :) x
Hello beach friend from across the pond! I always appreciate how lucky I am to live where I do, and I'm so glad I can share my walks and finds with others that can't be here. I've found about 2 pieces of sea glass in the year of beach exploring down here. All the other glass is junk, but my husband keeps it and melts it down so at least we use it for something. Winter is coming, which means hopefully the shells will be coming too :) I'm so happy you found my channel and thank you so much for watching!
I love seaglass but we have none.
I wish we could trade.
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That sun dial…wowza
Thanks so much for letting me feel that rush you get from listening to the waves. The shelling is captivating too.😜😜😜
I live on the east coast in England they call it the jurassic coast as lots of fossils can be found. You should see the golden ammonites but your shells are so pretty and I love that you care about the smallest creatures that live in these shells
Hello from across the pond! I've seen really neat videos of the mudlarking that goes on over there! I'm lucky to live where I do; so close to so many amazing beaches with really neat things to explore. Yesterday we found a little lizard on the beach - very far away from any fresh water (poor little guy). My husband let him hitchhike for about a mile and we gave him some fresh water and let him be on his way. We named him and everything! He'll show up in a video in a few weeks. We love the little critters as much as we do the shells! Thank you for watching my video!
@@SWFBeachLife I to found a young gull chick and after making sure he was out harms way went looking for dead fish to feed him l love people who take the time out to care for creatures who may not be all cute and furry. We love crabs and snails and the weird little things too thank you for your reply and best wishes
@@dawnpiper5883 Me too! Thanks for being you and best wishes to you as well!
I think you picked a great beach. My husband and I frequent John D MacArthur state park. It’s a beautiful beach. Similar to Bowmans beach where you have a long walk over a boardwalk over water to get to the beach. I have found a lot of beach glass there. That’s where I found the scotch bonnets I have. It’s always hit and miss though as you know. 🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
I couldn't find a lot of info on shelling on the East Coast - but like you said a lot of it is luck and hit or miss, so there's no guarantees anyway. John D MacArthur State Park sounds lovely. I love that Bowman's Boardwalk! I'm still feeling lucky that we found some different goodies when we beach combed over by you, but no scotch bonnet. Yet. I have a bunch of shells I'm still looking for. I will persevere! Thanks so much for watching!
I’m so happy to have found your page, thanks for all you do! I’m in Fort Myers too. I just spent the weekend at Marco Island and found so many great shells.
I was going to go to Tigertail last weekend but we ended up staying local. With your input maybe I'll make a trip there next weekend! I'm happy you found my channel too!!! Thank you for watching!
SWF Beach Life We also went on the Cape Romano/Shelling tour with Florida Adventures & Rentals through the 10 thousand island area and we told them what we were looking for (sand dollars!) and they were so accommodating and brought us to a great spot and even helped find shells for us to keep! They do boat shuttles to Kice island too for great shelling!
Cee Bee I did a shell tour last March for my birthday. It was a lot of fun but we didn’t find as many goodies as we thought we would. I’d definitely like to try a different one. Heck, I’ll probably end up going with all the tours at least once 🤣 Thanks for the great tip! Sounds like they’re a good company to tour with!
I love watching & listening to you. Your enthusiasm when you find a beautiful shell makes me happy. Thanks again ❤️
Thank you! I am relatively (a little over a year) new to this and I do indeed get excited when I find cool things. Thank you for watching!!!!
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Glad you appreciate the environment like I do! I love the bittersweet clams 🤘👍 The Sundial is huge!
That Sundial find was so cool! We were pretty stoked with all the cool things we were able to find. Thanks for coming along with me!
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Thank you!!!
Broken or not that sundial is beautiful and that tiny yellow leafy jewel box was so bright. Love seeing all of the new beaches. Thanks for sharing your trip..
Thanks for letting me share my trip with you!!!
I think the rock formations would be what Skull Island on Peter Pan should be made of !
Great finds, love the sundial and cowry and bittersweet clam shells. Gorgeous beaches. Lots of fun touring this beach with you. Thank you.
We had a lot of fun visiting new beaches, and of course finding the different shells. Thank you so much for coming along with me!
So cool! Thanks for sharing! Coming to visit the Jupiter area soon… any recommendations on where to find sea glass? Many thanks!
Unfortunately I have no sea glass beach recommendations. Someone said they find it in the Miami area, however I can't verify that and it's a bit of a drive from Jupiter. Sorry! Maybe one of these days I'll discover the magical glass beach over on the East Coast!
My son and I love going down to south end Blowing Rock. We have amazing luck in the winter collecting there. Love your channel.
I would love to visit at high tide to see the rocks do their "blowing" thing!
Hi, I am a seashell collector and I love watching your videos since I cannot visit Florida. All the shells you find I have plus many unusual and rare ones such as the Junonia.
Oh wow - the Junonia. One of these days I'll find one. I keep the pieces but I'd be over the moon if I got to find my own one day. Thanks for watching my beach visit!
I found pieces of a Junonia in a shell pile after a big summer storm. I have a whole one because my husband bought one for me on our 1st anniversary. He's such a sweetie!
Andrea H. I keep my pieces too! And your hubby is a keeper for sure! 🐚❤️
Can't blame you for picking up those bittersweet clams -- beautiful and patterned so differently. Thanks for the fun trip.
Glad you enjoyed it! I know those bitter sweets are pretty common, but I couldn't help myself! Thanks for coming along with me!
I want to say that we have done We have picked up tons of sea shells today all morning and where can I find more bigger ones like the ones that you are showing on UA-cam thanks for sharing
I so much love your videos. What beautiful, different shells. Thanks for sharing & making my day. I am counting down the days of coming to Florida & getting my shelling fix.
My channel is a great resource for figuring out which beach you might want to go to! The first time I visit a new beach, I give a little "overview" about the parking and facilities, probably because that's the kid of thing I would want to know :) I hope you have fun planning while you're waiting! Thank you for watching!
8:07 that shell belongs to family muricidae and its called: lat. ( reishia clavigera ).
That's not even in my shell book! Thank you for the shell identification help! And thanks for watching!
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What an interesting beach. Love the limestone rocks. The power of water, incredible! Thanks for another lovely excursion.
I enjoyed seeing your beautiful shells....would love to be there 😌
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!
Thanks for coming along with me!
Can you please explain the difference (s) between an Auger and a Seraph? I've learned so much about shells from watching your channel! ❤
I can do that! I happened to explain the difference in a past video, so you can just watch!
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@@SWFBeachLife thank you!
@@SWFBeachLife perfect! I had an idea of how they might be different. That snippet confirmed it for me. Thanks to you there are many shells I can now identify on sight! 😁🥰
@@barbarajarrett3185 That's awesome! I'm doing more shelling research now. There is so much to learn!!!
@@SWFBeachLife I can't wait to see what you discover!
Pretty area! Thanks for sharing!
Man dose is look .like it's going to storm big time over there....
Hey, so i JUST recently found u, but LOVE UR stuff... so im wondering have u ever been to the east COAST (of usa, not just Florida) im asking bc i live on an island off Massachusetts and LOVE beach combing IN GENERAL and we have so many amazing things to find here... BESIDES the obvious beautiful shells in general but my favorite is the beautiful puprle "wampum" (wampanoag native currency in olden days) but we also have sharks teeth, petrified clams, and a place called marble beach... thing about these places is i DOUBT youd find them ever anywhere on list of beaches to visit but so beautiful and fun!!! U make me wanna go to Florida 🙂
I actually have never been shelling outside of Florida. I didn't know these amazing things existed! I would visit the beach in NJ and that's why we moved to the area we did here in FL, but once I started combing the beaches over here I was hooked! I will likely not travel that far to go beach combing, however I have enjoyed some videos for both Plum Island Sea Cabin and Solace in Shelling - they are located in the NE of the US, so they tend to find the same type of things you're mentioning.
And thank you so much for watching!!! 🙏🏼
Really loved this walk!! I think I found my new favourite shell, the Bitter Sweet. It reminds me of caramel which I love. You are the Olive Whisperer.
Love seeing the limestone rocks and the whole area. It would be so cool to see the water shoot up 50 feet. You’re a great teacher during your walks and it’s great to learn from you. Thank you!!😊🐬
I LOVE those bittersweet clams! Maybe because I don't get to find them over here, but I think they're so pretty! They remind me of caramel too 🤗 This is definitely a beach I'd like to visit again. I'd love to see blowing rocks in it's fully glory as well!
“Beachy business”. You crack me up. 😀 Hope to answer a couple of questions for you since I grew up going to this beach back in the 70’s. Blowing Rocks is absolutely stunning to watch at high tide. Wind makes it better. Also, not the time to snorkel but we got caught a couple of times. More rocks in the water to find critters. A lot more sand beyond the rocks you see as most shells get broken there. That is definitely a green star turban. Was hoping you’d find a bonnet but a little more rare at that beach because of the rocks. And yes, olive city on the east coast. They are everywhere like your fighting conchs. You found a cowrie! Never found one. Lived here my whole life. Good for you! Happy shelling.
Ok, turns out that cowrie was a coffee bean trivia. Live and learn! How wonderful to have grown up there. I have a lot of catching up to do - I’ve only lived here 5 years!
Coming up those steps to a beautiful breathtaking view.. GOD is amazing with his beautiful creations. TY JESUS🙏
That view was just beautiful! So many fun things to find on a different coast. Thank you for watching!
I'm new to shelling, and a new subsciber to your channel. I L.O.V. E your channel! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I am still trying to identify the difference between a serif and a auger, a bay scallop and a calico scallop, etc. Do any of your videos explain these shells that are so much alike but how to tell the difference? Thanks again for the amazing videos! My 7 year old is already loving to identify shells after watching your videos;)
I do periodically show the different between two similar shells if I've gotten some recent questions about them. This video is from quite a while ago, but eventually you'll find the videos that have those comparisons but I'll make a note to show these in the future!
Those waves hitting the sandstone formations seem like they would bash the shells into bitty pieces.. The shell at the 6:06 mark looks like a beat up Lion's paw.. Your word for the day, He's CUTE ! !" Thanks for sharing & Yes, they are Cute..
I'm not as good with my East Coast shell pieces as I am the West Coast shell pieces so I don't know if I ever figured out what that piece was. It was so fun through seeing a totally different beach with totally different waves. I'm surprised any shells survive that surf!
I love seeing the notifications when ur vids come out! I always have so much fun watching, and it almost feels like I’m shelling too!
Oh yay! I wish I really could bring everyone shelling with me. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for making awesome content! I love to watch your videos!
Do you find coquina any more? One of my Florida beach memories was finding many of them ( alive) and digging in the sand.
Yes I sure do see coquinas on the beach! From time to time I'll show them in the video or I'll pick up a couple of the tiny shells. It's fun to watch them bury themselves. Thank you for watching my beach visit!
Thanks for sharing ! Loved the yellow guy 💛
Thanks you (as always) for watching!
Hey there again beach friend…have you ever tried to shell at night with a flashlight? I did one time at my beach and I found some good ones! Just a suggestion! 🐚🐚🐚🐚
@@fouraces1949 I have been waiting for turtle season to end (10/31) and we are going! I have not tried it yet but winter has some seriously low tides (I have a negative low-tide excursion planned) so I can't wait to see what I find. Only a few more weeks to wait. Thank you for the suggestion! XOXOXO
That’s awesome! Can’t wait to see the uploads!!
Blowing rocks is the BEST place to snorkel around here - saw a sea turtle who was nearly the size of me (I’m short but still) it was simply majestic. I just hovered over her for so long and floated out to sea with her until she took a breath. Lots of olives here often. Another great snorkel spot is peanut island (west palm beach) off of blue heron blvd.
That sounds amazing! The water you all have is so rough. I'm quite intimidated thinking about snorkeling over there!
your so lucky. I was looking for some nice shells to put my air plants in and saw a few nice shells and they all suddenly grew on me.im a shelladdict .i was an avid gardener and already disabled .then one day i was sat on a stool bending and reaching and next day so much pain. had fractured 12 vertebra in my spine. had to battle it alone for whole of lockdown started on air plants because I can't bend, can't lift barely walk. air plants led to shells and the rest is history.hence my new hobby has taken over my house. love your videos.its a breath of fresh air for me when I can't get out. thanks a bunch
My husband found a small coconut seed that was a little beat up. He took an air plant and put it in the middle of it and it looks so good! There is something about combining the things that nature makes all together. Your hobby sounds like it bring you a lot of joy. Keep at it and thank you for coming to the beach with me!
Hey "Olive Oyl" I love your videos! Keep them coming. I have a small collection of shells. Wanna trade? 😁
Some shells are formed right in the egg casing that the mama shell lays so they start out their life as itty, bitty snails. Others will float around a while until they get big enough to sink to the sea floor and start to grow their shells. I have collected a few egg casings and I'll open them up in a future video.
Now the things inside the sand dollar are Aristotles lantern. They are basically teeth if you can believe it. I showed them and the legend in a pervious video: ua-cam.com/video/6EWKKhTgyvE/v-deo.html
I finally got some acid to work on my boxes of shells. Can you give me the amounts of water to acid again. You also said which to add first. Acid to water or water to acid. Thanks. I am so excited.
Yay! Make sure you use rubber gloves and a mask - you DO NOT want to breathe in any of that lingering air. It's 1 part acid to 3 parts water - so depending on how much you want to make, just use that formula. And you always add the acid to the water. It's so fun! Be careful and I hope you have fantastic, gorgeous shells when you're done!
Have you hunted for fossil shells? There are parks in Sarasota on river banks that have shell paved lots with lots of pretty fossil shells. Check them out! Another venue for shell lovers.
I have not gone looking for fossil shells but I have found a few in the parking lots along the Sanibel causeway. Some of them are pretty neat!
My husband and I had our engagement pictures taken at blowing rocks preserve! 😊
What a gorgeous location! I can imagine the sun setting in the background with the beautiful ocean and rocks. ❤️
I been watching you for a while. Love your videos. Wish i could move to Florida!
Thank you so much Shirley! There is plenty of room down here 😃🐚🌴🌊
I am so glad you identified those clear shells, I actually thought they were fish scales that had hardened...lol. how funny now.
I have 3 sun dial shells. - said my son
You really should collect more olive shells. …. Just sayin’ ……snort ! !
When I read the comment I thought for sure you were talking about my trip to Lido Key. I think I collected over 80 olives in one day!
I just love the Bittersweet Clams. They are so thick and the colors are amazing! 🐬🐙🐚🐟
Just like candy! I was in awe. They're really cool - especially since I don't have them over on this side of the state! Thank you for watching!!
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Beautiful beach!!! Great finds! Thanks for sharing!!!🌊👍🏻🧡
Have found all of those shells in whole shape on Jupiter beach... our home.
I'm going to visit again one day!
The rock formations were so pretty! I hope to see that beach one day. So different than any beach I've ever visited, which isn't many. Love to see all your found goodies at the end. I've yet to figure out how you can ever put anything back down? I would be scooping up EVERYTHING! But you live in Florida and get to visit beachside much more often. So I kinda understand. No, I really dont!!🤣🤭
Oh believe me, there are still some shells I absolutely can not resist! I go to the beach and say I won't collect anything, next thing you know I have a big shell to hold the smaller shells. I can't keep them all but I sure do keep a bunch!
I think you might also love the crystals rocks I find here in Missouri... believe me, I never leave empty handed when I go to the creeks! My problem is I just love all of nature and it's beauty! God is the master artist 🎨!! I haven't figured out how to send pics when I respond to you, but as soon as I do, I will send you some amazing pics of my crystal's. And if your interested, I'll send you some to collect? Just let me know?
I just watched another sheller who was down that way, and he was finding bittersweet three times that size.
Lucky sheller! I've only shelled over on the West Coast 3 times and it was so neat to see the different shells on that side of the state.
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This was so exciting! Thank you for taking me there! ❤️
Thank you for coming along with me!!
I think I found an albino scotch bonnet today at Juno Beach! How can I send you a pic?
Wow that’s awesome! You can shoot me a pic on IG if you’d like: swfbeachlife
That is a green TOP shell. Love from your shell Sister Terri.
Thanks for the ID beach friend!
Beautiful beach, and such a fun haul! I am a sucker for small shells, minis, and especially micro shells, so I got a kick out of that teeny little (clam?) that was on your finger when you found the cerith shell at 10:33 🥰🐚 ~Caroline
On the next video I open up some egg casings to see the micro shells in there. Talk about small shells - it's crazy awesome!
Walking the beaches, collecting shells, listening to the birds. How wonderful. I am curious tho. What do you do with the shells you collect.
I recently shared my shells collection since so many people had been asking: ua-cam.com/video/Afy0jl0smpE/v-deo.html
And then in this video, I finally got around to making a shell mirror I had been wanting to make: ua-cam.com/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/v-deo.html
I have a few more projects I'd like to tackle - i just need to find the time!!!
Thank you for your quick reply. The mirror turned out rather special. I’m looking forward to watching your future videos. Wishing you happy shelling.
My favorite shell is a cowrie 🐚 I have 4 cowrie shells and one is BIG
They are beautiful aren't they? That one I found on this day apparently wasn't technically a cowrie, but a trivia, which looks like a baby cowrie to me! I was psyched to find different shells than the ones I normally find over here on the West Coast.
As always, so lovely to hear your voice and see all the beauty of the seashore. Thanks again.
Last unknown Shell is Spisula sp. Best wishes Emma
Thank you!!!
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On loggerhead beach they sometimes have a lot of scotch bonnets
I will definitely try East Coast shelling again at some point in the future. I’d love to find my first perfect scotch bonnet!
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😉 You're too funny! Thanks for watching!
That’s a beautiful sun dial by the way!
Wasn't it cool? 😉
Yea! I’ve never found anything like that before! Also, congrats on your first cowry! I’ve never found one yet, but I might next summer! I’ll be 13 by then, which I’m excited to turn 13 in February! Then I’ll be a teenager!
What do you with the shells? Just found your videos
I recently shared my shell collection since so many people had been asking what I do with my shells: ua-cam.com/video/Afy0jl0smpE/v-deo.html
And then in this video, I finally got around to making a shell mirror I had been wanting to make: ua-cam.com/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/v-deo.html
And I just finished a sea shell picture frame video that I hope to post next week ☺️
@SWF Beach Life Beautiful! I really enjoyed this! I didn't know Florida had any beaches with rocky formations on them. If you go to the bottom of southeast FL, you will probably find more sundial shells. My sister and I went to Virginia Key Beach Park a few times years ago and we found maybe about 4-5 of them there!
Thank you so much for the tip! I've added this to the list of beaches to check out when we head back East! Wasn't Coral Cove Park awesome? It was so beautiful - I wish we could have stayed longer to explore but the weather had different ideas!
Follow up: I went to this beach two days in a row and all I can say is WOW!!
So many shells.
Olives galore, calico scallops, lightening welks, clams, limpets, chestnut turbans, wentletraps, worm shells, ceriths, slippers, cowries, moonsnails, scotch bonnets and others.
I had more luck and better shelling than at Captiva.
Thank you again for the tip!
Now I wish I had gone there! 😅 I'm so glad you found so many goodies!!!
Very cool! Although trivia shells like yours arent considered to be true cowries, only distantly related, but still a very cool find!
Thanks as always for the identification help and thanks for watching!
How do the shells develop their color and shape? Also another of your videos you shared seed pods for shells? How do the critters repair themselves?
Snails are like other critters and get their color and shape from their parents. Most shells start from eggs and they become just a little bit bigger and stronger each day. Snails repair their shells by continuing to grow around any breaks or cracks they may suffer. You can tell by the lines in the shells. It's like they glue their own shells back together, but they are building more shell instead of using glue.
@@SWFBeachLife thank you so much. This is just fascinating
I have a lot of those "Kitten Paws", and I paint them as an Indian face and feather head dress. 🥰
Too cute!
@@SWFBeachLife thank you
Wow! Great finds! Your inspiring me to get out and go shelling. Usually the olives I find the tops are broken off. I have never found a sun dial so that was awesome. I did find a nice scotch bonnet a couple weeks ago at a beach in North Palm Bch. I need to get out there. I’m glad you and your hubby had a nice visit over here and I look forward to when me and my hubby can get over to the west coast again. Thx for the great video. Keep on shelling!!!! 🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
I'm glad you enjoyed our visit as much as we did! If we ever go back East, do you have a shelling beach you would recommend? I did "okay" researching on my own but having some inside info from a local would be amazing! Thank you so much for watching!!
Love your voice and enthusiasm! Love your shell knowledge. Just got back from shelling in Texas. Loved it and got me excited for shells. Thank you for all the tours of the beaches
You are so very welcome! I hope you had a great time shelling in TX!
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So cool that you found a Cowrie shell! Those little bright yellow and orange shells are totally awesome. I am always so excited to watch what you find. I am dreaming of my next shelling adventure.
I hope you have great shell luck when you go! And that little cowrie was actually a coffeebean trivia, but I was close 😃
Nice changeup
What do you do with these shells once cleaned ?
I don't actually "do" all that much with my shells. Mostly I keep them in glass jars, vases and lanterns. I showed my collection in a past video: ua-cam.com/video/Afy0jl0smpE/v-deo.html Then, I put some shells to the side to sell and others to do projects with. I've managed to complete 2 projects thus far. A shell mirror: ua-cam.com/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/v-deo.html And a shell photo frame: ua-cam.com/video/h9UIvqlOzgM/v-deo.html I have lots of ideas I just need to find more time!
Great finds , thank you 🙏.
Thanks for watching!
I remember finding my first olive at Panama City beach. I still love finding olive shells and get excited everytime you find one too. I can’t wait to find my first cowrie.
The little shell I thought was a cowrie was actually a trivia. So technically I haven't found a cowrie yet but I can't wait either!
Thank you for your awesome videos! I recently visited Longboat Key & found many beautiful shells I can now identify thanks to you! Always look forward to Mondays!
I hope to visit Longboat Key myself one of these days. Thank you so much for coming along on my beach walks with me!
Love your finds and the scenery was spectacular! Really excited to see the cowrie. If you're looking for scotch bonnets try Navarre Beach on the panhandle. I watch another UA-camr who searches that beach and finds them pretty regularly.
The scenery was incredible! Didn't look anything like I expected.
Navarre is on the travel list! It's a little bit of a drive so I'll probably spend a few days up there. I'd like to try out Destin too! Thank you for watching!!!
I have been on vacation for a couple of months now on Florida’s east coast and been using your videos as a point of reference fir shelling. Going to try this place today!
Have fun!
Loved the pools of water in the rocks. You are the Olive Queen. Haha Nice finds on the unusual shells, some I have never Heard of. Thanks for sharing.
You are so very welcome - thank YOU for watching!
Pretty neat limestone. Looks like another world,🤔 so pretty. Thanks for sharing 😊
It was really beautiful and if you had dropped me there I would have had no idea I was in Florida. Thanks so much for watching!
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Great to see shelling on the east coast as that was where I lived. Never been to this beach though, great vlog
Thank you so much! I hope to get out to as many beaches as I can!! Thanks for watching!
The shell at 6:00 we call a Kitten Paw. I grew up in South Florida 😀
I sure does look like it might have been a kittens paw but those I find those all the time and I don't think that was one of them. Lucky you growing up here. It's awesome!
It was so amazing watching that sky go from lots of puffy whites to totally gray and stormy! Thank you so much for sharing. P.S. Do you have a little shell business, or just collect for yourself?
If you don't like the weather in Florida, just wait 15 minutes! LOL. I've sold a few shells and I do have some for sale on my website, but I'm not serious about selling the shells as a business. I keep the ones I really like and then "recycle" the ones I'm not going to keep by brining them back to the beach. Thank you for watching!
SWF Beach Life It’s absolutely beautiful. I say if you don’t like the weather in Florida...something’s wrong with you. HA! Thanks for getting back.
Congrats on the coffee bean...such a fabulous area!! thank you for taking us along!!!!
Yeah, if you couldn't tell I was pretty excited over that little guy. Thanks for coming along with me on my beach explorations!
Thank you so much for taking us on your amazing Beach walks it's nice to see the other sites also. I was just in Florida I miss it already. Nice to see you're still doing your videos. It's like I'm there.
I love sharing my beach walks and finds! I have a feeling there are a lot of people who love it here as much as I do, so I'll keep the videos coming! Thanks so much for watching!
Oh hail the olive queen
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You certainly have an eagle eye to find the tiniest of shells!
LOL - I find myself always looking down for things even when I'm not on the beach!
Beautiful shells today and the rocks beautiful
Thank you! It really was a gorgeous beach to explore. Thank you for watching!
Were there shark teeth.
I didn't find any but I didn't have a good chance to get in the water either. We found a lot of them at Caspersen Beach in Venice: ua-cam.com/video/p4x7GyKyBjg/v-deo.html
What awesome finds and a great beach!! It’s on the list!
That Coral Cape Park was gorgeous! Thanks so much for watching!
Very nice video
Thank you so much!
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Thank you so very much Terri!!! I appreciate it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
The coffee bean shells seem to have a face on every one. 😊
I was so happy it WASN'T a bubble! Thanks for watching!
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