Good Morning! I got a kick out of that way you loved the candy shells. I live on the east coast of NC and have a collection of those very shells. So, just left Sanibel yesterday. First disappointed at the lack of shells and the rain, however, a true shelter never gives up!!! Captiva🤗 I found so many Florida Conch, and other goodies, in the waters edge. The waves were rough and water kind of cloudy, but determined, I scored!!! Your advice was spot on, the shells are there, don’t give up!
AWESOME!!! I neglect to mention that I also walk miles and miles to get the goodies we find. I'm so glad you stuck it out and found your goodies - this makes me so happy! You are quite right - a sheller never gives up! Thanks so much for taking the time to write this fabulous comment and thank you for watching!
You never fail to please, excite, raise my heart rate!! Beautiful water, beautiful shells. You provide such a nice variety and I love your commentary. I wouldn’t have cared if you picked up a whole video of those beautiful clam shells all so different. I could just see a jar of them on my shell shelf! 🥰
Aww shucks Pam - thank you so much for the beautiful comment! I have so much fun doing what I do and it give me so much joy to know others are enjoying what I'm doing. I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment and of course for watching. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Weren't they neat? I'm sure if I lived there I would get used to them but considering I've never collected them before I was so fascinated by them! Thank you so much for watching!
I've been watching and going through all of your videos! Of all shellers, I love your videos the most! The information of where and when you go on top of the information about the shells gives me the perfect idea of where I want to go for my vacation! I appreciate all your efforts and sharing them with us! I literally watch at least one of your videos every since I found your channel!
I'm so glad I've been able to help you do some planning! I'm a big fan of research, so I probably divulge the info I'd like to know if I were watching. I know I'm a bit biased, but I do believe the beaches here in SWFL are the best for shells. I had some great luck on the East Coast but when we asked where to find the shells they told us the West Coast! 😅
@@SWFBeachLife My husband's family lives on the west coast and my luck was zero to none! I thought any beach would give me treasures but silly me 🤣 My prized possession at the moment, (which I learned from you) is a banded tulip at a decent size. And it literally popped in my hand as I was desperately grabbing whatever I could! Anyway, the east coast is where I'm headed next time for shelling!!
Saw a video of Jupiter a day or two ago. A fella found a scotch bonnet, (maybe two or three). Quite small compared to Australia. All were white, no checkered bonnets. Beautiful entry to beach. Appreciate you sharing your videos!
It was a gorgeous beach and we felt pretty lucky finding all the things we did. Next week I'll share a few more gems that we found! Thank you for watching!
Hi Charmin, Grew up shelling Hobe Sound Beach too. It was THE best east coast spot for shells. There were mounds and mounds of shells 4 feet deep as far as the eye could see. Spent countless hours sitting and sifting with my mom and aunt in the 70’s. Looks like you found the normal haul but I had no idea hairy tritons were out there! Lived here my whole life. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the memories.
East coast, you were a few miles south of my home. Can’t wait to get back to Florida. I miss it so much. Love your videos, makes me more and more homesick. ❤️
I'm so sorry you're homesick, but I hope my videos still make you feel like you get to visit the beach - virtually. I hope you get to visit FL soon! Thank you for watching!
Awesome finds! The east coast has a really cool diversity of shells too, despite the hard ocean waves crushing many of them. Those are 1000% lion's paws you've got there! I've heard of pieces and small ones being more common on the east coast, (as appose to SW Florida) especially Jupiter island, but nevertheless those are spectacular finds! You are probably right on the almost flat in appearance scallops, I think they scaly scallops. Cool sculptured top snail you got! I think with that shell you can see how much more rounded it is on the edges as oppose to west coast Florida top snails (which I still think are Tampa Bay tops). Your shell at 5:34 looks like an Atlantic hairy triton to me. Also, I think your mystery shell at 9:55 is also an Atlantic hairy triton! Those are a really cool east coast speciality too. At 10:29 the piece you called a murex I think could maybe be a frog shell (Bursa thomae) but I am not 100% sure, maybe could be a murex, maybe something else, but my best guess would be that it's a frog shell. The mystery piece might be an Atlantic hairy triton? I'm not sure, too much of the shell is missing to know for sure. Neat thorny oysters you got too! Cool finds!
It was nice to finally see different species of shells. Those little round guys are so hard to tell what they are once they've been worn down a little. They all start looking the same! Since the Pacific is so much more robust than our gulf, I can see why the shells are prone to being broken or smoothed out, making it that much harder to identify. I was so excited about the Lion's Paws! My first time seeing them for myself on the beach like that. At least I got a couple of whole little guys. They're so cool! The following day we hit another beach and found a few more first-time finds. Thanks so much for your comments and thank you for watching!
I knew those little bittersweet clams were super common - but not to me! I thought they were so neat! I felt VERY lucky to have found Lion's Paw pieces and a few whole ones. It was such a beautiful beach. Thanks so much for watching!
I was VERY lucky! I still have quite a few shells I haven't found myself - but I will! I hope you find your Lion's Paw one of these days. Thank you for watching!
This is Max mcgregor! I looove this video! I adore those bitter sweets! And lions paws! The stuff over there has such a beautiful dark red tinge it seems. So awesome! I’ll be hitting you up for good locations hopefully soon!
My favorite area to look for shells. I think the brown little one is a tinted cantharus. Some of the colorful shells are spiney oysters. I believe the bright orange small scallops are called Senis Scallops. The ocean is still churned up. It was really bad following the two hurricanes by Bermuda and the King Tide.
I wish those spiney oysters still had their spines, but they were nice and bright and I thought they were neat even smoothed out. It was nice to find different species of shells for sure! Storms definitely help finding shells, I just wish they never caused any destruction! Thanks so much for watching!
Welcome to my neck of the woods! Such a fun video. We have clearer water but much rougher. I love finding sea glass. I rarely find olives without their tops broken off. So happy you had a fun shelling day!! 🐚🐚🤗😊
Well your neck of the woods is gorgeous! Very different than what I experience here on the West Coast and we loved it! It was a nice surprise just going to look at the beach but we couldn't help ourselves and had to get out and explore. Next week we're going to Coral Cove Park - GORGEOUS! Thank you for watching!
I felt pretty lucky!! We had asked someone on the beach where is the best beach to find shells and they said the West coast! There are definitely still some neat finds on the other side of Florida. Thanks so much for watching!
I lived in Palm Beach/Wellington & Jupiter, FL for over 30+yrs; now I'm in Sebastian, FL... Hobe Sound beach is beautiful area.. i literally have thousands of those Bittersweets....(never knew thats what they were called...lol) U should come to Sebastian area-so many beautiful shells 🐚 and many oysters here ☀️⛱🌴🐚🥰
Hello! Again thank you so much for showing us your treasures! We recently went to lido beach and found a piece of junonia! We are so excited! I am hoping you find a whole junonia soon! 😊
That is awesome! Congrats on your junonia piece. Even finding the pieces are exciting right? I'll find my junonia one of these days. And I'll be sure to make a video about it. 😂 Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you so much! Going to the East coast was really fun and I found such different things than I do here on the West coast. Shoot, just drop me on a beach somewhere and I'll make a video! Thanks so much for watching my videos!
I think your mystery shell might be a small rock snail. Found one at Lido the other day. Also found part of a lion's paw there. The only other one of those I've seen was a smashed one at Honeymoon Island. Couldn't believe someone walked on it. The bittersweets were beautiful! There are big ones up at Navarre beach in the panhandle but I've never seen them here. Really liked the scaly scallops too. May have to do a road trip to the east coast!
We hadn't checked the tides or anything - I just wanted to go see the beach and the next thing you know we're finding goodies. It was so fun. What a gorgeous area. I'll get up to the Emerald Coast one of these days. So many beaches to visit!!! Thanks as always for watching!
It was gorgeous! Make sure you check out the Coral Cove Park video too. That was another fantastic beach on the East Coast we visited! ua-cam.com/video/FBppIdV9-sw/v-deo.html
I love your videos! My grandparents are in SWF and the more I see these lovely shelling adventures, the faster I want to rush my move down there too! I’m so over New England!
Oh I hear you! We waited three years to move and I don't miss shoveling snow one bit! Thanks so much for watching and letting me share my beach visits with you!
It's extra fun to watch this one. I live on the Space Coast and you're giving me a much better knowledge and appreciation for our shells on this side. Thanks!
Great video, as usual! I love all of the shells on the ‘other’ side. Here’s my input on the mystery shells. I’m thinking tinted caranthus on the brownish one. The two in question in your hand might be a pitted murex and a smooth Atlantic tegula, which is related to a topsnail. It’s hard to tell on that one without seeing more of it, but I’m almost positive on the murex, almost. I love my handy, dandy shell book😊
Thank you so much for the shell help! Which book do you use? I have the Blair and Dawn Witherington one, second edition but I'm looking to supplement! Those dang shells that I only find once every couple of months, not in great condition are so hard for me! I appreciate you watching and helping me out!
@@SWFBeachLife when in doubt I concentrate on the apertures, spires, and whorls, especially if the shell is worn. My shell/beach bible is by the same the couple you mentioned. It’s the first edition of Florida’s Living Beaches. Tons of fascinating info. You’re doing a fabulous job. I love your videos!!!
I know - I was psyched with those. Reading and seeing pictures of shells is one thing, but finding it yourself is just the best. Thanks so much for coming along with me!
I didn't notice that at the time but you're right - a lot of the shell shapes were round. Maybe the surf kind of beats everything into a round formation - LOL! Thank you for watching!
I didn't notice any, but boy would I love to incorporate RVs into my channel! I guess first I'd have to get one 😂 On Fort Myers Beach there is an RV Park right on the beach. It looks like so much fun and another great way to visit beaches! Thank you for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife ok. I didn't know about Fort Myers Beach. Have to ck it out. Lots of parks before bridge and on Sanibel just the one. It is fun to travel. Spent month last year Cape Canaveral.😊
You are so right about that! I didn't know what to expect and wow - just wow. Is the water always like that? I could have sat there all day! Thank you for watching!
I’m from Jupiter island area. We only find good/big shells after a really good storm/hurricane. My favorite time to go shelling. A little further north near Jensen beach on Hutchinson island is a great place to find some neat shells. After Hurricane Irma was my biggest hull. I love shelling on the west coast and I love your sunsets, but all the sunsets in the world can’t replace our Caribbean blue/teal water. Gulf water isn’t often pretty.
Oh my gosh the water color y'all have is amazing! And yeah, those storms can really kick up things. I'll be content with a shell-less, quiet summer though!
Hi! Love the different shells from the east coast!! Did you see any Limpets? I'm in N Central Fl, and have only been to Crescent and New Smyrna beaches, and they have NO shells when I've gone. I'm a SW FL beach girl. Casey Key is my paradise! Wrote this before you found the false Limpet 😊
I was at Hobe sound on Saturday and coral cove, also my husband goes to coral cove everyday to fish and I go on the weekends. I love it there. I walk all the way to the left down to the rocks, which is called blowing rocks.
We made it to the South end blowing rocks. So pretty! Do you have any idea what type of rocks those are at Coral Park? Blowing rocks is limestone but I can’t find any info on the rocks at Coral Cove. You have a perfect weekend getaway beach! It’s gorgeous!!
They are all like that! Some scallops are not symmetrical and will have that one piece missing or it will be bigger than the other side. Rough scallops are like that too! Good eye!
Admittedly, it's tough to get on the beach on the South end. There is public parking, but in order to get all the way to the south end, it's probably over a 2 mile walk. There is paid parking (sometimes) at the Wyndham, which will get you as South as you can get parking-wise. Otherwise there are other streets you can park on - but you're going to have a long walk. Probably why that part of the island is NEVER crowded! You can also try parking at the Lovers Key lot just across the bridge and then walk over to the South end. Happy to answer any more questions if you have them! Thank you for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife Hi again! Thanks. I'm not looking for parking. I can take the trolley down. (I live on my boat full time. We've been at Pink Shell Marina 11 weeks so far.) I'm looking for a beach entrance by foot. I tried satellite maps, but it fooled me once. What looked like a way in, was someone's house.
@@carolanderson3981 I stayed at the Pink Shell one night and it was lovely. If we're talking trolley, I would try to have it drop you off at The Wyndham. It's a wee bit north of Santini Plaza. There is a trolley stop at Santini Plaza, so if you can't get off at The Wyndham, just get off at Santini Plaza and go back North again a little and cut through the Wyndham parking lot to get to the beach. On the return trip, just exit The Wyndham parking lot (same way you came) and walk down to Santini to get the trolley back up to Bowditch. If that didn't make sense or if I can give you more info, please feel free to email me at swfbeachlife@gmail.com and I'll answer any other questions you may have! Hope you're enjoying your time here!
@@morningdewgarden7432 I don't think I've ever seen a pink one - that must be so pretty! We've made a few necklaces from them using the different colors. :)
@@SWFBeachLife I have made a few pieces myself. I adore them! I use the ones with holes in them to decorate gifts with instead of ribbon. I use natural raffia and it really looks lovely!
I have a question, do shells somehow travel from the west coast to East ? Or do we have the same shells? I hunt for sea glass on the regular JUP beach, bc it’s in walking distance from my house. I used to find a lot of sea glass in the 90s, but basically nothing now. Someone told me to look on Jup island, but it seems like not much there either . Did you only find that one piece? I just subscribed, and look forward to watching your other videos.
East Coast/West Coat shells...these critters live in the same temperate waters, so they live in both areas, thereby allowing the shells to be found on both coasts. Sea Glass...almost NONE on the West Coast. I've found a bunch of glass, but it was garbage - nothing that was smooth enough to classify as sea glass. I found that one piece on the East Coast and that was it. And on the West Coast after shelling for a year I've found 1 piece. If the one I found in Jupiter had sharper edges or wasn't worn I would have just recycled it. Thank you for subscribing! I won't show you much sea glass, but I'll certainly take you to the beach and find critters and shells and whatnot. 😉
That’s fine .. l have a lot of sea glass from years ago . In the late 90s up to about 2010 l would bring home a lot of glass daily , now l have given up. I heard that l would have better luck on Jupiter Island , but l guess not . 😢l’m still I interested in your content .
@@d.l.n.7133 Don't give up based on what I found! I was only there for a few hours on 2 different beaches. There is a whole lot of beach there and maybe there is an area that is better for sea glass!
I haven't looked through all the comments, but the 'triton' @5:32 is likely a Tinted Cantharus, Pisania tincta or possibly Pisania auritula. Your triton half @ 12:54 looks possibly more like a Poulson's Triton, Cymatium cingulatum.
When I find those tinted cantharus over here I'm fairly confident what I'm finding, but I'm hesitant when I find them on beaches I'm not that familiar with. I found a few more recently when I back to the East Coast. That other one I'm still not sure, but leaning toward worn down hairy triton. It's hard when you don't have the whole specimen for sure. Thank you so much for the feedback!
Some scallops are created different than the others. Some have bumps, some are smooth, some have big wings, some only have wings on one side. There are many different species and types of scallops.
Mi piacerebbe averne una grande originale perché se si comprano al negozio è come se fossero rifatte.Ne avevo una grande da piccola e udivo ilrumore del mare..
Temo che le conchiglie nei negozi siano di lumache vive. Mi piace solo raccogliere le conchiglie che l'animale ha lasciato. Grazie a Dio per Google Translate!
Good Morning!
I got a kick out of that way you loved the candy shells. I live on the east coast of NC and have a collection of those very shells.
So, just left Sanibel yesterday. First disappointed at the lack of shells and the rain, however, a true shelter never gives up!!!
Captiva🤗 I found so many Florida Conch, and other goodies, in the waters edge. The waves were rough and water kind of cloudy, but determined, I scored!!! Your advice was spot on, the shells are there, don’t give up!
AWESOME!!! I neglect to mention that I also walk miles and miles to get the goodies we find. I'm so glad you stuck it out and found your goodies - this makes me so happy! You are quite right - a sheller never gives up! Thanks so much for taking the time to write this fabulous comment and thank you for watching!
You never fail to please, excite, raise my heart rate!! Beautiful water, beautiful shells. You provide such a nice variety and I love your commentary. I wouldn’t have cared if you picked up a whole video of those beautiful clam shells all so different. I could just see a jar of them on my shell shelf! 🥰
I totally agree. I could watch a whole video of bitter sweet clam collecting. Image a container filled with those beauties!🤩😍
Aww shucks Pam - thank you so much for the beautiful comment! I have so much fun doing what I do and it give me so much joy to know others are enjoying what I'm doing. I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment and of course for watching. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Weren't they neat? I'm sure if I lived there I would get used to them but considering I've never collected them before I was so fascinated by them! Thank you so much for watching!
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Needed another hit of SFW Beach Life(one is never enough!), so went back in time to watch past walks. Thank you!!
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I've been watching and going through all of your videos! Of all shellers, I love your videos the most! The information of where and when you go on top of the information about the shells gives me the perfect idea of where I want to go for my vacation! I appreciate all your efforts and sharing them with us! I literally watch at least one of your videos every since I found your channel!
I'm so glad I've been able to help you do some planning! I'm a big fan of research, so I probably divulge the info I'd like to know if I were watching. I know I'm a bit biased, but I do believe the beaches here in SWFL are the best for shells. I had some great luck on the East Coast but when we asked where to find the shells they told us the West Coast! 😅
@@SWFBeachLife My husband's family lives on the west coast and my luck was zero to none! I thought any beach would give me treasures but silly me 🤣 My prized possession at the moment, (which I learned from you) is a banded tulip at a decent size. And it literally popped in my hand as I was desperately grabbing whatever I could! Anyway, the east coast is where I'm headed next time for shelling!!
@@youniverse6841 If you hit it at the right time you can get quite a haul! Good luck fellow sheller!
Absolutely amazing!!! I love the new shells! Thanks again ! 🤩🌊🐚🌟
Thanks for letting me share with you!
Saw a video of Jupiter a day or two ago. A fella found a scotch bonnet, (maybe two or three). Quite small compared to Australia. All were white, no checkered bonnets. Beautiful entry to beach. Appreciate you sharing your videos!
The water was beautiful!!! Don’t like the dark sand. The shells are also beautiful!!! Great beach!!!!
It was a gorgeous beach and we felt pretty lucky finding all the things we did. Next week I'll share a few more gems that we found! Thank you for watching!
Hi Charmin, Grew up shelling Hobe Sound Beach too. It was THE best east coast spot for shells. There were mounds and mounds of shells 4 feet deep as far as the eye could see. Spent countless hours sitting and sifting with my mom and aunt in the 70’s. Looks like you found the normal haul but I had no idea hairy tritons were out there! Lived here my whole life. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the memories.
Forgot to mention that our shark eyes are always flat. Don’t really get other moon snails like the Gaudies you have.
The water at Hobe Sound was unreal. East Coast beaches have a completely different type of charm. I loved looking for shark teeth by St Augustine.
East coast, you were a few miles south of my home. Can’t wait to get back to Florida. I miss it so much. Love your videos, makes me more and more homesick. ❤️
I'm so sorry you're homesick, but I hope my videos still make you feel like you get to visit the beach - virtually. I hope you get to visit FL soon! Thank you for watching!
Oh my gosh…that speckled crab. Love love love.
I’m so jealous of all you great beach finds. I’m like you ... I would keep all the pieces I could find of the lions paws. Nice finds.
Thanks Pat! I am SO lucky and I appreciate everything I'm able to experience. Thanks for coming on my walks with me!
First time I saw those bittersweets I fell in love too!
God that water color!!!
That water! 🌊❤️
You’re absolutely right, those bittersweet clams are eye catching,! I would have loved picking them all up lol!
It was hard to resist not bring home a giant bag of them! Thanks so much for watching!
So glad to see you kept the Triton piece..and those lions paws!!
I knooooow! Like I said in the video, Im a very lucky gal. Thank you so much for watching!
Such a torture to watch these videos so love sea shells in all their shapes/sizes!!!!...LOVE the commentary too...awesome!!!
So beautiful. It is so nice to change it up once in a while. Love the lion Paws. Thanks for sharing with us..
It was so fun hitting a totally different beach! Thank you for watching!
Awesome finds! The east coast has a really cool diversity of shells too, despite the hard ocean waves crushing many of them.
Those are 1000% lion's paws you've got there! I've heard of pieces and small ones being more common on the east coast, (as appose to SW Florida) especially Jupiter island, but nevertheless those are spectacular finds! You are probably right on the almost flat in appearance scallops, I think they scaly scallops. Cool sculptured top snail you got! I think with that shell you can see how much more rounded it is on the edges as oppose to west coast Florida top snails (which I still think are Tampa Bay tops). Your shell at 5:34 looks like an Atlantic hairy triton to me. Also, I think your mystery shell at 9:55 is also an Atlantic hairy triton! Those are a really cool east coast speciality too. At 10:29 the piece you called a murex I think could maybe be a frog shell (Bursa thomae) but I am not 100% sure, maybe could be a murex, maybe something else, but my best guess would be that it's a frog shell. The mystery piece might be an Atlantic hairy triton? I'm not sure, too much of the shell is missing to know for sure. Neat thorny oysters you got too! Cool finds!
It was nice to finally see different species of shells. Those little round guys are so hard to tell what they are once they've been worn down a little. They all start looking the same! Since the Pacific is so much more robust than our gulf, I can see why the shells are prone to being broken or smoothed out, making it that much harder to identify.
I was so excited about the Lion's Paws! My first time seeing them for myself on the beach like that. At least I got a couple of whole little guys. They're so cool! The following day we hit another beach and found a few more first-time finds. Thanks so much for your comments and thank you for watching!
The Lion's Paws, swoon! Many Thanks, Sharmon 😎 🐚
Such beautiful beach and shells
Those lion’s paws are beautiful. Jupiter Island added to my list of new beaches. Love the bittersweet clams as well.
I knew those little bittersweet clams were super common - but not to me! I thought they were so neat! I felt VERY lucky to have found Lion's Paw pieces and a few whole ones. It was such a beautiful beach. Thanks so much for watching!
U r so lucky to find the lions paws....I ve been looking long time too...love the bittersweet shells
I was VERY lucky! I still have quite a few shells I haven't found myself - but I will! I hope you find your Lion's Paw one of these days. Thank you for watching!
Great to see other kinds of shells. Thanks again
You're very welcome. Thank you for watching!
This is Max mcgregor! I looove this video! I adore those bitter sweets! And lions paws! The stuff over there has such a beautiful dark red tinge it seems. So awesome! I’ll be hitting you up for good locations hopefully soon!
Happy to share anything I've learning along the way. I love inspiring people to get out on the beach! Thank you watching shell-friend!
My favorite area to look for shells. I think the brown little one is a tinted cantharus. Some of the colorful shells are spiney oysters. I believe the bright orange small scallops are called Senis Scallops. The ocean is still churned up. It was really bad following the two hurricanes by Bermuda and the King Tide.
I wish those spiney oysters still had their spines, but they were nice and bright and I thought they were neat even smoothed out. It was nice to find different species of shells for sure! Storms definitely help finding shells, I just wish they never caused any destruction! Thanks so much for watching!
Lions paws!! Oh my goodness, what great finds! You should be charging these beach communities for increasing their tourism. ;)
LOL! Yes, the Lion's Paws were so awesome to find for myself. It's incredible what the beach can provide! Thanks as always for watching!!!
Really fun video with lots of different shells. The east coast did not disappoint.
I love the lions’ paws and bittersweet shells. ❤️🐚
Welcome to my neck of the woods! Such a fun video. We have clearer water but much rougher. I love finding sea glass. I rarely find olives without their tops broken off. So happy you had a fun shelling day!! 🐚🐚🤗😊
Well your neck of the woods is gorgeous! Very different than what I experience here on the West Coast and we loved it! It was a nice surprise just going to look at the beach but we couldn't help ourselves and had to get out and explore. Next week we're going to Coral Cove Park - GORGEOUS! Thank you for watching!
Oh my goodness, I can't wait to give that area a try for Lion paws! You are so lucky to have found some! Thanks
I felt pretty lucky!! We had asked someone on the beach where is the best beach to find shells and they said the West coast! There are definitely still some neat finds on the other side of Florida. Thanks so much for watching!
Always enjoy your videos! Was a nice surprise to see something new too!
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching my videos!
Awesome shells! I’m catching up on your older videos. So worth watching!
This was such a fun trip. It was really interesting to find shells I've never found before! I'm definitely going back this summer!
You need to go back to that beach. Enjoyed
I think you are right! I'll swing by on my next East Coast road trip 😊 Thank you for watching!
I lived in Palm Beach/Wellington & Jupiter, FL for over 30+yrs; now I'm in Sebastian, FL... Hobe Sound beach is beautiful area.. i literally have thousands of those Bittersweets....(never knew thats what they were called...lol)
U should come to Sebastian area-so many beautiful shells 🐚 and many oysters here ☀️⛱🌴🐚🥰
Good to know! Florida has so many beautiful beaches and I truly would like to visit them all - one beach at a time. Thanks so much for watching!
THANK YOU Florida! THANK YOU SWF Beach Life for sharing the beauty and fabulous finds along the beaches!
You are so very welcome. I LOVE Florida!!!
Hello! Again thank you so much for showing us your treasures! We recently went to lido beach and found a piece of junonia! We are so excited! I am hoping you find a whole junonia soon! 😊
That is awesome! Congrats on your junonia piece. Even finding the pieces are exciting right? I'll find my junonia one of these days. And I'll be sure to make a video about it. 😂 Thank you so much for watching!
As I'm watching you collect shells my eye always goes to the small ones.and everyone you picked up, I'm ooohhing over. Thank you for a great video!
It's truly my pleasure to share what I find and learn - thanks so much for watching!
Such a wonderful video. I just love watching and listening to you as you find the shells. Love your videos.
Thank you so much! Going to the East coast was really fun and I found such different things than I do here on the West coast. Shoot, just drop me on a beach somewhere and I'll make a video! Thanks so much for watching my videos!
I think your mystery shell might be a small rock snail. Found one at Lido the other day. Also found part of a lion's paw there. The only other one of those I've seen was a smashed one at Honeymoon Island. Couldn't believe someone walked on it. The bittersweets were beautiful! There are big ones up at Navarre beach in the panhandle but I've never seen them here. Really liked the scaly scallops too. May have to do a road trip to the east coast!
We hadn't checked the tides or anything - I just wanted to go see the beach and the next thing you know we're finding goodies. It was so fun. What a gorgeous area. I'll get up to the Emerald Coast one of these days. So many beaches to visit!!! Thanks as always for watching!
The bittersweet are very pretty!
I think so too! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for the great video on Jupiter beach. Loved your Lions Paws ! Will add this to my list of Beaches to visit !
It was gorgeous! Make sure you check out the Coral Cove Park video too. That was another fantastic beach on the East Coast we visited! ua-cam.com/video/FBppIdV9-sw/v-deo.html
I love that you went to the east FL coast this time. Different shells to learn-which is mostly why I follow your videos. Great information!
Exactly! I loved seeing new beaches and new goodies. We'd like to go back and try some other beaches that way :) Thanks so much for watching!
I like your videos you make from the different shells you find ocean
Thank you!
What beautiful shells ! Love those lion paws !
I think it's about time for me to take a trip back!
I love your videos! My grandparents are in SWF and the more I see these lovely shelling adventures, the faster I want to rush my move down there too! I’m so over New England!
Oh I hear you! We waited three years to move and I don't miss shoveling snow one bit! Thanks so much for watching and letting me share my beach visits with you!
Love the video. Brings back memories of vacations on Jacksonville beach with my family when we were kids
I have not been up to Jacksonville - yet. With any luck and a little time I can visit every area in Florida! Thanks so much for watching!
So many lion's paws. We have friends in Jupiter. Time to visit!!
We had a great time over there! It was great to find different treasures on the beach. I definitely think you should visit!
It's extra fun to watch this one. I live on the Space Coast and you're giving me a much better knowledge and appreciation for our shells on this side. Thanks!
It was awesome to find things I don't normally find. I made a trip to North Palm Beach and that was a stellar trip too!
Great video, as usual! I love all of the shells on the ‘other’ side. Here’s my input on the mystery shells. I’m thinking tinted caranthus on the brownish one. The two in question in your hand might be a pitted murex and a smooth Atlantic tegula, which is related to a topsnail. It’s hard to tell on that one without seeing more of it, but I’m almost positive on the murex, almost. I love my handy, dandy shell book😊
Thank you so much for the shell help! Which book do you use? I have the Blair and Dawn Witherington one, second edition but I'm looking to supplement! Those dang shells that I only find once every couple of months, not in great condition are so hard for me! I appreciate you watching and helping me out!
@@SWFBeachLife when in doubt I concentrate on the apertures, spires, and whorls, especially if the shell is worn. My shell/beach bible is by the same the couple you mentioned. It’s the first edition of Florida’s Living Beaches. Tons of fascinating info. You’re doing a fabulous job. I love your videos!!!
@@gretchenstedman7934 Awww - thank you SO MUCH! I joined a shell club, so I'm hoping I can learn even more! XOXOXO
Amazing finds. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Bittersweets are absolutely gorgeous
They really are. It's one of the things I really enjoy about those East Coast beaches!
This was a treat to see the lions paws...been looking for those also....this particular area must have a lot...such a treat
I know - I was psyched with those. Reading and seeing pictures of shells is one thing, but finding it yourself is just the best. Thanks so much for coming along with me!
I love the bittersweet clams. I have been to a couple of East coast but have never seen these beauties!
That's terrible! I found them everywhere! They're so dang pretty!
That IS some view!
I'm surprised to see how circular most of the shells are! Very interesting. Love the video! ❤️
I didn't notice that at the time but you're right - a lot of the shell shapes were round. Maybe the surf kind of beats everything into a round formation - LOL! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for the New Beach to add to my travel list ! Love your videos !
Thank you Nancy! I appreciate you taking the time to watch!
@@SWFBeachLife I've watched Twice now ! Love !
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Love this information, cannot wait to get to a beach & search...
Have fun and I hope you find lots of good stuff!
Yup. Different beach, different finds. Go figure. Stay well.
Hope you and Sue are good! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful! 😍 Any RV parks or FL State Parks nearby that u noticed? Thank u for sharing.
I didn't notice any, but boy would I love to incorporate RVs into my channel! I guess first I'd have to get one 😂 On Fort Myers Beach there is an RV Park right on the beach. It looks like so much fun and another great way to visit beaches! Thank you for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife ok. I didn't know about Fort Myers Beach. Have to ck it out. Lots of parks before bridge and on Sanibel just the one. It is fun to travel. Spent month last year Cape Canaveral.😊
Fantastic beach visit! I’ve now added Jupiter to my must visit list. Those new shells are incredible and the water! Wow, it’s green, incredible.
It was so pretty it looked like the water was glowing! Thank you so much for watching!
Those spectral bitter sweets are beautiful
I know they are really common over there, but I think they're just so pretty too!
Those ‘jingles’ are called Capiz in the Philippines. They make them into wind chimes and lampshades.
Yes! I've seen that! Wouldn't they be fun on a dress??! Thank you for watching!
It is HOBE Sound! 10 minutes from where I live! It is gorgeous there! 🌴
You are so right about that! I didn't know what to expect and wow - just wow. Is the water always like that? I could have sat there all day! Thank you for watching!
We’ve just started traveling to go to beaches and to go shelling. We are loving it so far!!
It's it so much fun!!! The beach always has something interesting to check out! Thank you for watching!
I’m from Jupiter island area. We only find good/big shells after a really good storm/hurricane. My favorite time to go shelling. A little further north near Jensen beach on Hutchinson island is a great place to find some neat shells. After Hurricane Irma was my biggest hull. I love shelling on the west coast and I love your sunsets, but all the sunsets in the world can’t replace our Caribbean blue/teal water. Gulf water isn’t often pretty.
Oh my gosh the water color y'all have is amazing! And yeah, those storms can really kick up things. I'll be content with a shell-less, quiet summer though!
Hi! Love the different shells from the east coast!! Did you see any Limpets? I'm in N Central Fl, and have only been to Crescent and New Smyrna beaches, and they have NO shells when I've gone. I'm a SW FL beach girl. Casey Key is my paradise!
Wrote this before you found the false Limpet 😊
LOL - I was going to let you know we found some - next week I found live ones hanging out on the rocks! Thank you for watching SWFL gal!!
@@SWFBeachLife wow, have never found any live ones. Thanks!!
I was at Hobe sound on Saturday and coral cove, also my husband goes to coral cove everyday to fish and I go on the weekends. I love it there. I walk all the way to the left down to the rocks, which is called blowing rocks.
We made it to the South end blowing rocks. So pretty! Do you have any idea what type of rocks those are at Coral Park? Blowing rocks is limestone but I can’t find any info on the rocks at Coral Cove. You have a perfect weekend getaway beach! It’s gorgeous!!
It would be neat to hear about to hear what different people make with their shells
I didn't think to include pics of those but that is a good idea!
Mi piacciono molto questo tipo di video ciao grazie
Grazie per aver guardato il mio video
I noticed on the Scaley Scallop that it has only one lower edge.
They are all like that! Some scallops are not symmetrical and will have that one piece missing or it will be bigger than the other side. Rough scallops are like that too! Good eye!
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Hi. Wondering of you'd answer a question for me. On Fort Myers beach, all the way south, is there a public entrance to that beach anywhere? Thanks.
Admittedly, it's tough to get on the beach on the South end. There is public parking, but in order to get all the way to the south end, it's probably over a 2 mile walk. There is paid parking (sometimes) at the Wyndham, which will get you as South as you can get parking-wise. Otherwise there are other streets you can park on - but you're going to have a long walk. Probably why that part of the island is NEVER crowded! You can also try parking at the Lovers Key lot just across the bridge and then walk over to the South end. Happy to answer any more questions if you have them! Thank you for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife Hi again! Thanks. I'm not looking for parking. I can take the trolley down. (I live on my boat full time. We've been at Pink Shell Marina 11 weeks so far.)
I'm looking for a beach entrance by foot. I tried satellite maps, but it fooled me once. What looked like a way in, was someone's house.
@@carolanderson3981 I stayed at the Pink Shell one night and it was lovely. If we're talking trolley, I would try to have it drop you off at The Wyndham. It's a wee bit north of Santini Plaza. There is a trolley stop at Santini Plaza, so if you can't get off at The Wyndham, just get off at Santini Plaza and go back North again a little and cut through the Wyndham parking lot to get to the beach. On the return trip, just exit The Wyndham parking lot (same way you came) and walk down to Santini to get the trolley back up to Bowditch. If that didn't make sense or if I can give you more info, please feel free to email me at swfbeachlife@gmail.com and I'll answer any other questions you may have! Hope you're enjoying your time here!
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I want to come shelling with you!!
I get that a lot 😂 Thank you for watching!
I found some yellow jingles on Captiva after hurricane Sally
Aren't the jungles fun? They come in so many different colors. I've even found black ones. Thanks for watching my video!!
I adore the Jingles! I've been captivated by them for as long as I can remember. We have beautiful pink ones here on the Delaware coast.
@@morningdewgarden7432 I don't think I've ever seen a pink one - that must be so pretty! We've made a few necklaces from them using the different colors. :)
@@SWFBeachLife I have made a few pieces myself. I adore them! I use the ones with holes in them to decorate gifts with instead of ribbon. I use natural raffia and it really looks lovely!
@@morningdewgarden7432 I love that idea! What’s not to like about shells? My husband has made some ornaments - we have a whole mini shell tree!
What month did you take this trip?
We had traveled here back in September 2020.
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I have a question, do shells somehow travel from the west coast to East ? Or do we have the same shells? I hunt for sea glass on the regular JUP beach, bc it’s in walking distance from my house. I used to find a lot of sea glass in the 90s, but basically nothing now. Someone told me to look on Jup island, but it seems like not much there either . Did you only find that one piece?
I just subscribed, and look forward to watching your other videos.
East Coast/West Coat shells...these critters live in the same temperate waters, so they live in both areas, thereby allowing the shells to be found on both coasts. Sea Glass...almost NONE on the West Coast. I've found a bunch of glass, but it was garbage - nothing that was smooth enough to classify as sea glass. I found that one piece on the East Coast and that was it. And on the West Coast after shelling for a year I've found 1 piece. If the one I found in Jupiter had sharper edges or wasn't worn I would have just recycled it.
Thank you for subscribing! I won't show you much sea glass, but I'll certainly take you to the beach and find critters and shells and whatnot. 😉
That’s fine .. l have a lot of sea glass from years ago . In the late 90s up to about 2010 l would bring home a lot of glass daily , now l have given up. I heard that l would have better luck on Jupiter Island , but l guess not . 😢l’m still I interested in your content .
@@d.l.n.7133 Don't give up based on what I found! I was only there for a few hours on 2 different beaches. There is a whole lot of beach there and maybe there is an area that is better for sea glass!
I haven't looked through all the comments, but the 'triton' @5:32 is likely a Tinted Cantharus, Pisania tincta or possibly Pisania auritula. Your triton half @ 12:54 looks possibly more like a Poulson's Triton, Cymatium cingulatum.
When I find those tinted cantharus over here I'm fairly confident what I'm finding, but I'm hesitant when I find them on beaches I'm not that familiar with. I found a few more recently when I back to the East Coast. That other one I'm still not sure, but leaning toward worn down hairy triton. It's hard when you don't have the whole specimen for sure. Thank you so much for the feedback!
how do you find all those amazing shells 🐚🐚🐚
Lots and lots of practice 😃🐚
Why are the scallops missing a wing on only one side? Anybody able to enlighten me? ‘Preciate your help….
Some scallops are created different than the others. Some have bumps, some are smooth, some have big wings, some only have wings on one side. There are many different species and types of scallops.
Do you remember the time of year that you visited?
I had to look it up - we went toward the beginning of September.
The most beautiful bitter sweets are on the west coast !!!!!!!!!!!
You are so right! I thought they were just lovely! Thank you for watching!
one of your mistery shell is from the Thaididae family
Sweetie...it's Hobe Sound not Hope Sound.
Mystery shells
Look like dove shells.
Sentis scallop not Senis. 😊
Thank you! Some of these shells have a few different names and it's driving me crazy!! LOL.
Mi piacerebbe averne una grande originale perché se si comprano al negozio è come se fossero rifatte.Ne avevo una grande da piccola e udivo ilrumore del mare..
Temo che le conchiglie nei negozi siano di lumache vive. Mi piace solo raccogliere le conchiglie che l'animale ha lasciato. Grazie a Dio per Google Translate!