I love that you take us to such a variety of places and that you don’t require everything to be perfect to warrant attention! Your channel is the best!
Thank you so much for my vicarious beach and shell fix. For some reason, The Fates/Lady Karma plopped me in Chicago - no shell beaches or places to rock-hound, but I have managed to acquire a houseful anyway! Do you know how/why these lovely critters expired and left this life? All sizes/ages. I know about Oyster Drills, but there are so many empty lovelies just laying there...
Hi Brian! I am just now catching up on all my videos. I have a 15 mth old great grand baby I keep almost everyday so hard to keep up with anything. Love this. I have found some neat things in bay areas but not like that. Gorgeous! You take us on some amazing shelling adventures. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! That pear whelk and crown conch were fantastic finds, awesome. You know I’ve driven around that area a few times and wondered if it would be any good to stop. Thanks for showing us, I love the education I gain from you ❤
I don’t think enough people appreciate all the places you can find modern and fossilized shells. Places like this are wonderful. Especially here in Florida. Folks in Florida can also find wonderful fossilized shells in limestone fill or even in #57 stone fill. I can’t believe all the shells I can find on a daily basis while at work. Just this morning I have filled a small container with small fossilized shells as well as a mangrove periwinkle, some coffee bean melampus and what might be a young wolf snail.
Those shells were incredible! How exciting! I was trying to figure out if you were a long 75 or by or off of 275. I have driven through this area so many times and never thought to stop and look on the side of the road! Thank you for sharing!
Hello Brian, great vid, love the unusual location. Can you share the brand of your your beach shoes. If not the name could you take a picture of the soles? I've have a few pair that are good for different things. But none good for all.
I needed this refresher on the acid magic process as I'm giving my shells a bleach water soak right now. Then on to the acid magic! I also need to give those bay areas a look the next time I travel!
Those are awesome finds! And thank you for showing what the shelling is like in those bay areas, it looks very similar to what I've seen in the Fort Myers area. Those shells cleaned out amazing!!
Hi friend! I have only been bay collecting a couple times(mostly at Fort Desoto), but I have driven by this place a hundred times, and was like... why not check it out? lol! Thanks for watching!
Love your videos. We spend the fall and winter in Englewood and often cross the Skyway bridge. I can’t wait to stop at the pull off areas before and after the bridge. Thanks for the new shelling spot.
OMGosh...I cannot tell you how many times I have driven past that bridge and never thought there would be so many beautiful shells! You really do go out of 'the comfort zone' to look for shells !!
I always say... like any other hobby or passion in life, you will get out of your shell collecting journey, what you are willing to put into it! Thanks for watching!
Hi there! I have quite a few shells in my collection already, so often when I am filming these episodes, I'll generally only take home a few specimens. I agree that they cleaned up beautiful! Thanks for watching!
Gastropods need rocks to cling to. So how come you found so many gastropds in a sandy area where there are no rocks around? Just a bit puzzled. In such a sandy area one would expect bivalves to predominate.
While it's true that many gastropods are often found on or near rocks, or coral, the muddy back bay estuaries, salt marshes, and turtle grass beds of SW Florida are prime habitat for gastropods such as Florida Crown Conch, Horse Conch, and Lightning Whelk. Some of the gastropod shells I found in this episode, like the Horn Shell(Pyrazus scalatus), are actually fossil shells from the Pleistocene Period, and have been dead for quite some time. Thanks so much for watching!
@@solaceinshelling6552 thanks for the detailed reply. I have a strong interest in ocean biology and I run a blog titled : biology-geology-beaches-india. It is also called Littoral, and In which I examine the various scientific aspects of the Indian shoreline. Sometime you are free check it out.
Hello! So I did a little research, and I believe the Wentletrap looking fossils are actually called Pyrazus scalatus, or "Horn Shells" and date back to the early Pleistocene Period! Thanks so much for watching!
Am able to identify most of the shells that you come upon these days as opposed to when I first found your videos...I never tire of lightning welks or crown conchs or lace murex murex, no matter where I chance to find you! ...and the music you use to enhance your videos and the gorgeous seascapes are such a plus!...Thanx, as usual, for the wonderful adventure and letting me tag along, virtually, in 4K...!!!🤗
Thanks so much for showing the before and after of those shells. It truly was a dramatic change. So enjoy your videos!
I love that you take us to such a variety of places and that you don’t require everything to be perfect to warrant attention! Your channel is the best!
Wow! What an amazing collection of finds! The dipped shells turned out amazing, and the fossil finds are beautiful as well. Thank you for sharing❤
Would you let us know what the mystery shells are, Please? So interesting! Thanks!🐚
I really like seeing you clean-up some of your finds at the end of your videos. They look amazing with their color restored.
Beautiful finds ,
Wow, beautiful shells,amazing what you can find on the bay by the side of the highway in Florida!😅 Beautiful clean up, especially with Acid Magic!❤
Thanks for watching!
Gorgeous
Thank you so much for my vicarious beach and shell fix. For some reason, The Fates/Lady Karma plopped me in Chicago - no shell beaches or places to rock-hound, but I have managed to acquire a houseful anyway! Do you know how/why these lovely critters expired and left this life? All sizes/ages. I know about Oyster Drills, but there are so many empty lovelies just laying there...
Hi Brian! I am just now catching up on all my videos. I have a 15 mth old great grand baby I keep almost everyday so hard to keep up with anything. Love this. I have found some neat things in bay areas but not like that. Gorgeous! You take us on some amazing shelling adventures. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! That pear whelk and crown conch were fantastic finds, awesome. You know I’ve driven around that area a few times and wondered if it would be any good to stop. Thanks for showing us, I love the education I gain from you ❤
Beautiful video. I learn something new every time I watch. Thank you and scratches to Yuki!
I don’t think enough people appreciate all the places you can find modern and fossilized shells. Places like this are wonderful. Especially here in Florida. Folks in Florida can also find wonderful fossilized shells in limestone fill or even in #57 stone fill. I can’t believe all the shells I can find on a daily basis while at work. Just this morning I have filled a small container with small fossilized shells as well as a mangrove periwinkle, some coffee bean melampus and what might be a young wolf snail.
Thank you for your wonderful video. I always look for you. I loved these shells they aren't broken. I just really enjoy your videos.
Those shells were incredible! How exciting! I was trying to figure out if you were a long 75 or by or off of 275. I have driven through this area so many times and never thought to stop and look on the side of the road! Thank you for sharing!
Hello Brian, great vid, love the unusual location.
Can you share the brand of your your beach shoes. If not the name could you take a picture of the soles?
I've have a few pair that are good for different things. But none good for all.
Holy moly indeed! All the years I lived in Florida, I never thought to shell there. Fantastic!😊
I needed this refresher on the acid magic process as I'm giving my shells a bleach water soak right now. Then on to the acid magic! I also need to give those bay areas a look the next time I travel!
Beautiful!! I use the magic acid also and love the way it brings out the color.
thanks Brian, who would have thought you would find such a wealth of shells right by the road like that. Love the cleaning as well
I love that beach off a highway! You make it magic finding the shells!!
Oh, absolutely stunning shells 🐚 Thank you for sharing 🤩
Scallops my favorites 🎉
Scallops are my absolute favorite!
Beautiful before & afters! I love the fossils, too 😊
Omg Brian....again EPIC finds !!! Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
Keep'm coming, lol. Always enjoy. ❤
Thank you so much for watching!
Absolutely beautiful!!!❤❤❤
Those are awesome finds! And thank you for showing what the shelling is like in those bay areas, it looks very similar to what I've seen in the Fort Myers area. Those shells cleaned out amazing!!
Hi friend! I have only been bay collecting a couple times(mostly at Fort Desoto), but I have driven by this place a hundred times, and was like... why not check it out? lol!
Thanks for watching!
How many pretty shells 🐚 😊.
Love the blue❤
Wow! These shells are beautiful. Amazing finds for sure. I'm mesmerized with the fossil shells. Many thanks 🐚
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos. We spend the fall and winter in Englewood and often cross the Skyway bridge. I can’t wait to stop at the pull off areas before and after the bridge. Thanks for the new shelling spot.
Thanks for watching!
OMGosh...I cannot tell you how many times I have driven past that bridge and never thought there would be so many beautiful shells! You really do go out of 'the comfort zone' to look for shells !!
I always say... like any other hobby or passion in life, you will get out of your shell collecting journey, what you are willing to put into it!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for taking us there we would probably never think to look! And such treasures they are!!!!
Thank you so much for watching!
Too bad you left so many scallops behind. Cleaning up beautifully
Hi there! I have quite a few shells in my collection already, so often when I am filming these episodes, I'll generally only take home a few specimens. I agree that they cleaned up beautiful!
Thanks for watching!
Bryan, I may have to check that area out after seeing the stuff you found! Great finds! 👍👍
Love that!
Thanks so much for watching!
So awesome to see how we can find shells in places some might not think to look. Great video! ❤
Thanks so much for watching!
Gastropods need rocks to cling to. So how come you found so many gastropds in a sandy area where there are no rocks around? Just a bit puzzled. In such a sandy area one would expect bivalves to predominate.
While it's true that many gastropods are often found on or near rocks, or coral, the muddy back bay estuaries, salt marshes, and turtle grass beds of SW Florida are prime habitat for gastropods such as Florida Crown Conch, Horse Conch, and Lightning Whelk.
Some of the gastropod shells I found in this episode, like the Horn Shell(Pyrazus scalatus), are actually fossil shells from the Pleistocene Period, and have been dead for quite some time.
Thanks so much for watching!
@@solaceinshelling6552 thanks for the detailed reply. I have a strong interest in ocean biology and I run a blog titled :
biology-geology-beaches-india.
It is also called Littoral, and In which I examine the various scientific aspects of the Indian shoreline.
Sometime you are free check it out.
The fossils you keep finding look like very large Wentletrap's
Hello! So I did a little research, and I believe the Wentletrap looking fossils are actually called Pyrazus scalatus, or "Horn Shells" and date back to the early Pleistocene Period!
Thanks so much for watching!
@@solaceinshelling6552 Wow!
Love the shell fossils!
Thanks for watching!
Can I ask where you are?
This was filmed at the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa Bay(St. Petersburg), in Florida.
Thanks for watching!
Am able to identify most of the shells that you come upon these days as opposed to when I first found your videos...I never tire of lightning welks or crown conchs or lace murex murex, no matter where I chance to find you! ...and the music you use to enhance your videos and the gorgeous seascapes are such a plus!...Thanx, as usual, for the wonderful adventure and letting me tag along, virtually, in 4K...!!!🤗
Hi friend! I really appreciate that you thoughtfully comment on each of my episodes. I always appreciate you coming along, of course in 4k!
Imagine being amazed at shells at the beach. Kind of like being amazed by snow in maine