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Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it 🌞💙

A lot of the horseshoe crab carapaces are just molts. They shed their shell as they grow. Some may die due to old age and they wash up on shore. The gulls may feed on them then but I don't believe they actually can kill them unless they get turned on their backs and can't right themselves. The gulls eat a lot of smaller crabs though like the green crabs. Thanks for watching and commenting! Shore life is so interesting!

Oh I'm so glad! Thank you!

Thank you for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Yes, I did not see that many shells. It seemed a fairly normal day except for the vegetation and seaweed. Thank you for watching and your kind comments Annette ❤️

I wonder too... The knobbed seem to be more common on the Cape and I'm lucky if I see a channeled whelk there.

I was just doing a quick search and ended up on a Mass.gov article that said" DMF considers channeled whelk to be depleted throughout their range within the waters under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth. A 2018 stock assessment of channeled whelk within Nantucket Sound showed this resource to be overfished with overfishing occurring." That is probably why I do not find many of them there....but still not sure about the knobbed in Long Island Sound. I'll keep looking!

@@j.roach-evans1010 it is interesting! I find both kinds on the jersey shore and they seem to both be equally common until you get to the outer banks where the more tropical shells replace them. I’ve also noticed knobbed whelks seem to be more prevalent on the cape. I wonder if it’s due to the currents or something. Maybe channeled whelks prefer more sheltered harbors.

@@j.roach-evans1010 good info! I wonder if maybe the channeled whelks prefer shallower water and thus are more prone to overfishing?

@@Danny_Does_Drawings That sounds plausible! I just did another quick search and it did say that knobbed whelks can be found in deeper waters but it did not say that about the channeled whelks!

You are so kind! I did change the latest videos...but in time I'll try to change them all. I wish I had a better camera - but this does show the size and how well the plovers blend with the landscape. Thanks for watching and commenting : D

@@j.roach-evans1010 love them. We will be going to Cape this month. Looking forward to it. I always love seeing the Fiddler Crabs. Love them.

@@NaturesFairy I love them too! Have fun 😊 I'm headed north this weekend.

@@j.roach-evans1010 enjoy your get away. 🤩

It is such a beautiful area! I didn't see the graffiti on the rocks - only up at the old fort. The first time I was here I found the sweetest little channeled whelk! That was in my first video here several years ago now. I've yet to walk out on the bay side, just along the shoreline on the spit. I'll have to try that next time! Thanks for watching and your comment : )

@@j.roach-evans1010 Anytime! The water is incredibly shallow at low tide so it makes it easy to go out! Hopefully it’s washed away by now, but l know some people and spray painted some of the larger rocks at the end of the peninsula the last time I was there. I’ve seen it done in Nahant too. So awful!

@@Danny_Does_Drawings probably a "party" spot? and kids doing it?

@@j.roach-evans1010 I would wager that yes. So disrespectful to our already fragile coastal ecosystems!

@@Danny_Does_Drawings I know it's sad - seems to be a lot of that disrespect going around : (

It was our first time! So glad we did ❤️

HI Donald, So glad your enjoying my videos : ) I really appreciate your comments. I love moon snails too! I agree with you.....Mother Nature is the best artist. She never ceases to amaze me. I too can spend hours beach combing. My favorite activity! Hopefully this is your year to move to the Cape. It's beauty is so very special. Nothing like it! I wish you good luck in finding the perfect location and home. Best wishes! Joanne

Hello A Smith I'm so glad you were able to explore Rhode Island's seashore. There are some gorgeous beaches for sure. Fun to find the shells but glad you put the live ones back...hopefully next time you'll find them empty. I often go off season - perhaps that's why I find more empty shells. Enjoy beach combing and thanks for your comment : )

Thank you so much Marie - I'm so glad your enjoying my videos!

I'm so glad Sharon! Thank you : )

I plan to in the future! But I do LOVE New England beaches!

No I don't usually find sea glass at Hampton beach on the other side of this channel - and I'm not on Seabrook beach that often which is around the corner from this sandy spit. But last month (May) I found a nice piece of blue sea glass on Wells beach in Maine.

Yes SomeDumbGamer! Indeed they are - luckily this area of the Cape did not seem hit hard - not like Sandwich and the ocean side of the Cape. I don't know why the Scallop colors are so great - but we did find some really pretty ones! I had to take a few of them home! It seems that the best place for them is the Vineyard Sound beaches and the Nantucket Sound beaches. (the south facing beaches)

Your funny SomeDumbGamer : ) I've been called seashell lady but never the Virgin Mary of shells! That's great - thank you LOL Your next stop for sand dollars will have to be Long Beach in Plymouth, Ma in the spring time. I've heard they still have a lot. Sandy Neck is a wild beach - we only walked a short way out - not as far as you! I have never been on the other side of the spit - so I do not know about finding shells there. I hope you enjoyed your long walk despite the scarcity of shells. Glad you found some nice pieces of quartz. Kalmus is always a great place for all kinds of shells. I can't wait to go back myself! Nice to hear of your seashell adventures - Thanks for posting!

ps. SomeDumbGamer - You can check out my Facebook page too - I share more shells there when I do not get to video. We were recently in Kennebunkport and Wells, Maine. I found a lot of False Angel wings! facebook.com/JRoach-Evans-AuthorArtist-159880890729357/

You are most welcome david snowden - I love making and sharing them!

Thank you for your comment! Sorry I did not see it sooner 😮

I have never found a Wentletrap or a Cerith! Good Luck! I have found little New England Whelks - they look similar!

J. Roach-Evans happy to report that kalmus beach was a success! Beautiful warm day and TONS of shells. Like ridiculous. I found Ponderous arks, blood arks, jingles, TONS of horseshoe crab molts, false quahogs, even some moon snails! Big ones too although they were broken. Even found a slightly worse for wear knobbed whelk! I rate it 9/10 for shelling in New England. Heading down to sandy neck, hoping to find. Nice whelk and maybe some sand dollars!

Hi SomeDumbGamer - So nice to hear of your beach combing visit to Kalmus Park Beach. I too find a lot of worn out and broken knobbed whelks there - but it is certainly fun to keep looking! It is beach combing heaven : D So glad you had such a successful treasure hunt!

I have jewelry that has a white operculum in it - so yes. But I think from shells in the West Indies. So not sure you would find one in New England?

Where did you find it?

J. Roach-Evans LBI New Jersey, we often find bleached seashells there but not many whelks at all.

Hmm - I wonder why? That seem like a prime location for them.

I just found this link - with a little info. patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/wild-knobbed-whelks-wash-up-on-a-winter-beach I agree with the writer - winter is a great time to find shells. Especially after a storm. I found HUGE moon snails one year in New Hampshire after a storm.

They are hard to find - I have a huge one I found when I was a kid in Rhode Island. So I think - depending where you are - Napatree Point may be your best bet of finding one. I"d go in Spring after winter storms.

I love that your using my video in your homeschooling class! Thanks so much for letting me know : ) You made my day!

ps. for photos that show the individual shells a bit better - you can check out my blog too! jroachevans.com

The kids LOVED it! Nice job!

I'm so glad! That is wonderful to hear : )

Yes, in the past I used to find sand dollars there but I hardly do now - not sure why? I'm often there in August.

+g sherri You can actually count the rings to tell how old they are : )

libby mueller I'm so glad you found my video helpful! That's wonderful - thank you for letting me know : ) I'm also available for school visits to share/read my book "Seashells - Treasures from the Northeast Coast ". Thank you for your comment!

Claudia Bauman So glad you enjoyed my video of beach treasures ~ Hope you get to the seashore soon!

Me too Jenn P! Although I often can't wait for summer....I like to go on the warmest days of winter/spring/fall - because there's lots to find especially after a storm. Just wear lots of layers : )