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J. Roach-Evans
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Beach combing for shells and other treasures on the Northeast coast.
Educational / Information about seashells and the nature of the sea shore for kids and adults.
Author & illustrator of Seashells, Treasures from the Northeast Coast; Seaweed: Marine Algae from the Northeast Coast; Marine Animals, from the Northeast Coast; Marine Birds, from the Northeast Coast and Little Piping Plover.
Check out my blog at jroachevans.com/blog.html
Educational / Information about seashells and the nature of the sea shore for kids and adults.
Author & illustrator of Seashells, Treasures from the Northeast Coast; Seaweed: Marine Algae from the Northeast Coast; Marine Animals, from the Northeast Coast; Marine Birds, from the Northeast Coast and Little Piping Plover.
Check out my blog at jroachevans.com/blog.html
American Sea Rocket, Hampton beach, New Hampshire
American Sea Rocket, Hampton beach, New Hampshire
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Salt spray roses at Town beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts
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On the footbridge at Town Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts to film the salt spray roses in bloom and enjoy the view!
Coastal wildflowers at Long Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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A quick stop on Ryder Way access road above Long Beach to look at beach pea, seaside goldenrod, and an osprey nest in Plymouth, Massachusetts. #Wildflowersfromthenortheastcoast
Dyer point, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
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This is the location where I found Scottish lovage for my book of "Wildflowers from the Northeast Coast".
Footbridge beach, Ogunquit, Maine
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Sharing the location of the saltspray roses I painted for "Wildflowers from the Northeast Coast".
Smugglers beach / Bass river beach seashells, South Yarmouth, MA
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These seashells and crab carapaces were found from Bass River beach all the way down to Thatcher Park beach. We found beach toys and trash, barnacles, driftwood, channeled whelks, knobbed whelks, whelk egg casings, seaweed, soft shell clams, surf clams, quahogs, deep sea scallops, bay scallops, blood arks, ribbed mussels, jackknife clams, jingle shells, eastern oysters, slipper shells, and a fi...
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Seashells & More
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Seashells and horseshoe crab carapaces from Monomoy Island in Chatham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. We walked the Morris Island loop trail and then out and around Harding beach point. We filmed from the Stage harbor side of the point. You will see horseshoe crab carapaces, slipper shells, northern moon snails, channeled whelks shells and egg casings, knobbed whelks, bay scallop shells, quahogs, b...
Beach combing Fort Foster, Kittery, Maine
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Here is a sample of the many shells and seaweed we found at Fort Foster at the mouth of the Piscataqua river that divides New Hampshire and Maine. It's a lovely place for a walk or beach combing. (Although keep in mind I do not believe we are allowed to take anything from the area - except of course trash and sea glass.) There is a little playground for the kids and many sights for the history ...
Rock Harbor Beach, Orleans, Ma, Post Hurricane Lee
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Explore Rock Harbor beach with me as we find various seashells, crab carapaces, green fleece (seaweed) and sea lavender. Enjoy the beautiful views at the end! *The operculum that I found is the trap door that a whelk uses to close itself inside of it's shell for protection. The operculum is at the end of their foot! The moon snail also has one. ps. I am not advising that you touch or pick up ho...
Seashells at Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, New Hampshire
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In this video you will see seashells typical of a rocky New England coast. There were dog winkles, common periwinkles, rough periwinkles, smooth periwinkles, horse mussels and blue mussels. We also found slipper snail shells and beautiful beach pebbles. The crab carapace I found was from a green cab and not a rock crab. There is a lot more to explore at Odiorne point and it is well worth a visit!
Beach combing Scarborough Beach State Park, Maine
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Located on Prouts Neck, this gorgeous beach is a wonderful place for a visit. There were lots of great pebbles, seashells, and driftwood, etc. but from what I can gather we are not supposed to take anything from this beach.
Seashells at Pine Point Beach, Scarborough, Maine
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Seashells at Pine Point Beach, Scarborough, Maine
Beach combing Napatree Point, Westerly, Rhode Island
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Beach combing Napatree Point, Westerly, Rhode Island
Hardings Beach & Stage Harbor Light seashells & more!
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Hardings Beach & Stage Harbor Light seashells & more!
Beach combing First beach, Easton's beach, Atlantic beach, Rhode Island
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Beach combing First beach, Easton's beach, Atlantic beach, Rhode Island
Seashells & More on Onset Beach in Wareham, Massachusetts
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Seashells & More on Onset Beach in Wareham, Massachusetts
Beachcombing, Southern Maine Coast in November
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Beachcombing, Southern Maine Coast in November
Seashells, Laudholm Beach, Wells Reserve, Wells, Maine
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Seashells, Laudholm Beach, Wells Reserve, Wells, Maine
Seashells, Long Beach, Plymouth, Ma 2022
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Seashells, Long Beach, Plymouth, Ma 2022
Seashells at Hammonasset Beach State Park, CT
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Seashells at Hammonasset Beach State Park, CT
North Kingston Rhode Island, Town Beach, Seashells & Gulls
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North Kingston Rhode Island, Town Beach, Seashells & Gulls
Sand Hill Cove Beach, Narragansett, Rhode Island
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Sand Hill Cove Beach, Narragansett, Rhode Island
Smugglers Beach aka Bass River Beach Seashells & Wildlife
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Smugglers Beach aka Bass River Beach Seashells & Wildlife
Nauset beach seashells, Orleans Massachusetts
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Nauset beach seashells, Orleans Massachusetts
Beachcombing Nauset Light Beach, Cape Cod, MA
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Beachcombing Nauset Light Beach, Cape Cod, MA
Seashells Kalmus Beach, Hyannis, Cape Cod
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Seashells Kalmus Beach, Hyannis, Cape Cod
Seashells Linnell Landing, Brewster , Cape Cod MA
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Seashells Linnell Landing, Brewster , Cape Cod MA
Seashells, Bass River Beach, Yarmouth, Cape Cod
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Seashells, Bass River Beach, Yarmouth, Cape Cod
Great book!😊
Another excellent video! Loved seeing the ‘bottle-cap’ egg casings after seeing the other variety on your Monomoy video. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it 🌞💙
Wow, excellent video! Never seen egg casings before, and love that they are called Mermaid Necklace, so sweet. And those horseshoe crab shells are awesome! How do you think they ended up as shells on the beach? Do gulls prey on such a large creature? I also appreciate that you return live animals to the water. 💙
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!
Hi, I truly enjoyed your video! Learned alot! Thanks!
Oh I'm so glad! Thank you!
amazing! thank you for sharing! those of us on the wast coast don't get to see whelk egg casings, slipper, jingle shells, moonsnails, green crabs, and horseshoe crabs and out here! this is so educational!
Thank you for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
What a beautiful video Joanne! I really enjoyed it. So many great finds! I’m not sure why, but we had very few after the storm came through, mostly just big clam shells. And lots of the sand was taken out. Maybe just depends on where you? Anyways, great video, I learned a lot!
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 notice I never find knobbed whelks there! I’ve only ever found channeled ones. I wonder if they’re more common in Long Island sound and the surrounding areas?
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!
Hi so exciting to see Piping Plover and happy I can leave a comment!! I still cant on alot of your videos! Please know I truly enjoy each and every one of them!
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. 🤩
Napatree is one of my favorite beaches in New England! I love walking out on the mudflats on the baysid at low tide. I’ve found quite a few nice moon snails and channeled whelks that way! It’s a shame that people have sprayed graffiti on the rocks though.
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 : (
Those ended up being northern carditas and yes it was a whelk operculum!
So cute!! I dont know this place! Wil have to check it out!!
It was our first time! So glad we did ❤️
I learned a lot from your videos... Thanks 🙏 I can spend hours beach combing... It’s like I’m 9 years old... my favorite is the moon snails..each one is like a little work of art...( Mother Nature is... the best artist) Hopefully moving to Cape Cod .. sometime soon...maybe this year..( wish me luck)... My picture is on a Chatham beach... Thanks again for your information... nice job 👍
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
I just finished visiting Rhode Island. Gorgeous. I found many of these shells, but they still had the critters in them. We didn’t keep any of those guys, we just put them back.
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 : )
The little clam is a Chestnut Astarte clam - see my blog for a better photo. jroachevans.com/blog.html
Does anyone know what bird that feather is from?
Love this!!! Your videos are hidden gems.
Thank you so much Marie - I'm so glad your enjoying my videos!
I'm familiar with the area and do a lot of photography in and around Sandwich. Enjoying your videos.
I enjoyed your video.
I'm so glad Sharon! Thank you : )
go to Fl its shell heaven
I plan to in the future! But I do LOVE New England beaches!
Emanuela Parenza - Vedo che hai commentato il mio video - ma per qualche motivo non riesco a vederlo? Solo sotto le mie notifiche ... Non sono sicuro di cosa c'è che non va?
Do you ever find sea glass on this beach?
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.
Looks like the nor’easters were good for something after all! Why is it that New England scallops seem to be the prettiest? Down where we vacation in New Jersey, all the scallops are dull greys and blacks.
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)
Honestly you must be the Virgin Mary of shells. Went there today to find some sand dollars as I heard you came find them there. Came to a beach COVERED in rocks. The name sandy neck is VERY deceiving. Seaweed and firewood littered the beach. There were even a couple dead rotting seagulls. Yuck! Didn't even find a slipper shell which shocked me! Also didn't find any sand dollars or any shells besides some fish bones and some surf clams. Is there a beach on the inlet side of the peninsula? We walked almost the entire length of the peninsula and got nothing except some nice pieces of quartz. It's nice to know that you CAN find cool shells. But I think I'll stick with kalmus.
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/
Thank you for the video..
You are most welcome david snowden - I love making and sharing them!
Oh look at that white scallop! I've never seen a bay scallop so white!
Thank you for your comment! Sorry I did not see it sooner 😮
Wouldn't ya know. Went down there last year in October to find NO shells! Even in the summer when I went I would find scallops, mussels, clams, jingles, everything! I didn't even find a surf clam! Only one small sand dollar. What Luck!
Heading there this weekend! Hope to find a nice whelk. Apparently you can also find wentletraps and Ceriths! Who knew?
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!
Quick question: is it possible for an operculum to be white? I found a white one and thought it was a bit odd.
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.
Ugh you are so lucky! Never have I found a channeled whelk before! Only 1 knobbed whelk a long time ago.
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.
Thank you for your video! We are using it in our Central PA homeschooling co op marine biology class!!
Thank you! Enjoyed using your video in our Central PA homeschooling co op marine biology class!
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 : )
I went there in 2014 too found TONS of nice Sand dollars
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.
Wow, those surf clams are beautiful! I wonder how old they are.
+g sherri You can actually count the rings to tell how old they are : )
turn up
Just a note - the largest mussel in this video - I believe to be a horse mussel!
The smooth periwinkles are also called Northern Yellow Periwinkles!
I used your video as a teaching tool!
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!
Just got back from Maine and a walk on Ogunquit's lovely Footbridge Beach.
Just love the peek at the beach! I'm so hungry for the sand under my toes, the surf in my ears and a treasure in my pocket! Thank you for helping me last a little longer before making my own trek to the ocean!
Claudia Bauman So glad you enjoyed my video of beach treasures ~ Hope you get to the seashore soon!
I can't wait for it to get warm again so I can go back to Plum Island to hunt more shells & sea glass. :)
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 : )
You need to create a little toy oracle of all the things you've found on the beach!