Finding Seashells in Rock Pools | Huge Humpback Cowrie [Virtual Shelling]
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- I wasn't finding my at the usual beach, so I decided to go to a less popular one on the weekend. I still didn't find much until a series of fortuitous rock pools - some lovely shells were hidden there. But the best shell was saved almost for last - it was worth the long trek over rugged rocks to find it!!
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I didn't even realise that Point Cartwright and the surrounding beaches had such lovely seashells until I saw "Shellcade Shelling Down Under" - I admire him a lot, and wow, it seems like he's creating new shelling content on CZcams? You can check out his amazing videos here:
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That Humpback is just outrageous what a trophy!
G'day Bearseyeview 👋🏻🐻 Yessss!!! That Humpback is absolutely huge and such an awesome shell to find 🤩 it was my absolute pleasure to take home with me... I really need to sort out my display case now 😅 Thank you for coming along for the ride 🥰
How exciting for you to find that huge humpback cowrie!!! 🐳 It’s so fun when you find a bucket list shell! That was something else!!! 🎉🎉🎉 I loved the bear conch, beautiful Wentletrap, and blood stained coned. Those tidal pools were so interesting to look in! What a fun day at the beach, thank you!!! 🥰🥰🥰
G'day Pam 👋🏻💖 Hehehe yesss, so exciting 🤩 it was an absolute rush to pull that one out from between the rocks 😍 it was definitely a bucket list shell for me. I did find out that there are local colonies of this Cowrie dotted around the coast, but having the shell wash ashore is pretty rare. I was super stoked with this find! The tide pools were also great, like you said, and somehow were filled with un-touched goodies 🐚🐚🐚 Thank you so much for joining me once again on an exciting adventure 🥰 honestly, the beaches have been pretty slow with shell finds over the last week, so it was really nice to get such a big win with this one. Thanks Pam 💖
Wow Wow Wow, how so exciting to find that huge Humpback cowrie Maddie, I can feel your great joy. And what a great variety of beautiful shells you have found today. The Music Cone, Wentletrap, Bean Trivia, Baby's Ear, Zebra Volute are my favourites, and I must say the list goes on....... So happy for you, I wish I were there too. Thank you for sharing.
G’day Florence 👋🏻❤️ Hehe, I think I was so excited that if other people heard me, they might have though I was drowning in the water 🤣 but oh gosh, the shells were really special on this trip! I’m so pleased that you liked them all as much as I did, I was really excited to share this video 😉 Thank you so much for coming along with me 🥰
What an awesome day! That humpback cowrie is amazing! It's so massive! And that big wentletrap too! And all the cones! Thanks for sharing!
G'day Erin 👋🏻🐚 I'm so glad that you enjoyed this BIG day as much as I did 🤩 The Humpback was so massive, it was such a big shell to find!! All of the other shells were spectacular as well, there was definitely a few rarer ones today to go along with the big find. Thank you so much for joining my adventures, Erin 🥰
Hey Maddie, I have more to add to my different seashells list for you. 129 and counting. WOW! The Humpback Cowrie was awesome to find in Australia. I think you bought one for your collection too. But to actually find one. I really love the one I have I bought from my Florida friend. You did very well today. Cannot wait for the weekend videos. My favorite is the Humpback Cowrie of course. AWESOME! Take care and thank you for another great video. Love and hugs, Trudy
G'day Trudy 👋🏻💖💖 Wow, 129, is that really right??! That seems like way too many, but I guess I didn't realize how spoiled I was for variety 😃 So, the Humpback Cowries are common in Hawaii, but there are some colonies of them here. They live on the reef, or nearby rocky areas with higher oxygen levels, apparently. It's just that it's super rare for any of their shells to wash ashore because they are so heavy, and the rocks would usually stop them from getting to the beaches or rock pools, I believe? Super happy with this rate find of mine, in any case 🤩 Oh yes, I did buy one (much smaller and not that nice) and I was also given one (extremely beautiful, one of my favourite shells in my collection) neither are anywhere near as big as this monster one!! I'm so pleased that you liked this terrific shell find today, and it's also really amazing that you have an awesome one for your collection as well 🐚! The weekend videos should be interesting, I think 😉 Thank you for always joining me on my adventures 🥰 lots of love and prayers back to you and Bob.
All these shells are becoming my favorites. I love the zebras and that snake head towards the end is beautiful. The design on top almost looks like an eye. That was a great scream 😅, totally awesome 🎉🎊🐚🐕🥰🇺🇸
G'day Guadalupe 👋🏻❤️ Hehe, I'm so pleased that you like these shells as much as I do!! I think the shells you find in Mexico are just as exciting though 😉 That Snakehead Cowrie was particularly lovely with it's pattern 😍 the little dots were amazing on it! Oh my gosh, the scream... I'm really glad that there was no one else around, they might have thought I was drowning or something 😅?? Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Congratulations on finding one of your bucket list shells!!!!
G'day Maria 👋🏻🐚 Oh my goodness, you found the Humpback Cowrie episode after maybe seeing it in my shell cabinet video?? Ahhh, I specifically didn't link this one because I do cringe a little at my reaction when I look back at it 😂 Dont mind me, just screaming at shells at the beach... Someone probably thought I was drowning!! Ahh thank you so much though, this was a wonderful day for me. Thank you for watching it 🥰
Yay🎉 a very nice humpback cowrie, 😊
G’day Rashfa 👋🏻❤️ Thank you so much, this shell was one of my dream finds! Once again thank you for joining me of these beach adventures 🥰
Good morning Maddie, the crown cones wow a lit of them. They are beautiful, the wentaltrap , the babies ear (that is what they call them in FL), the zebra is so nice, love the trumpet, I enjoyed the hump back cowrie. Wow sucharita BIG one. Thank you once again for sharing your shelling videos. It is awsome to see you so excited. I am glad you have a wonderful day.
G'day Toni 👋🏻💖 Oh my goodness yes, this beach always has the loveliest Crowned Cones, in my opinion 🤩 and usually so many of them! So many great shells today; I'm so pleased that you enjoyed them all with me ☺️ The Humpback Cowries is huge!! It is much bigger than the other two I have (bought and gifted to me) it's just a beast!! Thank you so much for always joining me on my adventures 🥰 and for your lovely comments 💖 I think of you often Toni, I hope you're doing all right today
G'day Maddie! Wow! That's the biggest cowrie that I have ever seen, congrats ! Plus finding a wentletrap, bonus 🤩!definitely worth putting up with warm weather and a bit of a walk to find them! Really fun episode today, thanks for sharing and can't wait for the next ones.....👍🐚🐌😊 bye for now 👋
G'day Lenora 👋🏻💖 Thank you so much, it's certainly my biggest cowrie (I think, I have compared it with a bought tiger cowrie yet). The day was pretty unusual (and so hot); not much to find until there was, and then not much again 😅 but it turned out to be a reall fantastic day with that Humpback Cowrie find, Wentletrap, and the Blood-stained Cone. I was really excited to share this one. Thank you so much for watching my beach trip today 🥰
Huge congrats Maddie! So happy for you on the humpback find. My wife and I have had a few moments like that and they are rare and precious, and we completely felt your excitement and can totally relate to what that moment is like. We were shaking also during our finds, so we're happy to see it's not just us! That's really an amazing cowrie you found! Thanks for sharing such a great moment with us. Totally supercharged us to get out and go shelling pronto! Keep up the great adventures! Hugs from Florida, Chris and Kandie
Woohoo, thanks Chris and Kandie 👋🏻💖 I was so amazed to suddenly see this shell, and pretty pleased too that it’s in fairly good condition. Ahhhh, it’s good to know that I’m not the only one to get shaky from an epic shell find: this is only the second time that’s happened to me 😅 such a precious occasion like you said. Which of your shell finds got you guys weak at the knees, so to speak? Also, have you guys ever thought about shelling in Hawaii, they have a lot of similar shells to what I can find in Australia? Thank you for watching this epic adventure; I’m so pleased that it’s motivated you for another great day of shelling! Get out there and find some good ones 🤩 can’t wait to see what you two come across next 🥰
@@SandCoffeeRocks We actually got married in a Hawaii and have been there a few times, but back then we weren't shellers, so now we can't wait to go back and it'll add a major new dimension to that trip and we're excited about it. The shell finds that made us weak in the knees? For me(Chris), I'd say it's been my 2 large Atlantic Deer Cowrie finds, my Angular Triton find, my very large red and orange Lion's Paws. For my wife, it was her recent Queen Conch, her first Caribbean Vase, and just yesterday she found an amazing giant Atlantic Murex in a tide pool. The moments in the future we're both anxiously waiting for that will probably cause us to need a fresh pair of underwear will be a Junonia, a large Queen Conch, a large red True Tulip, and Reticulated Cowrie Helmet. What are your top 3 that you haven't found yet that will take your breath away? :)
Oh my gosh!! It will be so different for you when you go back, I think you will be over the moon with all of the amazing shells there. It’s so strange to think of our lives before shelling, like; how did I not know about this wonderful past time? Chris, I love your Atlantic Deer Cowries, they are amazing! They were stunning finds, I wish you had started your video filming when you encountered them. I did love the Triton and Lion’s Paws too, so vivid and spectacular 💖 Kandie’s Atlantic Murex was a wonderful find, like nature left it for her to pluck from the poool (saw the clip on Instagram). Oh gosh, she’s found some lovely Caribbean Vase shells, and the Queen Conchs are always lovely. Hmmm, for some reason, I thought you guys had already found a Reticulated Cowrie Helmet; I saw it in episode 1 of yours, or was that a buy? Good luck on getting your Junonia, that would be the “shell of a lifetime” as they say 😉
Oh gosh, my 3? First and foremost, I would lose it if I actually found a Nautilus; I’d love a mostly whole one! They’re pretty rare to see washed ashore. Also, if I ever went to Western Australia, I’d love a Zoila Cowrie, wow, any kind would make me flip out. Finally, hmm, maybe a deep water shell like a Volva volva or a Latiaxis mawae? I think I’d need the mother of all storms to bring something like that up though! Wish me luck 🤣
Hi Maddie
By your reactionI believe you that the
Humpback Cowrie is extremely rare and so pleased for you that you now have one in your collection. Well done
G'day Aussie Dirt Digger 👋🏻🪙 Thank you, it was a bucket list find for me 🤩 I found out since filming this video that there are colonies of Humpbacks around some sections of reefs and rocky zones (high oxygen areas are needed for these cowries??) But they rarely wash ashore because of how heavy the shells are. So yeah, a very rare one to find at the beach - lucky me! Thank you so much, this was such an awesome day for me, and I always appreciate you taking the time to watch a new adventure 🥰
I do love the spots on your Humpback Cowrie! Congratulations on the video and the Humpback. Great day for cones! And the Wentletrap! Wow❣️ Any day on the beach shelling is a great day🧡
G’day Mary 👋🏻❤️ Thank you, I was actually super pleased that the Humpback Cowrie was in nice enough condition to still have its spots like this! I wasn’t sure if I was going to pull out a completely faded or chewed up shell, but it was really cool 😎! The wentletrap was also a lovely shell today; so large! Thank you so much for coming along with me today 🥰
Wow, nicely done on spotting that M. mauritiana, what a highlight!
G'day Notophys 👋🏻❤️ Thank you so much, it was such an incredible feeling to pull out my first ever M. mauritiana! It's so crazy to think that the recent waves and tides were great enough to wash this heavy shell ashore! Thank you so much for watching the adventure today too 🥰
I love the Humphreys cowrie it's so beautiful 😍❤️!!!!
G'day Cathy 👋🏻❤️ Oh gosh, thank you so much for enjoyed the beach adventure with me today 🐚 I knew which shell you meant 😉 it's such a huge and fantastic find, I was so excited to share this one ☺️ Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Shellzam! That Humphrey cowrie is amazing! Congrats on finding a prize shell.
Oops! Humpback cowrie.
G'day Diane 👋🏻❤️ It certainly was a big tick off the ol' bucket list with finding this Humpback Cowrie 🤩 Thank you so much, shellzam indeed!!! I'm so pleased that I could share this fun today with you, thank you for coming along with me 🥰
Hehe, no worries Diane, I think the Autocorrect did the same thing to someone else here as well 😹
Congrats on the humpback find Maddie! Soooo happy for you! And that wentletrap is lovely too! 🎉
Good morning Kat 👋🏻🐚 Thank you; I would not have been motivated to try my luck at this beach if not for knowing about your own fabulous find 🤩 I thrilled with this one!! Hehe, the Wentletrap was lovely, but is it weird that I actually like the big brown cone shell more? I almost never find those ones, they seem rarer to me than the Wentletraps!! Thank you so much for enjoying and sharing the good time with me 🥰
It is a baby's ear!!! Good find!
G’day Goldie 👋🏻💖 Hehheh, it’s whatever my seashell book says it is 😈🤣 thank you, it was a fabulous find; really not a common encounter for me 🤔 and thank you so much for joining the huge adventure today 🥰
Oh my swirly sea shells Batman ! What a ride today Maddie ! I love this adventure. As always I love the captain cones and the dove shells. My favorite was the white baby's ear moon snail or at least that is what we call them here in the states and then you found that wonderful humpback cowrie. LOL I was worried you were going to fall on the coffee and rocks on that one! Wow you stay safe and congrats on episode 99 . Love and hugs from Ohio !
G'day Anita 👋🏻💖 Hehehe, I'm so glad you loved this adventure as much as I did! It was a long day; lots of time between shell finds this time, but everything was worth the wait! The little ear-like moon snail is adorable; such a rarity for me! Not as rare as that Humpback Cowrie; they're usually way to heavy to wash ashore here 🤩 Wait, wait, I was find one the rocks while tugging out that big guy, but those little rocks pools full of goodies???- I nearly went over into them a few times 😱🤣 Thank you for the congrats for 99, it's been such a journey!!!! Thank you so very much for always joining the adventures 🥰 and for your lovely comments 💖
Holy heck Humpback! 😍 No wonder you were shaking from that rush. I do like those mulberry whelks and crowned cones, bear conch, and the prickly drupes. Oh! And blood stained cone is very cool!
G'day Oceanluvn Gal 👋🏻🌊 Haha, yes, I got a bit too excited by it and started shaking a little 😂 but I'll fub it off by saying that I was just tired after climbing over rugged rocks during the middle of the day while we were having a heatwave 😅 no, I really was shaking from excitement, though I was glad to finally get off the beach that day! There were so many other amazing shells find too, I also particularly liked that Blood-stained Cone; they are very uncommon for me 🤩🐚! The little Drupes and Conches were such fun finds as well ❤️ As always, thank you so much for watching the adventures 🥰
I cannot tell you how enjoyable that was!! Made me laugh! Grinning ear to ear for you! What a great moment when you found that humpback. It reminds me of the moment in the movie Castaway, when Tom Hanks' character manages to start a fire. "I, have made, fire!!!!" And the wentletrap. And the snakehead. Geepers! What a day!
G'day Reet 👋🏻💖 Hehehe yesssshhh I'm so glad you enjoyed this whacky beach adventure 🐚❤️ It was a hot day, and the shell finds were few and far between, but they were fantastic finds when I did come across them 🤩 Haha yeah, I was screaming just like Tom Hanks 🤣 the Humpback Cowrie was amazing, but the little snakehead was honestly such a gorgeous one! Also, is is weird that I like the brown cone more than the Wentletrap? They're harder to find than Wentletraps 😅 Anyhoo! Thank you so much for watching the adventures today 🥰
Today was a great day
G'day Sharlene 👋🏻🐚 Hehe, it really was more magical than I expected 🤩 Thank you so much for joining the adventure with me today 🥰
Morning Maddie, what an awesome day. I can't pick a favorite this video, there are so maney to pick . The striped white moon snail and the wentil trap are great. Here in the states the white moon snail is called babys ear. I hope you had a great time out there🐚🐚. Thank you for the video's. Much love to you and ninja ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🌈
G'day Sheila 👋🏻💖 I was an awesome day, right? Sorry, I don't feel like being humble at all right now 🤣 It was such a hot day (the low-intensity heatwave was still in effect), and the shells were few and far between, but golly gosh, they were some amazing finds!!! For that ear-like moon snail; my shell book has a section for ear shells (abalones mostly) and a section for moon snails. This ear-like moon snail is in the moon snail section, so I'll call it a moon snail until I surely know otherwise! I don't know if it's the same species as the Baby's Ears that you find in the states, but it must be something close. Thank you for watching another adventure, and for your beautiful comments. Ninja is getting all the love today; it's her 14th birthday 🎂🥳!! She got a new collar made with the fabric that Pam sent me in my recent unboxing video, and a little clown fish plush to play with 🐠 what a lucky girl! Lots of love to you, Salt and Papper as well 🥰😸
@@SandCoffeeRocks plz send some warmth my way, it's been so cold here🥶🥶🥶. The baby's ear is a flat moon snail. Try to stay cool and can't wait to see what you do next time. 💜💙💚💛🧡❤
I'll send you warm thoughts!!! The heatwave has broken and we have had a cool change now since I found this one a few days ago, phew!! Stay warm, and give those kitties a few extra hugs from me 😸
@@SandCoffeeRocks when I give them hugs and kisses I make sure there are some from you
My reaction would have been the same if not louder!!
That was Epic! Fav find for sure
G’day S&S 👋🏻❤️ Oh, I was loud, let me tell you! I should release the unedited version of this clip on my FB page, I ended up decreasing the volume and cutting some family-friendly expletives from it that were a bit grating or repetitive: I think I trimmed 30 seconds of freak-out from it. I was really, really excited, okay 🤣! Thank you so much for enjoying this epic find with me 🥰
I can only imagine! I must have watched it 3 times now and it’s such a great moment and just so so unique of a find
On another note, the dove shells and mulberry drupe are beautiful. Not sure now you resist picking them all up.
And refuse to not say Congrats on the Wentle 😱 Never found a white one before (or Yet)!!
Well, I put up the unedited and longer version on my CZcams page now 🤣 but oh gosh, three times?? Thank you for loving the thrill with me 🤩 As for the dove shells, I do pick up plenty as I go along if I see them in a nice looking conditions 😉 the Mulberry Whelks on the other hand; those snails live atop the rocks and under the sun all day; their shells just done seem as nice to me; they are rougher, maybe 🤔 I don't know, I somehow manage to leave them behind just fine 😱
Oh gosh, thank you again for the congrats. I just know you'll find your own Wentletraps one day!!! Keep shelling and it's bound to happen 🥳
Humpback cowrie
What a wonderfull day shelling so many great finds. Love watching your shelling videos. Can we trade shells what have you been wanting to find?
G'day Sherry 👋🏻🐚 It sure was a spectacular day 😍 the shell finds were few and far between from my perspective, but they were all lovely. At the moment, I don't think I'm ready for another shell trade, I'm sorry Sherry 😅 I am tentatively trying to set something up with a person from Spain and we are still waiting to work out the logistics. I want to have some nice shells handy for that, and I also want to have some good ones for the 1000 subscriber giveaway soon too. So, again, just not a good time for a while; it takes me months to work up some really great shells that I feel are of a nice enough quality to really make someone's day. Thank you for the interest though 😉 and thank you so much for always watching my adventures 🥰
Hello Maddie, wonderful shells .it's a baby ear, not moon shells 😊.
G'day Nikoleta 👋🏻🐚 Thank you, the shells today were fantastic 😍 Hehe, I'll call the baby ear moon snail whatever my shell books says it is 📖📚 🤔 Thank you so much for watching 🥰
You are welcome. The humpback cowrie is a beautiful huge wow!!🐚😊
Hi Maddie is there anyway to get in contact with you? :)
G'day Gina 👋🏻 if you need to send me a private message, I will see it best if you contact me via my Facebook page (linked in the video description), or you can email me - the address is in the "About" section on my channel page and Facebook page 🤫 Thanks for watching!