Virtual Beach Walk + Shelling; Albino Lightning Whelk, Tulips, Scallops, Apple Murex & live urchin!
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- We had a delightful walk yesterday on Fort Myers Beach. We always head down to the South end as that is where we find the most shells and the best critters. It had rained pretty good the night before and was threatening to rain again at the end of the day, but we had plenty of time to explore the beach and I'll show you all the stuff we found.
Wow, that really spiky entirely complete both-halves spiny jewelbox!!!! Gorgeous!
Oh I LOVE those spikes!!! Thanks for watching!
I'm a sucker for the FL Fighting Conchs too; I Love it when they come out swinging! 😃
I don't know if you caught the end of my latest video - I show a preview of one of the FCC' slurping with it's little trunk. I'll show the whole encounter this Sunday. I just love them too!
Beautiful shells
It makes me happy when you pick-up a kitten paw. I love kitten paws!
I want to make some jewelry or something from the kitten paws I have. I almost always come home with a few!
Wonderful! We really enjoy watching your videos and shelling finds.
Thank you! I truly enjoy my beach walks and I'm happy I can share my adventures with you!
You had a wonderful day at the beach!!! Such a nice variety of shells. That albino well is so different!!! Thanks for sharing!🐚🌴🌊👍🏻
Patty Valinote Thank you for your comment! I’m glad you enjoy my videos!
Acid brings out the colors amazingly well!
Cynthia Emerick It’s going to be a little scary but I’m ready to try it!
Love all of your finds today! My favorite of the day is a tie between Apple Murex and Live Sea Urchin! 💙🐚 Enjoyed all the beachy goodness though! I can't resist hardly any of them! 🤦🤷 💙🐚
Salty Reflections I know! Those flighting conch are so hard to resist! I think my fav was the albino whelk. I love finding different shells! ❤️
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I stupidly forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me!
@Marcelo Bishop Instablaster =)
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@Abel Wesson It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy!
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I love watching your videos. Everytime I see another shell I have to try and find this summer.
Thank you so much! I hope you find all the shells you're looking for this summer!
Good shells
Hello from Georgia! I love your videos! thank you for sharing! I love to watch!!
Isaac Rickett Hello Georgia! Thank you so much for watching and the kind comment. I love knowing where everyone is from!
Wow, you have alot of amazing shells on the beaches. I hope some day to get to an ocean beach. I would have so much fun. The beach grapes are neat. Can't wait to see what happens with the acid dip. I really enjoy your videos!
Wyoming Adventures Thank you so much for the kind comment! I’ve always loved the beach and now even more so. There is always something to find, explore, check out - I love it down here!
Like #72! Go girl! Have enjoyed your channel since the beginning! - very good to see it growing! 💙🐚
Salty Reflections Thank you - same here! So lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country!
Hello and I love your videos. Would u show us what you do with all your shells mthankyou for taking the time to enjoy the wonderful ocean sounds with you
At the end of this video you can see what I did with my scallops. czcams.com/video/MMkynhuI_1w/video.html
I have an olive jar and another jar with miscellaneous shells. I'll include a quick shot with one of my upcoming videos :)
Hello from Canada. Enjoy watching. So relaxing. Very educational as well. How can your husband walk barefoot amongst all those sharp prickly shells.
This is one of my older videos. My husband still goes barefoot but I have had enough foot injuries to now always wear foot protection when I go to the beach 😃
Love the albino lightning whelk! I have yet to find one in my hunting grounds (Honeymoon Island State Park near Tampa). Gotta love what the storms bring in!
Ginger MacKeen I know! Plus I love storms so it’s a win-win! The albinos are SO cool! Can’t wait to see what the summer storms bring!
Aw, I would be in heaven with all of those Florida fighting conchs rolling around in the surf around me! Those are my favorite! Someday........😊
Jennifer Little I can always count on finding those Florida Fighting Conchs! I have to pace myself with them or I’ll need a barrel to keep them all!
Great haul. Congrats on another albino. And darn those shells that look good from one side but trick us. Major disappointment. The colors on that welk were so nice.
Scary Fear Thank you! It’s always a cool surprise to see what we will find. Can’t wait to see what happens with the acid!
@@SWFBeachLife I would be afraid to use the acid. I used to clean my mom's pool and that stuff is nasty. I also know you only put the shells in for very few seconds or you could dissolve the shells.
Scary Fear This is my first time but I’ve heard it makes the shells really brighten up. I figure I’ll do it once and see if it’s worth the effort.
@@SWFBeachLife I have heard that too. I think that is how you can get the museum quality look.
I guess I’ll find out!
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Never seen a sea grape before!
Goldie Heinig Neato right?
@@SWFBeachLife I should say, absolutely. Just like a grape vine.
9:58 spiny jewel box…… I want one so bad! Lmk if I could buy one from you!? Love you channel….❤❤❤
I like the nutmegs.
Me too! They are such sturdy little shells. Thanks so much for watching!
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The scallop you have a question about is a Bay Scallop and they come in only those colors but different patterns. I love finding those, they are so lovely. I've wondered about the acid dip for shells too, but they say don't dip if you want to keep the shine, or don't dip if they have any holes. I think I get too nervous. Let us know how it goes?
That one Bay Scallop is a beauty, but I really want to see what the acid does. I've been putting off messing around with acid, but I'm so curious to see how the shells turn out. I will keep you updated!
I really enjoy your vids! With things easing up a bit I will probably be down to Sanibel in late June 😃 and I’m looking forward to that! Anyways, I’ve done the acid dip and it really helps taking off the yucky stuff. I’ve learned to change out the rinse water frequently so the shells get a really good final rinse. I don’t dip the shells that are shiny (olives, sun-ray Venus, shark eyes). I was nervous also so I tried my not so perfect shells first to get an idea of what I was doing lol
Anyways, I’m super jelly of the crown conch finds! I’ve only found the tippy top piece on Sanibel in January and I was so happy! One of theses days lol
Well I hope you find goodies when you're down here in June! I have heard I shouldn't dip the shiny shells so my olives will not see any acid! Luckily I have plenty of shells to kind of test things out with. I'm wondering if it will wreck the shine on my Florida Fighting Conch. I guess there's only one way to find out! I'm hoping the crown conchs we have and maybe some murex will clean up nice. I'll find out soon enough! I don't think I've ever found a crowned conch on Sanibel, but lots of the lightning whelk and the tulips. And even when I don't find "good stuff" I'm always happy just to be at the beach!
SWF Beach Life I’ve dipped fighting conchs and as long as it’s a quick dip to take off that white film, they seem to come out good. Mineral oil seems to help after dipping too. I’m going to explore Bunche beach when I get down there cause it looks interesting from the vids I’ve seen 🙂
Annie Ousley You just gave me an idea! I’ll try not to get the part of the fighting conch that’s already shiny in the acid. 🤞🏻
SWF Beach Life keep us updated on how it went🙂
Very very very good video and
Beautiful collection. Really awesome
I love seashells
I'm SO enjoyed.
I'm waiting u re next beautiful video
Take care byyyyy🧕🧕🧕🧕👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!!
Are you going to show us how you bleach them in acid. I would love to see the process. Thanks for the great education of all these seashells.
Yes - I'll give a quick description about equipment and how I mix the acid and then we'll dip! I've done this once before and the results were amazing! czcams.com/video/mx47mh0Ogl8/video.html
My favorite shell definitely has to be a fighting conch!! Although I have never gotten one, I would love to get as many as I saw in the video today! Amazing video 😊
The great thing about the fighting conchs is you can almost ALWAYS find them. They were the first shell I fell in love with down here and now I have so many favorites. Thank you for the awesome comment!
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Hello from Denver, Colorado! I love watching your videos. My favorite thing to do when we vacation at St. Pete Beach is look for shells. The first time I went to FL I found a Fl. Fighting Conch, it was alive and I thought a squid had found a home in it. I had no idea that shells were actually alive until I went to FL and my boyfriend had to explain to me that the animal in there was actually the conch, I always thought anything in a shell had found a home in it, like hermit crabs, haha! Lol, guess that’s what happens when you don’t grow up by an ocean 😜.
Hello Denver! Believe me - I have learned a ton since moving down here and encountering crabs and snails and critters! Sand dollars are another fascinating creature that I had never seen alive until I moved here. I have to say the best shells I find are ones that are still alive and I can't take them but finding them are fun anyways :)
That one shell reminds me of abalone
I wish I could find abalone down here! 🐚
I love watching these. I like by a beach but there are never any interesting shells :(
Kater Sk8r That was me before I moved here! I am amazed at how many awesome shells are down here ☺️
Do you sell the seashells? Any giveaways like recycled shells
Both. I've done a few giveaways and I do sell seashells too! www.etsy.com/shop/SWFBeachLifeStore
Wonderful video!! Do you have a Facebook? I want to show you the amazing horse conch I found! My first one!
Maggie Max I would love to see it! Yes, I am on Facebook as SWF Beach Life. Look for the blue turtle logo. Congrats!!
SWF Beach Life I’m max mcgregor on Facebook. I’ll send it now.
I know the fighting conchs are everywhere, but I always catch my breath the 1st time I find one each time I'm in SW Florida. This time I only took a conch that had a pretty purple lip and was a rich brown. So satisfying to hold though!
Andrea H. Those were my first favorite shells! My husband doesn’t even pick them up anymore but I’m obsessed - I almost always come home with a few. I love the really light colored ones and hope to find another live guy at some point. I’ve only found a few live ones which is crazy considering how many shells are out there!
Hello.. why some sand dollars I think that’s how u call it, some are white and some are dark when dead?
All living sand dollars are a dark purple color. They also have spines on their bottom side which they use to move. Once they die, they start losing their spines and they start fading to white. Some dead sand dollars are still dark because they haven’t been bleached by the sun yet. I made a whole video about them which hopefully will explain it better: czcams.com/video/K9H0EjZQsqs/video.html
@@SWFBeachLife oh wow.. ok... Interesting... Good to know... onces is dead, time will make them change color..Thank You So Much. I DO APRECIATE YOUR TIME TEACHING US ANS SHOWING US HOE BEAUTIFUL FL AND LIFE CAN BE, WITHOUT SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY TO HAVE FUN..BLESSINGS ❤🥰😇🙏🙌💖
Are the sea grapes eatable?
The sea grapes are edible, however they are also protected. All the salt tolerant trees and bushes are protected here in Florida, so while they are edible - we're not allowed to eat them ☺️
Do you sell any of your shells?
I do! I have some for sale now on my website: swfbeachlife.com. They aren't pristine - but I'll keep adding shells as I collect them!
Never know if they're really albinos or just bleached from the sun.
TeacherTeacher If the shell still has some shine and texture left you can tell it’s not bleached and worn down by the beach and sun. It’s probably hard to see onscreen but it’s easier to see when you’re actually holding the shell. ☺️