Hunting for sea shells in Florida. We walked 8 miles and I finally find a shell I've been hunting!

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • Hunting for sea shells is one of my favorite past times. On the weekends you'll usually find me walking the beaches of Southwest Florida looking for critters and sea shells on the beach.
    What happens when you walk more? Depending on the day, you increase your chances of finding more. On this day we walked the entire length of Fort Myers Beach. I'll take you from Bowditch Point Park all the way to the Big Carlos Pass bridge. The weather was great and we found a few critters along with a bunch of keeper shells, including a shell I've been dying to find for myself!

Komentáře • 116

  • @debbiejones6265
    @debbiejones6265 Před 4 měsíci

    That pineapple was hysterical . And I hope I find a baby's ear too. Have never seen one. Thank you for sharing.

  • @izsatapia8558
    @izsatapia8558 Před 3 lety

    your my favorite youtuber I watch your videos daily

  • @divyam2841
    @divyam2841 Před 3 lety

    Wow Thankyou!So beautiful!

  • @lezafreemont1863
    @lezafreemont1863 Před 3 lety

    I love bowditch Park. Few shells but lots of wildlife!!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      Agreed! MAYBE you’ll find a shell or two, but not a shelling part of the island. Sure is pretty though!

    • @lezafreemont1863
      @lezafreemont1863 Před 3 lety

      @@SWFBeachLife tortoises in that park, along with lots of huge hermit crabs plus that's where the dolphins come play and follow the boat wakes

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      @@lezafreemont1863 I’ve seen a tortoise there along with the dolphins and tons of awesome birds. I love that palm lined boardwalk to the beach 😍

  • @ghayes2135
    @ghayes2135 Před 2 lety

    Nice lightening whelk day!

  • @tammiewilson5185
    @tammiewilson5185 Před rokem

    Congratulations on the baby's ear!

  • @markking1711
    @markking1711 Před rokem

    Maybe it was just the north part of the beach you were referring to, but I always think it’s amusing how shells we dream of finding, are often ones people who live other places can’t even walk 10 feet of beach without stepping on one. Where I live banded tulips and lightning whelks are like a pretty rare find. But baby’s ears you can find by the dozens in a short period of hunting. I love your videos. Cheers from Pawleys Island!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před rokem +1

      You are so right! I've been thinking about that and what is considered "rare." I'd flip if I found tons of baby ears!

  • @saolyartstudio752
    @saolyartstudio752 Před 3 lety +3

    Can’t wait till summer again do we can go to the beach and looking for seashells 👍awesome found❤️a pineapple 👍Thanks.

  • @NurseMickiLea
    @NurseMickiLea Před 3 lety +1

    What a different experience from Sanibel but still such a great walk. More critters and still lost to look at. Thanks for a great walk! We are having a snow storm here in Minnesota ❄️

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      My BFF from Wayne, NE sent me some video of snow this morning - UGH!
      Yes, FMB is different than Sanibel, but I seem to find exactly the same shells except at FMB I'll find critters too. I rarely find critters at Sanibel, but when I do see them (Loggerhead turtle), they are pretty amazing!
      Stay warm and thanks so much for watching!

  • @lindagiammarco2687
    @lindagiammarco2687 Před 3 lety

    Fort Myers beach is beautiful beach. It was a great day for finding spiny jewel boxes and angel wings. You walked a lot of miles. Thanks for taking us along, I enjoyed seeing this lovely beach .

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for watching!

  • @louettahuddleson7194
    @louettahuddleson7194 Před 3 lety

    Loved it. Thank you for sharing your nice walk on the beach.🐚

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for coming along with me!

  • @lorigoroski1467
    @lorigoroski1467 Před 3 lety

    I love that you pick up garbage as you go. I will do the same when I finally get to an ocean beach for the first time.

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      I like to think I leave the beach a little better than I found it ☺️. You’re awesome for wanting to do the same. I hope you get to the beach soon. It’s been a crazy year and everyone could use some ocean therapy.

  • @doreenwilliams1704
    @doreenwilliams1704 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much

  • @lauram5195
    @lauram5195 Před 3 lety +2

    Love this video. Great finds! Good for you and your husband for doin so much walking. My husband and I have always just done Sanibel and captiva but for sure, one of our trips, we have to visit the ft Myers beaches. 🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚 keep on shelling!!!!!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      I haven't really visited Captiva except for Turner Beach which we only did good at once after a storm. It seems between FMB and Sanibel we manage to find something worth making a video about. Fort Myers Beach is definitely under rated for shelling. I find just as much good stuff there as Sanibel! Thanks so much for watching!

  • @artiejohnson703
    @artiejohnson703 Před 3 lety

    Love your video’s, and the education of all the different shells. So much fun. Thanks

  • @shanaynay6652
    @shanaynay6652 Před 3 lety +2

    8 miles?? What an awesome walk. I love the baby ears and hope to find one myself soon. I really dislike seeing people chase the birds too. The pineapple was just to funny and random. lol Thanks for sharing your walks and treasures with us.

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks for taking the time to write such a lovely comment and of course, thanks for watching!

  • @peacezennature979
    @peacezennature979 Před 3 lety

    So awesome, I love your beach walks. 🌊

  • @slvihelenevorrenaasand7835

    Beautiful shells 🐚! It’s so nice to be with you along the beach. I learn about the shells names, like it, it’s so calming to follow you, thanks for the trip 🐚🐚🐚🤩

  • @judyprezeau3354
    @judyprezeau3354 Před 3 lety

    Awesome shelling walk, as they always are. Thankyou for always bringing me the beach! 🤗

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      You are so very welcome! Thanks for coming along with me!

  • @janetpullen5210
    @janetpullen5210 Před 3 lety

    U have a good variety of shells and what a long walk.....great

  • @shellstories
    @shellstories Před 3 lety +4

    Great finds! Shelling will definitely pick up with the negative tides. Higher high tides will push more shells and negative low tides will reveal more stuff. I already looked that in around mid December we'll have some really really good low tides in SWF! I'm sure those will be great shelling days!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      Time for me to invest in winter shelling clothing! I froze last year but I won't make the same mistake this year! I had a pretty good day at Tigertail Saturday. I've missed the good shelling days!!! Thank you for watching!

  • @marie-josetimperley3825

    Great walk! Love the sandpipers 💕

  • @cindyd523
    @cindyd523 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the walking tour of FMB!

  • @alicewilson1874
    @alicewilson1874 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful walk and that pineapple was too funny

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      That pineapple was the most random thing I've found on the beach yet! Thank so much for watching!

  • @patembry3373
    @patembry3373 Před 3 lety

    Oh My Goodness, at 1527 above and just to the right of the Olive you picked up looks like a Junonia Shell. It would be a great find. Loved the Sun Ray
    Venus. Nice walk. 🥰

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      Hi Pat! Your comment sent me on the hunt to figure out what that shell was. I posted a comment in the COMMUNITY tab that it sure looked like a junonia, but it was a broken Atlantic Giant Cockle piece. Really good catch! It would be fun to purposely not pick up a shell and see if other people can spot it! Thanks as always for watching!!!

  • @chrisbgifford7387
    @chrisbgifford7387 Před 3 lety

    Congrats on the baby ear! Love them.

  • @TheMTL1011
    @TheMTL1011 Před rokem

    I thought the baby ear was a rare moon snail. And love from America ❤

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před rokem

      Baby ears are in the moon snail family! And in my experience so far, they are much harder to find than the shark eye or colorful moon snails!

  • @MADELAINE677
    @MADELAINE677 Před 3 lety

    Loved the video, thanks!

  • @lorimiller2664
    @lorimiller2664 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @andreah.5962
    @andreah.5962 Před 3 lety

    I have yet to find a baby ear, so nice catch! I like the lightning welks to be on the smaller side. I have a great big one I found while snorkeling at Cayo Costa, and it looks like a yucky sea monster. The horse conchs still look pretty as they get bigger.

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      That big horse conch is still on the list of shells I'm dying to find. I'm hoping this winter it will be my time! And I agree - those small to medium sized lightning whelks have the most beautiful colors. Thank you for watching!

  • @roxymanasquan9087
    @roxymanasquan9087 Před 3 lety

    This was great! I live in West TX--about 7 hours from my favorite place down the shore, Port Aransas. Won't be able to make it there this year, so just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate being able to virtually shell with you. You Rock--Shell On!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      I'm so happy I can (at least virtually) get you to the beach while you're waiting to get back to your favorite place. 😊 I appreciate you watching!

    • @Ninjaroo82
      @Ninjaroo82 Před 3 lety

      @@SWFBeachLife Love your channel and look forward to what you find each week. But bc of your channel, I was really pining for a trip to the Padre Island Seashore to go shelling. So I packed up the kids this past weekend and we made it to mile marker 25. I wish I could post pix here, but I found quite a few large Atlantic Cockles, and a Giant Eastern Murex. All in perfect condition! I was so happy!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      @@Ninjaroo82 This makes me sooooo happy! Isn't the beach like therapy? I'm so happy you even managed to find some shells as souvenirs! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @nancylaino712
    @nancylaino712 Před 3 lety

    Good hunt! That Baby's Ear is so pretty, but I do believe the Lightning Whelks are my favorites. You should have checked the pineapple for Spongebob!😆

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      I knocked and no one was home. Not even Gary! I would have loved to have said hi to Patrick too. 😂

    • @nancylaino712
      @nancylaino712 Před 3 lety

      @@SWFBeachLife 😛

  • @WildsDreams45
    @WildsDreams45 Před 3 lety

    You have to get a spot light and start early in the morning. Tourist take everything they can when the sun starts coming up.

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      The next video is night shelling! Well, I start night shelling and stay long into the morning. There were other people out on the beach before the sun came up!!

  • @pop_shot5674
    @pop_shot5674 Před 2 lety

    i love your video and u sound so nise and bet u are keep up

  • @tkwilson4585
    @tkwilson4585 Před 3 lety

    I just recently found your channel and I'm loving watching your videos. I'm in Pinellas county and my husband and I have just started going back to the beach now that our kids are grown and married. We used to go when they were younger, and loved hunting for shells locally, and also hunting for sharks teeth on Venice Beach. I've been finding some of the same shells that you're finding (not the quantity or quality, but similar varieties) and I'm curious about the olive shell. I've found a bunch, but they're always very dull, except for one in particular that was as bright and shiny as if someone had polished it. I found that very odd, but so happy with that find.

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      Maybe this is why i love those olives and maybe I haven't done as good a job as I could explaining that those olives can be found quite pointy and very, very shiny! The creature typically covers it's shell when its burrowing so it "self polishes" it's own shell! The older dull ones were probably rolling around in the surf and sand for a while but the really glossy ones are probably quite newly deceased critters. Lately I've been finding more of the really glossy ones - I'll try to remember to point this out in an upcoming video. Thank you so much for watching!

    • @tkwilson4585
      @tkwilson4585 Před 3 lety

      @@SWFBeachLife Oh wow, that's so awesome! Thanks for explaining.

  • @TheMTL1011
    @TheMTL1011 Před rokem

  • @TheMTL1011
    @TheMTL1011 Před rokem

    ❤❤

  • @ChetsWife3
    @ChetsWife3 Před 3 lety

    I LOVE your videos! You had some super finds on this walk. I love olives, spiney jewel boxes, and shark eyes...oh heck, I love them all. With not being able to travel to the beach (I live in WI), you are helping me exist without those extra special shell picking walks with my grandson! Thank you 😊

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      I was just thinking what I would choose as my favorite shell and I wouldn't be able to choose just one - they're all pretty awesome in their own way! I'm glad I can take you to the beach for some shelling time - even in WI! Thank you so much for watching!

  • @amberstarrjund546
    @amberstarrjund546 Před 3 lety

    omg I had hoped you kept the huge whelk piece.. lol that would have looked great in my broken whelk bowl ..I found a huge one at Lovers Key broken and brought home the pieces to CA!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      Someone recommended taking a big broken whelk to put air plants in! Soon as I find another one I'm going to try it! What's not to like about shells right? Thank you for watching!

  • @juleseyg
    @juleseyg Před 3 lety

    Lovely ❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @kathyjund7212
    @kathyjund7212 Před 3 lety

    And I watched again from my phone!!!

  • @christy7363
    @christy7363 Před 3 lety

    15:26 upper screen. A Piece of Junonia. Still loving your videos.

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      Now I see what the comment was about - that's a piece of a Giant Atlantic Cockle. I see how it could have looked like a junonia! Thanks for pointing this out!

  • @caloocanboy5800
    @caloocanboy5800 Před 2 lety

    The pineapple was probably Spongebob's house that was washed up on shore.

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 2 lety +1

      LOL! I say hi to a lot of Gary's when I'm on the beach! 😅

  • @shellstories
    @shellstories Před 3 lety

    One more thing, 6:01 that is a mauve-mouth drill. They are really confusing at times. I'm thinking of putting together a video on identifying all these confusing little minis!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      Well I'm inclined to think you're right! Those little guys are KILLING ME! I'm going to have to get a bunch together and take it over to the Shell Museum to see if I can get a correct ID so I can refer to them in the future! Thanks for letting me know!

  • @TheMTL1011
    @TheMTL1011 Před rokem

    🎉

  • @yomama8873
    @yomama8873 Před 3 lety

    🤩🤩💜

  • @brookebailey8819
    @brookebailey8819 Před 2 lety

    I have seen all of them

  • @citcat7687
    @citcat7687 Před 3 lety +1

    First view!

  • @annjohnson543
    @annjohnson543 Před 3 lety

    A pineapple sitting on a beach. Now there's something I've never seen before.

  • @gingermackeen5741
    @gingermackeen5741 Před 3 lety

    That was quite a walk!! Did you park a car at both ends? Thanks for sharing again. Going to hit Lido Key at low tide on the morning!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +2

      Oh good luck at Lido! I heard the piles are going to be behind the fence - I hope you still find lots of goodies! We left our car at Bowditch and when we got to the end of our walk we walked up Estero Blvd just a bit and caught a trolley back to our car. No way would I have wanted to walk all the way back again!!!

  • @patembry3373
    @patembry3373 Před 3 lety

    Sorry ...to the left of the olive

  • @salishseaquest7952
    @salishseaquest7952 Před 3 lety

    The Baby Ear!! You found some beautiful shells on this trek. Love those spiny jewelbox. We saw the garbage bag in the distance. What do you carry for your shell collecting?

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      I knoooow. I'm making my way down my "shells I've never found" list!
      I have a mesh bag that I sling over my shoulder for my shells and I keep a small hard plastic container for the sand dollars and other delicate shells. 😊

  • @lynnerodgers4461
    @lynnerodgers4461 Před 3 lety

    I have often wondered about holes in shells. Some oyster shells even have square holes in them. Would you be able to show some examples of the boring sea creatures you mention please?

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      If I ever find one I'll be sure to share. I have never actually seen one in action - I've only seen the results. Not sure about those square holes...sounds interesting though. Thanks for coming along with me!

  • @amykitzmiller9987
    @amykitzmiller9987 Před 3 lety

    Random pineapple!!!lol

  • @bizmomma
    @bizmomma Před 3 lety

    Love your videos. How do you safely carry the really fragile ones like sand dollars?

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      I carry a little plastic container - this will show you: czcams.com/video/wxS248TlMqo/video.html

    • @bizmomma
      @bizmomma Před 3 lety

      Thanks!

  • @parula321
    @parula321 Před 3 lety

    Real talk, how are your feet? For some reason if I walk that kinda mileage I develop painful cracks in my feet from what I can only assume is the salt water drying my feet out?I moisturize and still get the cracks. Great video!

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +1

      So here's the bummer...I prefer to walk barefoot but after about 4-5 miles the bottom of my feet really start to bother me, so I brought my flip flops. Once my feet started to hurt on this walk, I wore my shoes and it made the rest of the walk bearable. I've bought sport water shoes but the sand still gets in. Water socks stink but I've heard "barefoot shoes" work so before our next big walk, I'm going to invest in a pair!

  • @1976songbird
    @1976songbird Před 3 lety +1

    What do you use to hold your shells as you’re shelling?

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety +2

      I have a mesh bag that I've been using for over a year now. I've had to repair it and change the handle so it will go over my shoulder and I carry a little hard plastic container for the sand dollars and super tiny shells. It seems to work for me :) Thanks for watching!

  • @fayehill268
    @fayehill268 Před rokem

    My friend and I would like to go seashell hunting. Would you recommend the gulf coast for us? We live in central Arkansas. Thank you

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před rokem

      Right now I know the Marco Island area is ready for visitors but the beaches where I normally roam (Fort. Myers Beach and Sanibel) are not. I believe you might be able to visit some beaches in the Tampa area as well. We all took a beating from Hurricane Ian unfortunately.

  • @bkrajewski6756
    @bkrajewski6756 Před 3 lety

    Silly question, but how did you get home?

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 3 lety

      I should have mentioned it! There is a trolley that runs up and down the road on the beach so we took it back up to our car parked at Bowditch. No way was I walking back again! Thanks for watching!

  • @jacruick
    @jacruick Před 2 lety

    I don’t get the operculums …. Yuck ….

    • @SWFBeachLife
      @SWFBeachLife  Před 2 lety

      The operculum of chestnut turbans are called cat eyes - they're so neat! I've never found one but I'm looking!