Virtual Beach Walk at Tigertail Beach Marco Island. Let's find some sand dollars, critters & shells!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2021
- Come on a virtual beach walk with me as I explore Tigertail Beach in Marco Island. I was on the hunt for sand dollars and Marco Island has never disappointed me. I love sharing all the things I find beachcombing on my virtual beach walks and I did a little research about a sailboat that was washed ashore that I'll tell you about.
I thoroughly enjoy sharing my virtual beach walks and sharing all the critters and shells I find along the way. I share where I am, where I park, what the beach is like and what you can expect if you visit this beach as well.
If you’d like to read more about that beached sailboat, here the article I found that explained what happened:
nbc-2.com/news/2020/12/10/haz...
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The sand dollar that you put back, with the barnacles on it, made me LOL...it looked like it had two eyes and the bottom key hole was his open mouth.
Just made hotel reservations for September. I hope I can find as many beautiful shells as you have.
Awesome! I hope you have good shell luck when you're here too!
It’s September now so you much be down there by now. Have you found a lot of shells? I hope you’re having a great time!!
Love all the sand dollars and the beautiful horse conchs😊
My backyard is the beach and I thank God every day for it!
I had a lovely time today!!😎👍❤️
YAY! Thank you for coming along with me!
Never a dull moment with you and the shells! All of your videos are amazing!! I love it when you find all of the tiny shells 💓🙂
OH WOW! That is so fantastic, can we find some more like that. Wow. CORAL.. beautiful.
You really are the Olive whisperer!!
I also love the Giant Atlantic Cockles. They look like angel wings to me when you close them.
Thanks for another great adventure!! ❤
Olive whisperer - LOL! Thank you so much for watching!
Wow beautiful shells. I never find any when I am in the beach
Great shell finds. Can't wait to see what you are going to do with all the nice sanddollars.
Oh my, I do love an auger shell! And those live lightening whelks were so beautiful! You did score loads of mermaid money! Love Marco, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the trip, lots of great shells!
Thank you for coming along with me!
Hope you share what you will be doing with those great sand dollars. Again thank you for taking me along
I sure will! Thank you so much for watching!
Great shelling adventure! The heart shaped shell is beyond beautiful! Marco Island will be on my list for my shelling vacation for sure! Thanks for the adventure! 💜
You're so very welcome!
So jelly over your sun ray Venus and rose petals Plan on being in Ft Myers in November again this is now on my bucket list....👍Thank you for yet another beautiful and blessed walk.
I hope you find a hope you find them when you get here!
Beautiful orange scallop!! Love the rose petal tellin, horse conchs and coral, too!
I did manage to find some cool keepers! Thank you so much for watching!
Tha k you for this week's adventure..all those live whelks!! Ooo and those cockles although they turned I to a condo, too!
I know right?! I'm just glad I escaped all the rain! Thanks for coming along with me!
Nice haul! Loved the huge Sun ray Venus and the horse conchs and all of the sand dollars! The calico scallops amaze me with the variety of patterns and colors! TFS! Thanks for the beach time too! :-)
You are so very welcome beach friend!
I'm land locked in N. Texas. I've always loved the Ocean. I've visited the West Coast a couple times in my youth. Thank you for your videos... I so enjoy them.
I'm glad I can get you to the beach! Thanks for tagging along with me ☺️
I forgot, I was going to ask you about that boat on the beach! That was crazy! Thanks for the history! And thanks again fir the great time shelling last weekend!
Thanks for leaving me a few shells for when we arrive in early July. Looking forward to finding some of the tourist shells you leave for us.
LOL! I hope you find what you're looking for when you get here!
It's winter here in Virginia and we just got a LOT of snow. So it was lovely to turn on the beach and pretend I was somewhere else!!! Thanks as always for a lovely walk.🐚🐚⭐🐟🐠🐡🍥🏖🌊Hugs from Virginia!
Sharmon, thanks for the Beach Time. I needed it. Yay, mini horse conchs -- Someday, the giant one!
I'll find the giant one! I'm quite determined :) Hope all is well by you!
What great finds!!! The horse conch shells and the super size Sunray Venus! Great finds!!! 🌊
Thank you for the Beach walk time ! I've only been there once. Can't wait to return !
I can ALMOST guarantee you'll find sand dollars! :)
Wonderful trip and wow that's is alot of sand dollars. I can't wait for next week have a great week.
Thank you! You too!
What a great haul. Thanks💜
WOW, your shells look all great, amazing, the colours I never knew that they even exist. That black shell I love so much. It must be blessed to have every time there to share your time with the sea and all the beautiful shells.
Have a nice week 👍❤🙏😃🖐👍
I am very lucky to live where I do and be able to visit these beaches and share all the things I'm learning along the way. I never know how much I was going to fall in love with sea shells until I moved here. And now I'm making up for a lot of lost time!
Great video! Loved all of those live Lightning whelks at the north end of the island!
You have the best voice for videos. I really enjoy your enthusiasm when you find something.
Such beautiful seashells, all are so different and colorful in their own way. Love your videos, so calming when you share the beach. I just love the sound of the waves. Great therapy, getting away from reality.
(Life) Thanks for sharing your video with all of us & taking the time to take all of us with you.
I'm so grateful I continue to find neat things to share! Thanks for coming along!
What a beach!! It's definitely one of my favorites!
It really is!
Time to relax
I love it when you include some beach time. I love to listen to the sound it's so peaceful.
Thanks for the feedback! It's always nice to know what my viewers enjoy :) Thanks for watching!!
I so love your videos,I end up watching them over and over such beautiful shells and the beach time is wonderful and relaxing. So great for relieving stress. I've finally made the move down can't wait to go shelling on some of the beautiful beaches you've shown us. I hope I find even half of what you've found. I love how you display your shell's and your vids on cleaning and the critters and oh my, what I'm saying is I love all of your videos and watch them numerous times. They make me very happy. I look forward to every Sunday ☺️ keep them coming lol thank you so much for all you do and all you teach me.
I promise I'll keep them coming! I have so many more things to learn and beaches to visit so I have every intention to keep bringing you to the beach every week! Thank you so much for watching!
Today my favorite is the hinged sun ray Venus , thanks for the trip.
Thanks for coming along with me!
Love the auger. and the coral, love it.
I love the sunray venus and lightning whelks because they look art deco.
Thank you for your videos, I miss beachcombing.
What a haul! How did I miss this video. Throughly enjoyed this! How you lay them out at the end! Woohoo! Yay beach time too!
Thanks so much!! I needed "supplies" for my "How to use hydrogen peroxide to whiten sand dollars" video!
I love shell it beautiful and pretty it really fun to craft with shells😍❤
Your channel is addicting! I have really enjoyed walking on the beach with you.
I love the beautiful shades of the scallops..so colorful..the live lightning whelks r so brilliant and the different variation of sand dollars looked good together and the ocean looked great wanted to get my feet in 😌😛
The water is so nice! Refreshing and not too warm...yet :) I know it's not as pretty as a walk with all the clouds, but it sure does help with the heat :) Thanks so much for watching Janet!
Wow so many beautiful colored shells this time ! Thanks for the beach time ! So sad about the sailboat--she was beautiful !
What a crazy story about the sailboat! Very sad indeed. At least everyone was okay :)
Thank you for another fun video! Those live Lighting Whelks are so neat to see
I was bummed I didn't find any to keep, but glad I at least got to see a few that I could say hi to :)
I just love sand dollars, and that feeling of joy you get when you find them. 😃
I know! Each one is a special treasure!
Orange Calico Scallops are terrific. Lovely shells gathered today.
So much fun! Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks for watching!
I love your videos...it’s like I’m walking right beside you!!
Love that! I'm always thinking of my viewers as I'm out there and I'm so happy you feel like you're right there with me! 🌴🌊🐚
All great finds
Hi beach friend,
Your so nice to the criters, you never know what you'll find!. Have a wonderful day!. Nice shells 🐚, I found lol at VA Beach there's never shells there bit I found one whole shell can you belive that?! And I also found a pice of sea glass. Once agin have a nice night and day!.
I've never shelled up in VA but I don't think it's that easy to find a whole shell - congratulations! Thank you so much for watching my beach walks!
Wowza! What a haul! I agree with you that shelling is difficult in summer. In winter I had them rolling right to me lol. It’s been slim pickings on Sanibel, going to drive to different beaches and hopefully I’ll get lucky.
Great beach walk and I’m looking forward to see what you do with the sand dollars you found.
I walked FMB last Saturday and it was pretty slim pickings too. I was shocked at all the things I found in Marco. I hope I continue to have at least a little luck all summer long - eek!
Thanks! Very impressed with your drawing skills :)
LOL! Yeah, that will probably be the first and last time I feature my "art."
We are going to Tigertail tomorrow. Thank you for the great video!!
Good shelling luck to you!
Gorgeous live lightning whelks!
A LOT of great finds this week ☺️
I know - I was really surprised!
Another great video!🤗 Thanks! We vacation each fall on Fort Myers Beach, love to see the beaches you visit! Some day trips for us when we are there!
Absolutely! There are so many great places to explore down here!
@@SWFBeachLife we stay down on the North end but South end looks much better for my favorite pastime..shelling..is there public parking ..beach..on the south end? Thanks!
@@debklock7655 There are some beach access streets you can park on but there isn't a lot so parking can definitely be tricky. In the winter some of the hotels down that way will offer daily parking. Sometimes I recommend the trolley and you can skip the driving and paying for parking all together!
@@SWFBeachLife The trolley..great idea!
Beautiful shells!
Great haul! I have yet to score a rose petal telan. I love the sunray Venus clams and calicos. So happy for your successful day. 🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
Thank you so much! I hope you do finally find that elusive rose petal tellin the next time you get to go shelling :)
Beautiful,just beautiful.
Wow! That was definitely worth the trip! So many beautiful things. Change of subject: You said something in a previous video about using a big old Giant Cockle shell to hold other shells. I was delighted with the idea as I have been putting together collections of tiny shells (I see other people comment on liking the tinies too). I try to get 20 or more different types of shell in each collection and Have been struggling with how to display or package them as gifts. The Cockle is perfect! I am now working on my 4th and 5th collection. There’s something so satisfying about holding a whole beautiful beach worth of shells in the palm of just one hand. Thanks for the suggestion!
I love that one little comment could help you so much! I'm always trying to share anything I'm learning along the way :) Aren't tiny shells so fun? They're just so cute! Thank you so much for watching!
Great video! I'm really loving The Rose-Petal Tellin. The tiny horse coach's. Of course the Sand Dollars. Oh, I love them all!! Every single shell you find!! 😊🐚🐟🐬🐋
Edit: Conchs
Yeah, it's really hard to choose a favorite - I love them all too!! Thank you for watching!
Those rose petal tellins! Gorgeous. Hope to find one next month. Might have to take a ride down to Marco during my stay.
Iv'e been finding them on Ft Myers Beach too in case that helps :)
I love your channel and actually found it when I was looking for tips on how to shell before going to Marco Island! I went there in April and found some really beautiful shells
I'm looking forward to the early negative tides again. South Marco gave me so many goodies! :)
Nice of you for saving the two live lightning whelks!
They probably would have been okay but I can't resist putting them back in the water :)
Enjoy your video's so much. Thank you.
Glad you like them! I appreciate you taking the time to watch them!
Great video as always!
Glad you enjoyed!
Those lightning welks were pretty and big but of course they were alive. Glad you were able to find some sand dollars. Lots of beautiful scallops. I think you got a good haul there on that beach.
I found much more than I was expecting and I was delighted to have found some sand dollars. Thanks for coming along with me Sally!
you found some great goodies!
Beautiful shells
Hi my beach friend,
Congrats with your 10K subscribers! It's so, so well deserved!😘 Up to the 20K!
Thank you for taking us on another amazing beach adventure! I'm really curious what you're plan is with all the sand dollars. I'm feeling another craft project is coming up. 😉
And all those orange shells are stunning! Orange is the national color of the Netherlands. We even call our royals "the house of Orange". So, I have to love those orange shells and horse conchs. 🧡
Even though it is summer and shelling isn't as easy, you did amazing! Glad you went off the beach before rain and lightning started. Being outside while there is lightning gives me chills.
Wishing you a wonderful week and can't wait to see your next video.
Sending you lots of love and hugs! Xoxo ❤
Hello Netherlands Beach Friend! Yes, I'm quite ecstatic to have hit the 10K mark and I'm with you - onto 20K! I can't resist any of the orange shells - it's amazing what Mother Nature can create :) Hope you have a great week! xoxox
I was going to ask you about the darker shells.. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED that black one you found. That one calico you found looked like a piece of candy, with all white at the bottom and the purlpe at top. I get excited, and can't wait to move down there. Great explore!
Happy planning! We waited 3 years to move here and it was so worth the wait!
Thank you for the beach walk! I can’t wait until I get there in October!! I have yet to find a rose petal tellin.
Quite a few people have said they've never found one. I seem to find them pretty regularly - strange! I found a few at Fort Myers Beach last weekend. I hope you find a bunch when you come on October!
Awesome video!! We seen the sailboat ⛵️
I never thought abt looking it up. I will to show my husband. I found 6 top snails and 5 limpets? We went at the perfect time.
Lagoon was waist deep and I was very Leary however, shells were calling my name and my husband was so surprised I walked in it. 😬
He couldn’t take picture. Thank goodness.
Happy shelling. 🐚🐚🐚
The lagoon wasn't quite as icky as I thought it would be and I just MIGHT try it next time. I'll have to see - I don't mind walking but there is something to be said about a good shortcut!
Nice day for shelling!
Anytime near water, wether clear or cloudy is a Great Day
Thanks Again For Sharing
EYL Chris from Chicago❤
Another thought, saw in beginning you had another ring on, by middle did not see that ring hoping you did not loose. Also really cool seeing that fish swimming past you. Again Thanks So Much❤
You have a good eye! I switched that ring to my other hand so I still wear it :)
You are so right about that! I will never complain about time spent at the beach!
were going to marco next week! thank you for the parking tip!
You're very welcome! There are foot showers and a restroom at that far lot too!
Gotta love the blooming"railroad vines"! Right on the turkey wing! 😃 Awesome finding all those live lw's! Yeah I think those were live barnacles too. BTW, on an old "I Love Shelling" video, I learned that the dark lightning whelks are male and the light-colored ones are female. Maybe you already knew that. You really did well for summer shelling!🌴 Thanks, Sharmon! xxoo
I've heard that about the dark colors of the male lightning whelks. It seems strange that almost all the live ones I find are that dark beautiful color. I would think I would find a mix but maybe the females know how to hide better :) Summer shelling really makes me work but I like a challenge!
I went shelling on Navarre beach the day after that recent tropical storm made landfall. Lots of broken shells when the tide went out to about 0.5 ft. I found my first banded tulip and a hinged bitter sweet clam. I’m going with my family this week to get those negative low tide shells! 😁
Can’t wait to see what you find from that recent storm.
Oh a hinged bittersweet is awesome! We didn't get much of a storm down here (thankfully) but still hoping there was enough churning to stir up some goodies! Fingers crossed!
Love your videos !
Thank you!!
Great video as always. I don't shell much in the summer, unless a storm comes in. My friend cut through the lagoon and got a bad infection from a tiny cut she had. It is a trek to go around, though.
It's hard to decide which is really the best route. I was glad it was there as I was hustling back to my car. I'm glad I spied people using the path to the lagoon so I could figure out where it was!
So Sharmon this was interesting. I loved the turtle hospital and all the turtles. Very educational and I love sea turtles. The water and beaches however were just not my cup of tea. I always pictured the keys being tropical paradise. Love all your adventures but SW Florida is just the best all around for beauty, beaches, the water and most important, the shells. So I look forward to Tigertail next week!
I think you nailed it - SW Florida is the best all around for Beaty, beaches, water and shells!
I had no idea that scallop shells came in that many colors. How lovely they are!! I live in Tampa and bound to a scooter to get around. It is not an all terrain. I used to go shelling on the east coast of Florida in Cape Canaveral Seashores. I found an 11 inch lightning wilk and a 5.5 in alabaster with pink inside Giant Eastern Murex. I left them with my ex and moved to Tampa years ago. Love your show it is very enjoyable.
Oh to find a giant Eastern murex must have been awesome! Thanks so much for watching my beach vids!
@@SWFBeachLife I love pretty shells and you have made it easy for me to walk the beach. You see I am in an electric scooter. I opted for the lighter folding one so I could fly north to see my family. The all terrain style would have been great for beach combing.
@@annem.parent8580 I’m always thinking of my beach friend who need assistance. I was so excited to see that Lovers Key still offers beach wheel chairs to use! Thanks for coming shelling with me! 🐚
Dang those lightning whelks are beautiful, but it does seem frustrating when every single one is alive. Cool top snails! They are quite hard to find alive, like you, I've only seen one alive. It was attached to a giant live lightning whelk on Cape Romano Shoals. Thanks for the great beach walk as always!
There are quite a few more specimens I'd love to see alive. My first live paper fig was incredible! Hopefully more to come :)
I love your videos !
Thank you so much!
I'm so excited! Hubby is planning my SW Florida vacay as I type! It has been over 12 years since I've been there. I need my fix.
The orange scallop was my favorite.
That's wonderful! I hope you have an amazing time when you're here and find lots of goodies!
My husband and I have been going to Sanibel for 4 years now. Of all the shells we’ve found, we’ve never found a rose petal tellin. A friend of ours told me to go to Tigertail Beach. I was glad to see you found them there. I’m definitely going to make that a bucket list trip.
I find those rose petal tellins on Fort Myers Beach too. No matter where you go, I hope you find some on your next shelling trip :)
@@SWFBeachLife, I’ll keep that in mind! 😉
What a COLORFUL cołlection🐚🐚🐚🐚🏝
Thank U🤗🤡HUNT......like cloudy day on the beach like West Coast
SF area, just much more wave action U get what U get on shore.....😜😍🙋
Sometimes the clouds are good - especially in the summer to provide a little shade for my beach walk 🤗 Thanks so much for coming along!
Orange shells are my favorite!!
I love a good orange shell!
Ya....a Rose Petal. 💕. Oooooo you have many Rose Petals 💕 💗
It was definitely a good day for rose petal tellins! Thank you or coming along with me!
Thank you. Your the Best
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Thanks!
Thank you SO MUCH! I appreciate it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Your as compassionate about your shells as I am with rocks lol
I was thinking about people who collect rocks on my last video walk. I think having a passion for finding certain goodies is just such a treat. And to be able to go out and hunt for them is just so much fun. Thanks so much for coming along my walk with me!
I was just down at :Mar on in May 2021 and saw the boat! I took a picture of it
It was weird seeing it on the beach like that. I'm glad everyone was okay!
Hi my name is Jennifer and I've been watching your videos for almost a year now, loving them! Watching them has really got me wanting to come down there for a vacation, not to mention a few other reasons. But my question is, do you know of any good and affordable places to stay that would have a full kitchen and near the beach?
Lots of places you can rent with a full kitchen through VRBO or AirBnB, affordable is a different story. Anything near the beach is going to be more on the expensive side. Everyone wants to be near the beach :)
Thank you for your input. Really love your videos!
The the video as always ❤️ i think I would be a cool project if u make a rose or flower out of the rose petal talen
I do have a few projects in mind but I'm not great at my crafts quite yet. I have a few projects in mind though :) I'll share them soon as I find the time! Thanks for coming along with me!
I love the pink rose petal something….. shells
Rose petal tellins. There's a bunch of different tellins but those are the ones I'm most familiar with 🐚
I just love walking on the beach and learning about all these shells. My favourite are the rose petal tellin shells. I’d love to find a lot and put them in a beautiful jar for display.
I guess when your area has a hurricane that stirs up a lot of different shells and leaves them on the beach. Do you ever check the beaches after all the water recedes to see what’s left behind?
Love the colour of your top/jacket, it’s so beachy. I wanted to ask, where do you put your shells while your looking for more?
Thanks for a great walk!!💗 🐚
I try to visit the beach at low tide to explore as much of the beach as possible, but my schedule doesn't always allow me to go when I want ☺️ Visiting the beach after a storm is always great because it's just a mess and they will be all sorts of goodies all over the beach. I show in this video what I use to carry all my goodies in: czcams.com/video/McjkI-8etZ4/video.html
It's old and beat up, but it still works!
@@SWFBeachLife Thank you. 😊🐚
My mom (age 87) and I ( a bit younger ;) really look forward to your Sunday virtual beach walks. The shells are beautiful, and the surf sounds are so relaxing. I really liked the idea of writing on the shells and hanging them on the beach shrubs. Are all of the shells in the shrubs hung there by people? I was wondering if the shells might get hung there during storms? Just very interesting to me. Love the Florida fighting conks - any size. Great patterns
Thank you so much for the great videos- we feel like we are on vacation for a while :) take care
I think shells might get stuck in the base or trunks of trees after storms, but the shells you see on the trees were definitely hung there by other beach walkers. I just love them :) Thanks so much for watching!
I live for Sunday’s so I can watch a new shelling video! Thank you!!!
You are so welcome!