Extreme COLD brings in PILES of SHELLS to Pass-a-Grille, Florida!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ธ.ค. 2024
- Today's episode covers it all! I am venturing out on an absolutely frigid morning to Pass-a-Grille, Florida. The conditions are rough... the cold air, and the winds are biting - a strong cold front, and super high tide washed in thousands upon thousands of shells onto the beach the night before. We are going to shell, explore, and even learn a little(with the scientific assistance from one of my friends!)
This is a cool episode that you don't want to miss!
You can learn more about Dr. Edward Petuch here: www.geosciences...
Dr. Edward Petuch's publications: www.bookdeposi...
So fun to watch you brave the cold and find so many treasures. It would have driven me crazy to see so many stranded critters. Great info and lovely video as always. 👏🏻
Hi friend, the weather was rough(mostly because I came to FL thinking I'd have warm temps, lol!) Most of the FL vids from this trip in December feature me in a warm coat 🤣
I have never seen so many molluscs beached/stranded in this way before...it was surreal to witness.
Thanks for watching!
When the high tide returns it will take them back out...
تزذيلتن😂😂🐚🐚🐚🐚
That was like HEAVEN except for the stranded shells! Thanks for taking us along with you!
It was a truly inspirational, and mindful experience. Additionally, Pass-a-Grille has never been this great for me shelling wise, so I was surprised!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for braving the chilly morning to bring the beach to us. 🥶
Oh yea, love those sea shells!
Thanks for watching!
So many beautiful shells
Wow! What an amazing adventure! That green mussel was really unusual! Thanks for taking us along, Solace.
It was the first Green Mussel I have found. I believe they are quite an invasive species actually!
Thanks for watching!
Amazing, exciting, and sad all at the same time. Hard to see all the creatures that were doomed especially that large, old horse conch freezing on the beach but I could feel your adrenaline being so astounded when you came upon this event. Thanks for sharing!
That large Horse Conch was most likely expired, and yes it did break my heart. It was so incredibly cold, I could see why these poor molluscs just couldn't make it 😥
Thanks for watching!
Oh my goodness shell explosion you are wonderful bearing the cold and the wind that makes it worse to share your amazing adventure and treasure finds with us thank you
It's ok... I am always here for it! 🐚
Thanks for watching!
@@solaceinshelling6552 You remind me of myself picking up pecans in the snow in Missouri. "Just...one... more, then I can stop !!!" Ha ha !☃️
WOW! The number(s) of shells on the beach was mind-boggling. You found some beauties, and I know you passed on a ton of shells. Truly amazing. Many Thanks for taking us along. 😎 🐚
Hi friend - yes, I do pass on many shells while exploring. There's other shellers looking, and also hermit crabs who are looking for new million dollar homes :)
Thanks so much for watching!
Wow!! Congratulations!! How did I miss this video?!?! I remember now because I was in Navarre Beach, Fl. when this cold snap hit. You hit the mother load. We did great too! It was bitterly cold but I weathered it too! I found a shell I’ve never found before and I’ve been all over Florida like you. It was the Florida Rock Snail Shell. I found 3 different sizes, simply beautiful. Congrats agin! Great video!! I’m still shaking my head. Thankful this video came across. Happy Shelling Friend! 💃🐚🌴🐬🥰
Congratulations on your Florida Rock Snail - they are a bit hard to come by, especially specimens in great condition.
Thanks so much for watching!
How many times can one person watch this incredible, informative video! Thank you, appreciate you sharing!
I am watching all the videos!
Thanks so much for watching!
Wonderful finds!
I find it helpful to keep a pair of lightweight garden gloves in my jacket pocket for cooler days like this. Enjoyed the adventure and information about the tulips. Blessings
Thanks so much for advice on the gloves. I appreciate your viewership!
There are so many beautiful shells. I love them all 😊.
Thank you for watching!
@@solaceinshelling6552 your welcome
That was AMAZING And HEARTBREAKING all at the same time! Those little horse conchs and the tulips are my favorites. And the murex, any murex makes me happy.❤TN Nana
🐚💙 Thanks so much for watching, friend!
You are one dedicated sheller. So many piles of awesome shells !
Thanks for watching!
I was there this past Thursday. There were still a lot of great shells!! I especially enjoyed the colorful Atlantic sea scallops.
A couple days before in Pass-a-Grille we caught a possible ufo on a sunset picture. Thanks for all your endurance while you made that great video!
I appreciate you leaving great feedback - thanks for watching!
Pass-a-Grille is amazing!
Amazing shells. I would have braved that cold for those shells. That big whelk, gorgeous. The colors were so bold on the banded tulips. So enjoyed this video! Thanks for taking us along. Have a great week.
Thanks for watching, friend!
Woow cool finds thanks for sharing everything including details why there was so many because of the cold front interesting 👌
Thanks for watching!
I can’t believe it was that cold and you still gave us a great video. Good job 🌊🐚
I am shell-determined!
Thanks for watching, friend!
Definitely a great and informative video. Agree that it was amazing, exciting and sad at the same time! Thank you as always you taking us along with you in the freezing cold 🥶. The colors on those lighting welks🤩😍
One may find some of the most uniquely hued shells at Pass-a-Grille, it's incredible!
Thanks for watching!
I have fleece lined rubber gloves for really cold days. And ankle height muck boots. Great finds!
I learned something new about tulips and cold weather. Thank you for researching after seeing so many onshore. The lightning whelks are beautiful! You are truly a dedicated sheller to brave the bitter cold. I hope you didn’t get sick.
I actually did end up catching a cold while in Florida(you'll probably hear it in my voice when I release later episodes from this time frame). It was just a cold though, and it wasn't from being out in the cold, haha!
Thanks for watching!
@@solaceinshelling6552 😂😂
🤧🥶🐚🐌
Some of those are beautiful 👍 love it
Great video and yes!...it looked pretty cold...lol....and thanx again for letting me tag along on another shelling adventure....in 4k!!!
Thanks for watching, friend!
Found your video a year after the fact and it is such a good one for vicariously shelling through you. It was sooo cold!.
I love shelling, you are so lucky with the quantity and variety of shells you have on your beaches. I’m in Western Australia and it would takes months to find the amounts of shells you do.
Freezing or not I would have been there too given the chance...what a phenomenon that could front and high tide stranding so many to not survive very sad. You did a great deal of shivering I'd say! Hope you were able to warm up and admire you great finds!
It was certainly cold, and there was a lot of shivering, but it was worth it for sure!
Thanks for watching!
I would love to do this!!! How fun! Love that you put live back!!! Amazing.
Wow!This beach is 1 hour from me and I haven’t been there yet.Great Finds!Thx for taking us along😮
Highly recommended... but plan your visit around the low tide, if possible!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks!
Thank you so so much, beach friend.
I appreciate your contribution to this channel! Shell well!
I'm in maine and it's 16 at almost 10am and we're under 4+feet of snow and currently getting more we're forecasted for another foot!
I am originally from Maine as well - an amazing place!
Thanks for watching!
@Solace in Shelling Maine is an amazing place for sure!! I wouldn't mind trading places with you for a bit though!! I just recently started to watch a channel with a lady who shells also in FL irs a channel called SWF Beach Life and I find it so relaxing and it just helps ke decompress lol I've honestly not watched any shelling before prior to probably about 3mnths ago and not only do I find soothing and relaxing but I also find it fascinating so you popped up in my feed and I watched you as well! The channel I'll normally watch consistently now she is in South West FL .. is she in a different area than you are? Seemed like sonehere I haven't seen her go before..
I've seen way more shells there than that.. yes on the beach 😁 I'll say.. I've scooped with a large fishing net, and in one scoop of the break line I could fill the net 👌
I too found a giant pile of tulips and whelks after the cold down in Sarasota. Now I know why.
I visited San /Cap this time 2 yrs ago and learned that the reason I only saw basically cockles and tulips is because it’s high season for cockles and tulips prefer to feed in cockles by attaching to their shell and drilling a small hole in them and eating the animal in the cockle. We normally are there summer or early fall so this was the first trip so early in the year and the whole beach was cockles. They would chatter and even move “walk” all around in the tide pools
Thanks for the info. I am a land lubber that has a notebook. I have begun writing down what foods the various gastropods prefer to feed on. Example: I read that cowries eat sponges.
Thanks.
I love sea shells! Collecting them, making photo frames,mirror frames, boxes for tissues , big letters letters decorated with shells, Swarovski crystals and pearls 😍😍😍😍 I have so many shells 😅but still collecting them😜😍 of course only empty, without any animals inside 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Unbelievable! You are so brave! Thank you for sharing!!!😊😊😊
Good seeing you out there. Yes it was extremely cold but definitely well worth it. Hope to see you out shelling again one day. Happy hunting.
It was great to see you out there as well(I think you may have gifted me the Alphie?). That morning was truly an incredible shelling experience!
Thanks for watching!
I found you thru Sharmon and her channel ... great video , I really enjoyed watching your content , TY.! Congrats on braving the elements... Im in Ireland and feel your pain !!
Oh my gosh..I do understand that Cold weather as we in Pensacola are Also crazy enough to bundle up and look for shells ! Those Tulips were insane. Was sad to see the stranded sealife. Thank you for the Awesome video !
Thank you, as always for watching! 🐚💙
So epic and hardcore. I had to turn on my heated blanket just to watch. 😂 great haul. Congrats
Epic and hardcore shelling, every time! 🐚💙
Thanks for watching, dude!
I’m in Illinois. I understand the cold.
Banded and True Tulips are some of the best finds in my opinion. Kind of surprised there weren't more Alphabet cones with better markings. Thanks for the great vid.
I have never had good luck finding Alphabets at Pass a Grille in good condition, lol. I was hoping there would be some in these piles but not so many.
Thanks for watching!
Checked my photo of the haul and it was January 18. Too bad I can't upload the pic. 13 Banded Tulips, 10 Lightening Whelks, 6 crown conchs, 3 Pear Whelks and 1 cone. Also picked up 11 mini sundials just because don't usually see those. It was an unusual pile to find on a small intercoastal bay beach at a kayak launch.
Thanks for sharing with us !.
That is mind blowing, the amount of sea shells are like carpet on the sand. Thanks for weathering that very cold air just to bring us this terrific video. 🥰🐕
Thank you so much for watching, friend!
I feel like I am in heaven! Thank you!
Yeah, I was out there on that cold weather too! But not at P-G. Have been there since. It's the place to go for banded tulips, spiny jewelboxes and calico scallops. Also little horse conchs. That was a nice LW! You must have been walking down the beach. I don't see the rocks at the end. AND you do have to get there early because it's open 24 hrs. Ok. Now I see rocks. The end is usually the best place. Really hard not to take all those banded tulips, isn't it? I came home with a boatload last time I was there.😊 And I actually found a yellow one almost identical to yours at 23 min. Yes winter shelling after cold fronts are the best. We've had wind and rip currents the past couple of days so looking forward to that tomorrow!👍
Oh yes for sure, I did a circle in the dark and then back again in the light - mostly at dog beach, and the beach to the left of the jetty. It was also a super low tide, so there was quite a bit of beach exposed by sunrise.
I have been seeing that there is another similar wash up this week because of a storm front. Hopefully the temps haven't dropped too low, and the molluscs can survive it!
Thanks for watching!
Great video, thank-you! I'm sad to see so many die too!! 😭
That was fascinating, thank you 🐚
Thanks for watching!
Don’t blame you!! I would be out there shelling too!! So many amazing shells!! Oh how much fun that must be!! Thanks for sharing your videos with all of us!! Hope you the best and keep going and making these wonderful videos for us!
Thanks for watching!
I had no idea it got that cold there. Great and unique adventure!
Thanks for watching!
I love the stink of decomposition in the morning.
Wear waterproof gloves like the ones for chemicals! I bet that would be quite a bit warmer for you next time! Cool finds 🐚🐚🐚
This is a great tip, someone else also mentioned this!
Thanks for watching!
This is a great tip, someone else also mentioned this!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! I think that might’ve been the day I ran into you on the beach. It was a crazy day! Was not expecting to meet you but definitely was one of the most interesting shelling days out there.
Hi friend, I actually did a Round 2 here the next day - I believe this was the day I bumped into you, and you mentioned snorkeling for shells out in the channel!
This episode will be coming soon 🐚🙂
Thanks for watching!
@@solaceinshelling6552 awesome! The water is a bit cold but it’s worth it.
Man what a day for shelling !!!!
Thank you for watching!
Wow..how fun..good luck...nice to look if there is no red tide to bug a person
Banded tulips are fun
Phenomenal 💙
Wow, I've never seen such beautiful lightning whelks--they bright yellows and oranges? And of course the beautiful, perfect tulips. Very sad about the massive amount of cold shocked and stranded shells, tho. That part is hard to see. Nature is tough at times.
Interestingly enough, I have found quite a few uniquely hued Lightning Whelks and Florida Fighting Conch's here at Pass a Grille - it could have something to do with the diet of these molluscs in this area. Nature can indeed be heartless sometimes, that's why I feel it's important to try to include some of the small educational components, for understanding.
Thank you so much for watching!
So many shells you didn't pick up. Bring larger bags if you get up that early and you know there will be a lot of shells it only makes sense to bring a larger bag. I love seeing the beautiful shells. Thanks for the video
Hi friend! I have a pretty large collection of FL shells, so often when I am filming these videos I will only keep a few specimens. My mesh bag is usually big enough for those specimens that I decide on taking home.
Thanks so much for watching!
Those tru tulips are amazing and so hard to find.
Amazing!! I enjoy your videos so much!
Thanks for watching! 🐚
Nice finds.
Miami Beach is covered in myriads of tiny beautiful tropical shells.
Absolutely agreed friend! I have a few shelling adventures from SE Florida - would love for you to check them out!
Thanks for watching!
Shelling in the cold-maybe cold-water insulated diving pants, insulated diving boots and insulated, thin diving gloves..? Haha! And a battery-operated, heated vest. Whatever it takes to shell😅. Seems like the water would be still be warmer that the cold air for the stranded live ones, but I guess still too cold🥶. Can’t save ‘em all though, that is a lot of shells.
Brrrrrrr! You needed thermals and hand warmers but still what a great haul. Love your channel bro.
I honestly wasn't prepared for it to be this cold, lol!
Thanks so much for watching!
ohoh so cool many shells
I love shells wish I could be there
These images for me are very sad. Terrible loss of life from these beautiful sea Mollusks. Dang cold sea. But that's life for all of us. It's amazing that anything survives Mother Nature's Rath.
Thank you for watching, friend!
@@solaceinshelling6552
You're very welcome.
All foreign shells are rare. If it were me, I would draw a 1m square line, pick up all the shells there, and go home. It's a heavenly beach！
You know someone does a lot of shelling when they pass up all those lettered olives. Granted, I understand: after digging up over 200 of them at one time I actually managed to get tired of them too😅
LOL! I love Lettered Olives, but I do have quite a few in my collection. I am at the point, where I will usually only pick one up if it is a rare color form/unique patterning etc.
Thanks so much for watching!
I have a large fish bowl of lettered olives, but I’ll just buy another fish bowl!
What do you do with the shells that you collect? How do you clean them?
Wow!! That was amazing!! I love to go shelling at night because it's easier for me to find sharks teeth. However, it's been way too cold for me this winter here in Florida!!! We're not built for the cold 🤣🤣
This was THE absolute coldest experience I have ever had shelling in FL, but so worth it!
Thanks for watching!
May I ask why it's easier at night to find shark teeth ? Just curious. Not like I can leave MO. lol !
Sharks teeth have a shine to them, so when the light from your headlamp or flashlight hit them you can see them easily.
How cold was it out there? Funny thing is in NY it has been so warm this winter and no snow. Strange weather!
It clearly showed the temp in the 30's with windchill of 28.
Yeah, so my car read 34F upon arrival at 5:45 AM, but the blustery wind, on the bay side of the beach was around 28F - much too cold!
Funny story… brought the grands to Pass a Grill… not a darn shell on the beach that day! I went to the shell shop across the street and dropped $10 bucks worth on the ground for them to find! LOL
Lol, this is funny. I hope that you were ultimately able to find some Florida goodies
Awe !. That's so cute and sweet of you !🐚My mom got me into shelling when I was a kid. Being in Missouri, there was no beach. But one lady at church brought back tiny plastic boxes with a bit of fan and tiny bivalves in them. Well, she added them to a pinata .When I saw them, I wheeled and dealed to get several of them. Candy be danged !.
Lucky day for you! I've been to St Pete numerous times though out many seasons and never found a gd thing
In my humble opinion, Pass a Grille is one of the best locations in central west Florida to collect shells. With that said, t's also a very popular spot, so it's best to try to arrive as early as possible, and try to plan for a low tide, if you are going to shell here. Good luck 🐚
Thanks so much for watching!
One of my favorite beaches. When was this video made?
Hello, this video was filmed in December of this past year!
I picked up one that had a octopus in it.
You need hot paws. Put them in your pockets to save your finger tips. Works great. 👍
Wow....dedication right there! Felt for you being so cold....but loved the video. What portion of the beach do you go to? I've only been once and we had very little we luck, but we all have those days. Not sure which area of beach we should go back to. Thanks@
This was primarily the Bay side(dog beach, I believe it's called), and the beach at low tide around the rock jetty! Try to time your visit around a low tide 🐚
Wow!
Fabulous
謝謝~🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wow thats a lot of shells ..do you sell your finds ?
Hi friend, I don't see any shells from my collection at the moment.
I'm missing you 🐚🐚🐚
What was the actual temperature? I didn't know that Florida ever got cold weather even in winter, isn't that why so many people retire there? Lovely shells you found though. Hi from Australia!
Hi there, this was an exceptionally cold period of a few days after a weather snap. It normally does not get this cold in Florida, even in the winter. The morning temperature was about 35 degrees F with the wind.
Thanks for watching!
It's cold for Fl. for sure, but aren't you used to the even colder weather in M.E. though?
I am used to some pretty cold temps when shelling in Maine, but I wasn't so prepared for similar temps in Florida, lol.
Thanks so much for watching!
I see alot of small round shiny things-are those pearls?
I am not sure, but don't think so...
Lucky to live in Florida, I live in malaysia there’s like nothing here but scallops 😢
What would be the best thing to do if I find a beached live conch? If I place them in shallow water, will they just get beached again?
In a scenario like this where there are thousands of stranded molluscs, it would be impossible to move them all. Additionally, many of these stranded molluscs were already expired because of the cold.
If you encounter a couple stranded molluscs, you can relocate them to shallow water nearby.
Thanks for watching!
What do you do with them? your shell collection?
Right now most of them are stored in tupperware containers, and boxes. I absolutely love to look back through my finds over the years.
Thanks for watching!
You can go there and fill a bucket of shells ? For free or is it certain areas on the beach only
There is open access here, but I recommend getting here early to get parking - it can get very busy! I feel that a bucket full of shells might somewhat excessive, but there's certainly no limitation on what you can take from the beach here...that I am aware of.
Thank you for watching!
Why did u skip so many good shells?
My goodness what an awesome video!! Thank you!! 🤗🦋🤗 You need a bigger bag!! Maybe invest in nice water proof boots like hiking boots, just saying & some gloves!!
Yes, gloves for sure, & a handkerchief for the sniffles!. ;) My nose gets that way too in the cold. ;)
Thank you so much for the great feedback!
The size of my mesh bag helps me to limit what I collect from the beach. I have tons of cold weather gear, that I use in the Northeast when I shell in the winter, but I didn't prepare to see similar conditions while in Florida, lol!
Wow, 👍👍
what's it like the middle of Nov?
This was filmed in December of 2022 during a cold snap!
Thanks so much for watching!
2:10 am u guys are so lucky wish I was there with picking those beautiful sea shells but I have to get a rack and getting all all those sea shells and put them back into the sea to make sure the live sea shell creatures get a second chance to live ,and still keep some tha dnt have any living sea creatures
Have you ever found any seahorses washed up on the beach while shelling?
Hi friend! I actually have not found any seahorses in my exploring, but would love to one day! I do think SWF Beachlife just posted a video recently where she found tons of them(I think on Sanibel)
Thanks as always for watching!
Beautiful shells glad you were able to film...but WHY were you whispering 😁
Definitely didn't intend to whisper. I most likely didn't even notice because of the wind, lol
I would love to
How can a cold front make a huge pile? I’ll see shelves like this and how I didn’t know it cold Front a big piles of seashells I didn’t know how can a cold font do that
Hmmm so I don't believe the Cold Front explicitly created the piles. I think the front contributed to the cause the mollusk die off, and then the tidal conditions washed ashore everything that had perished.
Thanks for watching!
Maybe we can predict this situation, and go there at low temperatures next time.