Finding Seashells at Low Tide | Yellow Baler & Hammer Oysters
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- I fee like it's been a while since I've been to Burrum Heads! This beach has it all; mud flats and offshore reefs and sea grass plains... it sure makes for a fun lineup of shells to find! I really loved it all; the bivalves, the oysters, the volutes, top shells, and of course, a very cute Baler Shell. It's still a baby, really, they can still grow so much larger!! Thanks for watching!~
Next up: Hervey Bay for the afternoon shelling session (stay tuned)!
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Oh I do like the sea urchins when they aren’t all brown and goopy looking! The clam with the blue top…that was joined in the beginning was super pretty. The propeller arc is always cool to see. The Bailor shell…wow! Just wow!❤
G'day Green Thumb Gardener 👋🏻☘️❤️ Ahhh yes, I feel like I should have been pickier about sea urchins when I first started going to this beach; I wonder if I turned people off of the videos but having the, uhhh, goopy ones on screen? Well, no changing it now! Oh the clam with the blue top 🎩 let's call him a surf clam; he's very dapper with the fancy blue colour 😲 they're a common on up there; I can pick em up all day! Still, they are so pretty to see joined like that, especially if you stack them together. Same with the Propeller Arcs too, actually wait, were you the one that said their always looked like bones to you?! I'm glad you think they're cool despite that 😂 The Baler was the cherry on top of the adventure this time 🤩 Thank you so much for watching the big trip 🥰
@@SandCoffeeRocks yes! They totally look like bones!
Good morning, Maddie. The swollen wide-mouthed top shells is very lovely. The white zebra volute was the first for me. I liked the 2nd volute you found as well. The margarite is beautiful. The sea urchins are very nice.The Haynes turban was lovely. Love the bailer shell. I am going to order some sea urchins to make a hanging night light for my granddaughters. Thank you for another wonderful shelling adventure. I enjoy all the shells. I still can't pick a favorite. Have a wonderful day Maddie
See you in the next video.
G'day Toni 👋🏻💖 Oh wow, I'm so glad that you liked so many of the shells in this one!! The Swollen Wide-mouthed Top Shell is always a fun shell to find, but the spikey one here was particularly nice 😁 and the white Zebra Volute was great 🦓 The Baler, Margarite, and Turban were so cool, and yesss, the urchins are just fantastic to find here. Did you end up ordering some urchins for your project? I think a hanging urchin light for your granddaughters will look lovely 😍 Thanks for watching 🥰
@SandCoffeeRocks no I have not ordered any yet, but I was thinking about making it for the at Christmas. I am sure they will love it. Thank you Maddie
I love that baby baler and that beautiful orange zebra volute too! I just love orange shells! Of course, I love that bladder moonsnail with the creamy eye, too. Love me some moonsnails❤ Nice finds, Maddie!
G'day Melissa 👋🏻💖 Ohhh I think you picked the most colourful shells as the favourites today! As for the moon snail 🐌 with the cream eye, I've only just realized that I find them brown with a cream eye at this beach...the ones that are a 15 minute drive down the road are bright yellow instead. Huh, it took me too long to realize that! Must be the ecosystem here that influences that slight variation in colour 🤔 Thanks for watching 🥰
Love the volutes and top shell. Awesome hammmer clams as well. Great video Maddie! Thanks!
G'day Abigail 👋🏻💖 Oh wow, the top shell got a mention 😲 I almost didn't pick it up...I was going to collect a few at the next beach instead (now I can't remember if I found any there 😂) I'm glad I could show it to you this time. Those Hammer Oysters caught your eye as well? They're really unusual, right??! Thanks for watching 🥰
i love your artistic arrangements of your shells...love the hammer oysters and coral
G'day Leslie 👋🏻🏖️ Oh goodness, thank you for your kind words 🤩 I was super inspired with this shell displays; the location at the driftwood stump, as well as the variety of shells itself, made for a really lovely outcome 🐚❤️🐚 The hammer oysters were lovely to see in such a number 😁 the coral has been absent from the beach for a while though; there is very little of it compared to my first trip here...I hope that means the reef is healthy! Thanks for watching 🥰
What a beautiful bunch of shells!!! I liked the new shell, and all of urchins!!!!!
G'day Judi 👋🏻💖 It was a surprisingly varied and beautiful collection this time 🤩 that new shell, the Cultellus Clam (I wish I could have found an easier to remember name for it), had a really lovely pattern on it 😲! Ahh the urchins, this beach is perfect for them; I just don't find them reliably anywhere else! As always, thank you so much for watching the big adventure today 🥰
Hi Maddie, some beautiful shells I think the baler is my favorite. Keep up with the great videos.
G'day Jeff 👋🏻🏖️ That Baler is a nice one 🤩 even looking back at it while editing this videos, I am still quite surprised at how yellow it is 💛 rather than a cream colour. I guess I do find yellowish baby Balers, but seeing it in a larger shell made it look so bright! Thank you for the kind words, and thanks for watching 🥰
Hii Maddie👋💕, great video,oh wow there are a lot more sea urchins and some unusual shells 🐚 on the side of the beach🫨🫨.🥰Love the flat commercial scallops as well as the bladder moon snails🌔!! :D have a great rest of your day byeee^^
G'day Selena 👋🏻💖 I saw your message come in last night and thought "Oh no Selena, why aren't you asleep 🥱?" Haha, it would have been late over there too! I'm so pleased that you liked the adventure; there was a lot of fun shell finds this time 🤩 I'll always find urchins here, but the scallop flats and moon snails were praiseworthy! Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi there Maddie! That baler is a beauty with its colourful pattern and its points. It is my favourite too today. The hammer oysters and propeller arcs are really irresistibly quirky, and I don't think I could ever get tired of sea urchins and flat scallop shells.
G'day Oceanluvn Gal 👋🏻🌊💖 Hehe, I think that colourful yellow and orange Baler is a crowd pleased this time 🤩 I'm so glad that you enjoyed seeing it as well 😲! Also, yes, when I started to visit Hervey Bay (and beyond) I never would have guess that we'd see so many crazy-shaped bivalves like this??!! Oh do you have a soft spot for the urchins? I feel like this is probably a weird question, but can you find urchins in Canada? Some species do like cold water temperatures. Anyhoo! Thanks for watching 🥰
@@SandCoffeeRocks Yes we do have sea urchins in Canada. Where I am, on the east coast of Canada, we only have sand dollar urchins and the Green sea urchin. The Green sea urchin species mainly live in feeding groups along deep edge kelp beds. It's really rare for intact ones to wash up on the beaches of Prince Edward Island, my home province, likely because their feeding area is too far offshore. I have found 4 small ones in 30+ years.
Ohh interesting!! So the urchins don't mind the cold temperature in Canada too...we get a lot of urchins in South Australia and over in New Zealand (the southern waters are cold in this hemisphere); I guess it's because urchins don't have a typical nervous system, so they don't really feel temperatures like other animals do? Sand Dollar urchins are absolutely lovely, and the same with green urchins 🤩 I'm sorry to hear that you've found so few over such a long span of time 😧 Do you think that other beaches that are closer to the feeding grounds would have a higher chance of the urchins washing up intact? I'm sure you've already been to all the beaches around town though 😅 with a name like Oceanluvn Gal and all! But, for me over here, it's crazy how just this one beach has the urchins, but places 10-20 minutes up the road (either direction) will have none. Sometimes you just have to find that sweet spot! I hope you go to the beach this weekend (if the weather is fine) and find something lovely 💖
@SandCoffeeRocks That's what is like for sand dollars here. There can be hundreds washed up along 50m of beach but not one in either direction outside of that pocket. Green urchins are more commonly found on the beaches of our neighboring provinces that face the deeper, colder gulf waters. Some of our fishermen find them in their lobster traps, but they are alive so get tossed back, of course.
I love all the beautiful flats!!! I loved all the sea urchins too! My favorite today (two of them) were the swollen wide mouthed top shell and the baler shell. ❤❤❤ Loved that little “camp” with all the toys and the big baler shell. Too cute. Thank you for another fun shelling adventure Maddie! Is this your good time of year for shelling? 🥰🥰🥰
G'day Pam 👋🏻💖 Hehe, the flats were nice to come across; as I mentioned, I don't remember seeing this many of them at Burrum Heads 😲. Ohhhh I love your picks for the favourites; it lines up with mine 😁 I think the Swollen Wide-mouthed Top Shell should have been mentioned specifically as a favourite! Ohhhh yeah "camp" is a good word for it 😂 it looks a bit like a tent, but 100x more fun...I think that big old baler might have actually been used as a seat for a small child 😂 As to your question, I think a lot of people will say that winter shelling is the best, but honestly?? It doesn't matter?? I mean, look at my videos: they're all filmed within a few days to a few weeks of releasing them on TH-cam, and you can see from the shell display thumbnails that the shell finds are varied and consistently great all year round. I must admit though; I usually find the empty and glossy Arabian Cowries in the winter, but I just haven't had any luck with them this year 😕 I am going to the home beach less often this year after dropping from three videos per week to two, so I guess I'm potentially missing out because of it. Still, I must say that to avoid the ridiculous heat and summer/Christmas holiday crowds, then autumn, winter, and spring are the better seasons for shelling 🐚 Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Maddie! My favorite are the Wide Mouthed Top Shell.. Really neat looking shells 🐚 The baler shell and the Blackish Margarite!! Safe travels my friend!! Off to Hervey Bay next!! TTFN 👋🏼 ❤
G'day Mimi 👋🏻💖 Yesss that Swollen Wide-mouthed Top Shell was terrific this time 🤩 actually, there was a lot of really interesting ones this time! Thank you so much for watching, and for checking of the next adventure in Hervey Bay too 🥰
Oooohhhh I love all of the sea urchins Maddie! I will have to join you ASAP as my collection could use more urchins! 🤣🤞🏼
Hey Kat 👋🏻😺 I didn't know that Burrum Heads was on your list of places to go! Yes, please do 😀 I think I'll work this beach into a regular rotation; it's a bit of extra travelling, but doing a trip here, and then finishing up at Hervey Bay for the day is way more stimulating in terms of variety! Either that, or it's a big day at the mangroves for Nerites and Wentletraps 🐚😂 Thanks for watching 🥰
Hi Maddie , such talent you have for shell arranging , great job 🏆🏆. I love the sea urchins today , all cleaned and ready to take home . Have a great week 😎
G'day Annie 👋🏻🏖️ Thank you 😲 I was super inspired for this shell display 🐚🐚🐚 some are easier to arrange than others, and I think this was one of them. Oh goodness yes, the cleaned urchins are just wonderful; I left behind the ones with spines and stuff inside 😅 I have enough of those at home that are still in the process of being cleaned by nature! Do you find any sea urchins down south? I know there are a lot in Victoria and SA, but not sure about anything further than that. Thanks for watching 🥰
@@SandCoffeeRocks Hi Maddie 🤗 yes I have seen sea urchins on the beaches down here in Tassie . Watching your videos has kindled an interest in them and from now on I will pick some up and see how I go with them . My son-in-law goes abalone driving sometimes and has given me 6 shells that I have in the garden for nature to do the hard work for me . I love the different colours your sea urchins are 😍😍, happy shelling 🐚🐚
Ohhhh exiting!!! I know that the southern waters around Vic and SA have these adorable little ball shaped urchins (I don't remember their name) so maybe you get that kind too? They are lovely colour variations ranging from green, to pink, to purple, and even red and cream! They are a bit gross to clean, and I haven't really mentioned a good way to solve that (a few people have suggested hydrogen peroxide, but I'm too lazy 😅) but maybe you can also find some intact ones that are cleaned by nature! Oh, but you wouldn't want to use anything harsh on a shiny shell like an Abalone; the garden may be best for those! How incredible for you son to send you some! Tell him to keep an eye out for Wonder Cowries around Tassie... They're a deep water shell though, so maybe it won't pop up. They're one of my favorite Australian shells, though!
@@SandCoffeeRocks I will definitely be on the look out for those Wonder Cowries now 🌈🌈
🎉 nice finds!
G'day Hilary 👋🏻🏖️ Thank you so much 🤩 I was quite spoiled by this beach, I really wasn't expecting to find such a variety! Thanks for watching 🥰
I like the hammer clams. Bring a old tooth brush for the urchins to help remove the spines. Works for me. 😊
G'day Jan 👋🏻💖 Those Hammer Oysters are crazy cool, right? They're so different! Ahhh, about the spines; I'm not too worried about them while I'm at the beach or travelling, it's removing the teeth and gutting the stinky urchins that I care about not having to deal with. The already cleaned ones that don't have spines are great, but the cleaned out insides are the true appeal to them!! Also, and I guess it sounds crazy(?) but I just don't have time to de-spine and clean out a bunch of urchins while I'm up north; my day feels a little go go go to get everything done by the time I want to leave with my haul of shells 🚗 all up, it's a 13 hour day of driving, short breaks, shelling, and videoing! It's a lot of fun though! Thanks for watching 🥰
@@SandCoffeeRocks wow that is a long day. Thank god you are so young lol. You are always entertaining. You are great! Have a wonderful day.
Morning Maddie, Raining today. NEW SHELLS YAY! Love the Antiquated Surf Clam with purple inside, Zebra Volutes, White Hammer Oysters, Cultellus Clam, and Comb like Razor Clam. What a collection today. Thank you and take care. Much 💘 TRUDY
G'day Trudy 👋🏻💖 Rain is good, you don't have to water the garden 😉 it was beautifully sunny here; the perfect day for a beach visit ☀️ it was fun to find that Cultellus Clam; I wonder if I'll find more of them by visiting this beach more often? I think it had been two or three months since my last trip to Burrum Heads... I should go more often, it's surprisingly good for a variety shell finds 🐚 Oh my goodness, you had a heap of favourites this time 🤩 I'm glad I could show you an interesting adventure ❤️ Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Great bivalves this time, Maddie😊👋! Ohoho, what a big melo😁And those green sea urchins👍
G'day Mikhail 👋🏻🏖️ Ohhh I think a small child was using that big Melo as a seat 🪑 haha, I guess it's sturdy enough!! Oh yes, there is a lot of urchins here; I suddenly wonder if you can also find urchins along the huge coastlines of Russia? I think urchins like the cold waters too? Thanks for watching 🥰
@@SandCoffeeRocks G'day Maddie 😊👋 Using a shell as a chair is not a bad idea😂😂😂 By the way, my uncle used the shell of a tridacna as a jar for all sorts of bolts and screws😁
Oh, sea urchins can only be seen by residents of the coasts of the Seas of the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, washing Russia. In the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, which are located not far from me, sea urchins are not found, and in general the fauna in them is much poorer than in other seas, because these are seas with low salinity and not all sea inhabitants can live in such conditions.
Well, we’ve started having problems with TH-cam🤔😂, so maybe soon I just won’t be able to come here, so just in case, bye in advance, Maddie😊😊😘👋
what a vollute! lovely finds from up north
Good morning Danielle 👋🏻🌄 Oh yes, and this was just the first half of the day -I drove to the next beach afterwards! I was surprised to find such nice shells at Burrum Heads...actually, I shouldn't say that; I've been having good luck there after a slow start on the first visit last year. I hope you have a great Sunday 💖 Thanks for watching 🥰
Lovely shells. With beautiful colors 🐚 😍.
G'day Nikoleta 👋🏻💖 Between all of the shells, I think it got every colour of the rainbow 🌈 well, maybe not purple, but it's not easily to find a purple shell sometimes 🐚! Thank you so much for watching the big adventure today 🥰
@SandCoffeeRocks You're welcome😊. Have a nice day, Maddie 🫠.
Hey Maddie 👋🐚 it has been a while since I commented on your video But the scallop at 5:48 Was Absolutely gorgeous ❤🐚, Reminds me of vibrant Rubies Even with the sand And I can't forget about the Zebra volute at 6:20 🐚💎
G'day Amjad 👋🏻🏖️ Ohh it had been a little while, I hope you've been doing ok 😊 That scallop flat with lovely with such a vibrant red; sometimes I get really lucky with them! I'm glad that you liked the Zebra Volutes as well; you had an eye for the colourful shells! Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Another awesome video, really pretty arrangement again.
G'day Bonnie Julien 👋🏻🏖️ Oh goodness, thank you for your kind words 🙏🏻 I was really inspired with this shell arrangement; I'm glad it turned out well! Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Hi maddie❤what a wonderful shelling.l like new shells and sea urchins.But my fav is orange zebra volute.thanks maddie! loves from Antalya ,Turkiye🥰🥰🥰
G'day Hurriyet 👋🏻💖 It's summer in Turkiye; I hope you've traveled to the beach a few times by now 🏖️? Ohhh so the favourite is the orange Zebra Volute 😲 I must say, it is a beautiful colour!! Thanks for watching the big adventure today 🥰
Beautiful seashells!!
I was lucky enough to find some beauties 😄! Thanks again for watching 🥰
❤ can't pick just one or two, all lovely
G'day Linda 👋🏻🐚 Hehe, it was a day with too many exceptional finds to choose from 🤩 and I think it's ok to not have a favourite 😉 or, like me, to have about 5 favourites 😂 Thanks for watching 🥰
Hello to you Maddie, connected by seaweed or is it the shells underwear😂 who knows where mud arcs shop for such things, it’s a mystery!
Love a jingle. Oooh that green urchin was cute. Love the cardita shell.
Yes, that baler shell was a very nice find.
Loving the wide mouth top shells.
The haynes turban is lovely.
That was a Bigfoot nest with the big shell in😮😂😂😂😂
Very nice display with the drft wood. Thank you Maddie❤
Ps I have had flu which makes me extra peculiar, sorry! 😂
G'day Alison 👋🏻💖 it's a sea grass sting, not a sea G-string 😂 get your mind out of the gutter!!! Onto the shells now 😁 There was a lot of variety and interesting ones to find this time 🤩 I think you're the only one (so far) to give some love to the jingle; it was a beautifully delicate one. Same with the Hayne's Turban as well; beautiful in a different for it's darker than usual colouring. Haha ohh the big sun bleached Baler: I think it was being used as a child's seat in the cubby house?? It was very solid 🪨 and top heavy; I was having trouble lifting it with my left hand to get it in frame 😂 its shocking that ones this size can sometimes wash ashore as well (they usually get buried on the mud flats, I think). My goodness Alison, I'm sorry to hear that you've been sick with the flu 😧 that's rough. I hope you're feeling better 💖💖💖 or at least well enough to enjoy some hopefully sunny summer weather over there.
Omg I love you Maddie❤❤ I really want to say can you collect shells fir the Maldives 🇲🇻 plz
G'day Hamd 👋🏻🏖️ I'm so glad that you enjoyed the shelling adventure 🤩 as for your question, I'm not sure I understand? Are you asking me to go to the Maldives? Send shells to the Maldives? As if you can legally collect shells in the Maldives? Looking on the Internet, it seems like it's not legal to take shells from the beaches in the Maldives... to me, that sounds very unfortunate, but every country has its own laws, so we must respect them. Additional, I don't have any plans to travel to the Maldives, I'll keep finding shells in Australia 🦘 one day, I'd like to go to New Zealand or Florida for shelling! Thanks for watching 🥰
Nice video 🌸 the shells are so cute 🤩
G'day SonoCalm 👋🏻🏖️ Thank you 🙏🏻 I'm so glad that you enjoyed seeing all of the beautiful and unusual finds today 🤩 Thanks for watching the big adventure 🥰
Sorry if you get this comment 2x; not sure what happened when typing the 1st time...anyways, great shells! Love the red flats. Oh wow that Baler shell in the play area!! Did you see the kids or parent/caregivers? I'd more than likely just ask them how they found it just for "knowledge."🐚 I could see that one painted in some fine art lol. Anyways, take care and happy shelling.
G'day Roxann 👋🏻🏖️ It just came through once...sometimes TH-cam is a little ehhh about working properly 😅 Ohh the flats are always lovely and red here; I think I may even go back on the weekend to find more! As for the big Baler, there wasn't anyone in that area at the time; on the weekends, it's the "busiest" here, I saw 6 people over several hours! Love the quiet shelling up there while the weekends are busy at home. As for how they found it, I'd say that the most likely scenario is that it was collected off of the mud flats further out from the shore. I can walk out there, but I might find only a few shells over the day, and that doesn't quite make the 30-40 per episode (or more for the single big mangrove episode) that I like to do at Hervey Bay. Someone I know called the mudflats "high risk, high reward...or no reward" which says it all for me! Anyhoo, thanks for watching 🥰
@@SandCoffeeRocks oh wow yeah I’d stick with the finding of more shells too 👍🏼
I really love today video Maddie ❤,the sunlight, the weather and the various seashells
Let me list my fav ,
1. The shinny moonsnail ,look tht shinny swirl
2. Swollen wide-mouthed top shell (i love the 'alien' look of it😅)
3. The green sea urchin,they look sooo pretty, i have one only😢
4. The someone's big baller shell😅, it soooo big
Thanks for a very lovely video Maddie,
Ahaaa,i forget to ask, do u have any specific seashell tht u never want to take?
G'day Nelly 👋🏻💖 The weather has been glorious lately 🤩 I hope the weather has likewise been good for you this week? I love your favorites list 😍 I knew you'd pick a moon snail - I only show the shiny bladder and sordid moon snails 🐌 because I'm spoiled for choice! Ohhh only one sea urchin 🤔 that's better than no sea urchins 😉 I think I've said this before, but finding urchin will really depend on if the beach has nearby sea grass or kelp beds for them to feed on while alive 🤔 I can't seem to reliable find urchins at any other beaches here. Ahhh and the final favourite is the BIG Baler 🤩 it was a big shell; I was struggling to lift it with my left hand 😅 As for your question, hmmm, probably just the really old, faded, and broken shells are the ones I never want to take, or shells with goopy bits still in them. All shells have their own beauty, so a fresh one will always look nice. But hmmm, off the top of my head, I'm not that interested in collecting Leafy Oysters or Pacific/Beautiful Jewel Boxes... I like the joined some sometimes, but they have to be really, really pretty for me to keep them! I do have a few jewel boxes that I like, but I think I've only ever kept one that I found (it was extra ruffly). What about you, are there any shells that you love to ignore?
@@SandCoffeeRockshiiii Maddie, ah weather in here kinda weird, rain but in few min hot,in the next few min rain again 😅
Yoooshhh Maddie,u give me so many choices to be my fav in this video,and of course the shinny mr.moon
Yes,i remember u said how to find the sea urchin,but as i see, i think beach in here isn't the habitat of it. So maybe my sea urchin was from another part of Borneo.
Aha,for me, sometimes i still take the broken one if sooooo rare to find it here.
Tbh, idk how to say it properly 😅, I'm not a fan of pin shell or razor shell (so often i find them here,but i just ignore them😂)
Heliocidaris Erythrogramma❤
Ohhh this one definitely sounds like a sea urchin 🤔 Thanks again 💖
Those hammer oysters (was that the name?) were pretty weird!
G'day Reet 👋🏻💖 Yep, Hammer Oyster is right 👍🏻 They're super weird, right?? They almost don't look like a shell, but maybe more like a bone? I didn't find a joined one this time, but it was still a pleasure to collect and show everyone 😁 Thank you so much for watching 🥰
Aishami Annetowa
(Akamapi Selioma)
G'day Lucas 👋🏻🌊 Hmmm, I think this one is maybe some kind of bivalve or a barnacle 🤩 Thank you again for watching and sharing these names, so creative!!
What beach is this?
This beach is at Burrum Heads, in Queensland Australia 🦘🌏
Hello
G'day Veronica 👋🏻🐚 Thanks for watching the big beach adventure 🥰