Awww...thank you for walking the beach for us, and pausing to let us listen to the ocean. And the critters today? Awesome!! Love that blue crab! Now I'll snuggle under my piles of blankets, in my flannel jammies, and dream of this video...it's ONLY 2* F outside at 9 PM...going to get colder...
Brrrr that's cold! I get whiny when I have to put socks on! Thanks for coming along with me on my beach walk. Hope you had a nice warm cozy evening and you stay safe and warm! See you next week!
Snowed all day here. Temperature is about to plummet and more snow is forecast. Wish I was in Florida. Living vicariously through you. Keep them coming.
I waited 3 long years to move. I would check Florida weather and dream of when I could live here. It was so worth the wait and I'm so glad I can share my FL beach walks. Thank you so much for coming along with me!!!!
You keep me hanging on. The Midwest is so bitter right now. In August I'm moving south and I keep watching your video to hold the dream close. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh I was there! I waited three years to get away from the cold NE to the warm Florida weather. It feels like I’ve been here forever and it’s only been about 1-1/2 years. Hang in there! August will get here eventually!
@@SWFBeachLife bless you! In so glad you made it! I was a single mom, my youngest had Aspbergers and I finally fell comfortable with him living independently. A little slice of the beach got me now, or soon😉
@@SWFBeachLife i walk beaches in Brooklyn and Queens, NY. There have been so many structures, communities built, torn down, etc.that the most interesting stuff is often signs of what was erected in a now-wild-looking place. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy demolished enormous concrete structures on a beach that had housed Nike missiles in the cold war! Yay, Nature!
Wasn't that crab beautiful? I figured the worst thing that would happen is I'd get pinched but I got lucky :) Thanks so much for watching my beach walks!
It was so cool seeing live critters especially the brittle starfish. It was so delicate looking compared to its cousin that you picked up later on. And my favourite, the Baby’s Ear they remind me of a pearl. 🤷♀️ Totally enjoyed the walk and I’m happy you didn’t get pinched too because he had serious size pinchers.😊🐬
I loved seeing the crabs 🦀! Especially the blue crab ! How beautiful and interesting they are ! Thanks for the shell day on the beach and thanks for caring for the creatures and the environment! Appreciate u cleaning up as u go !
You are so welcome! I can't walk past trash and just leave it (I hate picking up the cigarette butts!) and since I'm always scanning the sand I can't help but find a little here and there. Luckily most of my haul is usually shells! Thanks so much for watching!
I gotta get over to that beach. Usually when we go to Sanibel we just stay there, maybe a trip up to Captiva but you have convinced me! Keep on shelling 🐚🐚🐚🐚🤗
You should have a million subscribers! Your channel appeared in my feed! I learned so much watching you find and describe each shell 🐚 I truly enjoyed! New subscriber! Be safe and healthy 😷Take care!
I live in Oregon USA and to watch your shows it’s so much fun I dream of going to Australia one day. I keep my fingers crossed that I’m the subscriber that gets your shells that would make my day. Stay safe out there keep doing what you’re doing because I love it.
When you said this beach has critters I couldn't wait to see them and boy did it deliver! Each one so unique and truly beautiful this beach walk truly made my day ♡
I'm so glad!!! My favorite walks are when I find a variety of goodies and a couple of critters along the way. Thank you so much for coming along with me!
Wow those critters are amazing!! If all goes well I'm going to stay in Fort Myers Beach in October and I can't wait!! Until then I have your videos to hype me up 💖
You're going to love it!! There is the lively north end with shops, restaurants, bars, etc. and then the quiet end where it's a bit more sleepy and where all the good shells hide :) Have fun planning and I'll keep brining you to a beach each weekend!
What a great finds!😍 Thanks to you I now know I have a "Shark eye" laying between my shells. I really love your long beach walks, enjoying the sea, the beach and all the critters. We have 12 inches of snow and a blizzard going on. So watching your video's while laying in my warm bed, I imagine being on the beach with you. Enjoying the sun and warmth I really miss here in the Netherlands. Can't wait to see your next video. Stay safe! Xx
Oh boy that sounds like a lot of snow and cold - brrrrrr. I'm glad you're all snuggled up watching a nice, cozy beach walk. I imagine that my viewers are coming along with me while I'm out finding goodies too. Too bad reception isn't great at some of the beaches I go to or I would go shelling live. Maybe one day the technology will catch up. Stay warm and safe and see you next Sunday! xoxox
OMG I didn't even think of it that way! LOL - I love being a shell nerd! We gave the pop tab away. We had enough goodies to remember our trip by. XOXO Hope you have a great week!
I love your videos... i was so busi 2day and i was wishing to be alone to have my daiky dosis of SWF i just love to see what you find and here in my house i try to mention the seashell before you said their names..lol....THANKS FOR MAKING MY DAY SPECIAL W ALL YOUR STUFF..LOTS OF BLESSINGS❤🙏😇🙌🐬🐚🐙
I am so glad I can give you something to look forward to! I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment and I will keep brining you to the beach every Sunday! Thank you for coming along with me!!
We just booked again for the summer, I am beyond excited to get back to the ocean to find some shells.... Because of you I am in love with Ft Myers Beach. Thanks as always for the great walk..
You are so very welcome! I've visited fall, summer, winter, and there is no bad beach season down here! One July a few years ago there TONS and TONS of sand dollars! Make sure you make room to bring home goodies!
when i saw that blue crab i got SO excited!! this weeks walk felt extra special because i’m from maryland- we love our (blue hehe) crabs here- and it felt like you were bringing the warm sunny weather & beach to MD where it has been snowing for the past two weekends. can’t wait to go back in may! as always, thank you for bringing everyone along and have a great week 😊🐚🏝
Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a lovely comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed this week's video and I hope you have a great week too! xoxo
I am fortunate to live close to Tybee Island which is about 45 min away, but costs $25.00 for a day to park, a few shells, lots of lettered Olives. I also live an hour from St. Simons Island. Hardly any shells to mention except the Coquinas. So I am so enjoying the beach walks with you.
I find $25 a day to park to be a bit pricey! I grew up on beaches that had clam shells and that's it! I'm having a ball down here checking out the beaches and all the cool stuff I get to find. I had no idea how fun beach combing can be and I'm having a ball. Thanks so much for coming along with me on my walks!!
Luckily I can buy a county parking pass so I can save a lot of money by parking at the locations the pass is accepted :) I haven't heard of a parking increase but I have a feeling it won't stop us beach lovers from getting to the beach! Stay warm!
Sea pork? That really is weird looking. The lightning welks are neat to find, even their egg casings. That crab is pretty neat. There always seems to be something interesting to find. Love it.
Great video, just love your videos. We have less than a week and we hit the long road to south Florida to retire. Can’t wait, Denver is really cold in the evenings. When that sun goes down brrrrrrrrrrr. Can’t wait for the warm weather year round. WooooHoooo
You are never going to look back! Some things are different. Shopping being the main difference. You're going to need to find new favorite stores and do pack a sweatshirt or two. It does get cool here for like 2 days in the winter (LOL). I hope you love it as much as I do. I wish I had moved here 20 years ago!
@@SWFBeachLife we lived in Port St Lucie for 12 years from 83 to 95. We loved it. We built our house there and have kept it all these years. So we could come back when my husband retired. Like I said before we are so excited.
Great finds during this trip to the beach. Loved the crown conch and the purplish Florida fighting conch. The critters were awesome. 3 different types of crabs...the blue crab was the prettiest. I've seen spider crabs and blue crabs many times but I've never seen a mottled crab. Great sea star. Now I know there is an app for tides. Thanks. That was nice to learn as well
Wasn't that blue crab gorgeous? I was so glad I took the chance and picked him up. And that tide app makes my beach plans so much easier! I hope you find it helpful as well!
I am so glad you are naming some of the more common shells. I can name most of the shells you pick up and name. But not so much the white common shells. THANKS❤. You always help with learning the shells names and interesting information about them. Have you started your class that you talked about taking. Thanks again for passing along your great information. You are the best, I have watched most of your videos more than once or twice.
Oh how I loved our walk today!! I get so excited each time we go. I have to tell my short story of our trip to the Outter banks. I was digging in the sand and found the very small pretty shells. I had no idea if there was someone was home or not. I was not familiar with this tiny shell and just assumed it was ok to take so I put some in a baggie. I believe they are called a “coquina”. After we got back to our room I noticed they were moving around. So my husband took them back to the waters edge. I felt so much better after that
Those were probably coquina shells. If they are closed with the 2 sides together, it's likely that someone was home. You did the right thing to bring them back to the beach! I'm sure they felt as good about it as you did :) Thanks for sharing your story and thank you for coming on my beach walks with me!
Another fantastic video! I also watch The Fish Locker on TH-cam and learned from him that male crabs tend to have narrow undersides while females are super wide underneath, aka space for the eggs 🥰
I checked out that channel and I think I've watched him before too! I wasn't brave enough to turn that crab over, but I know exactly what you're talking about - I know those shapes too! Thanks so much for coming along with me!!
OH so happy to see you post again. I will edit my comment or make a new one once I finish the video. Long videos take me a long time to get through. I hope you are doing well. I have sent you two emails since last we talk. I know you must be busy so take your time but I'm just glad to see an update.
Oh I edited and scheduled the video before my little "trip away" and now I hope I'll be okay to get out there once I run out of content. I can always put out a video about frail people shelling - lol!
Thanks for coming along with me! I meet so many people from OH down here. I lived in Cincinnatti for a bit when I was young and visited every summer through my teens. King's Island was the highlight of our trips there! And Coney Island was fun too. Hope you have a great week!
Hello Scotland!! We do have some pretty neat shells over here and I happen to live in a fantastic area to find them. I'm learning so much along the way and I love sharing my discoveries. Thank you so much for coming along with me on my beach walk!
Hi- nice walk! Here in Cleveland Ohio it was cold cold ! About 18* today. The sun peeked out in the afternoon. Nice sunset. I love baby’s ears! They are so white and smooth. I just think they’d be nice to hold( like a rubbing stone). I heard someone call the shark eyes that are blue Paul Newman’s Eyes. You showed 2 nice ones . The little one was so cute. I really like shark eyes and gaudy nautica, too. Lots of critters. I saw a video of an Aussie youngun show his collection. He buys a lot of shells. Which kinds bummed me out. It’s so much more impressive to see what people find. Do you buy shells for your collection?
I have heard of those Paul Newman Shark eyes! I keep forgetting to look further into that. I personally do not buy shells. I have been gifted some shells which are very special to me, but I have not purchased any. I think I really like the challenge of finding the shells so for now I'll continue to search for shells to add to my collection. Thank you so much for watching!
How is the weather? Freezing where we are in Omaha. I dream of coming down to spend time shell searching. Thanks for sharing the app. That is exacting a question I had. Always love watching!
I just checked the temp and its in the low 80s right now. Our "winter" is over! Trying to figure out the tides drove me crazy! Happy to pass along all the tricks I'm learning along the way :) Thank you for watching!
Hey! I learned something! Brittle stars are what those are? The day I found all those good shells on Honeymoon I saw a couple of those as well! I've never seen that big of a mass of sea pork. That was huge! Yeah, those little guys are speckled ceriths - about the same size as wentletraps though. Very funny! Hard to be quiet, huh? Does no one else walk that far south at Ft Meyers beach? Nice spiny jewelbox! Beautiful crab! How big was he? I've never seen one like that. That one urchin looked like he was wearing those glasses with the nose!😂 Pretty nice sized pear whelk! You saw a blue crab too! I rescued one the other day. It had more of that bright aqua blue though. Thanks for putting out this video!
Yes, others do walk down to the end of FMB but I'm not sure where they're coming from. There are some condos on the south end so people certainly would have good access if they lived/are staying in one of those properties. If I lived down there I'd never come off the beach!!! That blue crab was a pretty good size - I'd say maybe 5" wide or so. I'm so happy he was friendly enough to let me just check him out and put him back without incident! Thanks so much for watching Ginger! xoxoxo
Ok just finished this. Very nice. I will have to get that app. I have one called Tides Near Me and I haven't opened it in a year. Opened it the other day and it's terrible. It used to have a map but now it's gone and it's so plain and harder to work. They made tons of changes all for the worse. Very disappointed and will be deleting it. I'm so glad you showed this one because this is way better and agree the maps ara extremely important. You picked up the blue crab the correct way. It's tricky but yes if you get them from the back they can't bite you. It's very pretty.
That blue crab was very pretty wasn't he? Oh the tides would drive me crazy until I finally figured them out. They get SO low down here in the winter. So much more beach to explore! Hope you have a great week!
Really enjoy your beach shelling videos. I have a question. We go to Sanibel one a year for a week for vacation and I was wanting to visit Lovers Key and a couple of others next time we come down to find a few shells. Are there places to lark that are only a very short distance to the beach. I have to bring a beach chair to rest every so often and was wanting to go where it’s not a king haul to the shells. Can you tell me if the best places to go? Thank you Cynthia
Lover's Key offers great beach access. There is a trolley that will bring you right to the beach to cut down on your walking distance. As with any beach, there is no guarantee that there will be shells right where you are looking but I've had good luck at Lover's Key where the trolley brings you. If you have trouble finding parking in the first lot, ask someone to drop you at the trolly stop. Hopefully you can go shelling right from where you're staying on Sanibel too :)
Really enjoyed the beach walk with you. ANd the information i gained about shells i have previously found was wonderful. Thank you for that. We live in central Ohio and have been down to the Clearwater area and enjoy going to Fort DeSoto. We didn't get to go this winter due to sickness. I would like to try to go to Sanibel Island to shell hunt. What is the best motel area to stay at?
I have never stayed on Sanibel! Since I live so close I normally drive. I have partnered with a company that manages properties on Sanibel and Captiva if you wanted to give them a try. They probably won't be the cheapest, however they will be able to guide you to the perfect locations/home for your stay. If you do reach out to them, tell them SWF Beach Life recommended them! www.breakawayvacationproperties.com
@@sideikleberry2272 I am a big fan of Fort Myers Beach. Great beach and depending on where you stay there are tons of shopping and restaurants to walk to. I usually do my own research and use AirBnB but I’ve worked with the folks at jpsfmb.com too.
I've heard Delaware has lovely beaches too! Not so sure about shells and critters but I hope you can at least get to the beach once in a while. Thank you so much for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife it’s not one of the better beaches in Delaware . But I live like a 5 minute or so walk from the beach... Just we tend to get a lot of beach erosion. . But still nice. Take care.
Cool finds as always! I think the brittle star at 11:13 is what is known as Ophiolepis elegans (not sure of the common name). The shell at 17:11 is definitely not a wentletrap. Just a flyspeck cerith, but they do have a pretty similar shape yet different texture. A wentletrap of that size would be a beast! Also, any luck finding shells after the storm that came through recently?
Yeah, that cerith shell is clearly not what I was looking for :) And I believe you are right! That's a Rosette-scaled brittle star. I did manage to get out on the beach last Tuesday, and it was a ton of fun! I was trying to time my visit with low tide but in retrospect I wish I had just gotten on the beach early. I still found lots of great stuff though. Did you get out there and find anything good?
@@SWFBeachLife Cool! No, I did not get out there sadly. I did hear of someone finding a perfect 3 inch queen helmet on Sanibel so it must have been pretty good! I do have lots of recent videos filmed though which I will be uploading in the coming weeks and months. I've been bogged down with other things, but I am planning a trip to Europe over the summer. Might be able to do some shelling/exploring there but my plans are still pretty hazy.
@@shellstories Wow! Shelling in Europe would be amazing! Shoot, I get excited when I drive an hour to see a new beach. I didn’t hear about the queen helmet but boy am I jealous! Good for them!
All those crabs! 😮. We are about an hour and a half from Ft Myers and haven't been there yet. Is the beach large? What part do you shell at? I can't wait till I find a Rose Petal.. so pretty and my granddaughter loves the pink shells.
Fort Myers Beach is about 7 miles long so there is PLENTY of beach! I normally shell at the South end of the island, but I've found decent shells anywhere from mid-island to the South end. During season the traffic getting over the bridge can be brutal so make sure you get here early! There are $3/hour beach access lots along the beach that you can park at.
@@debralee5201 I try to get to the beach as early as possible. Lately I’ve been timing it with the tides but I find being first in the beach helps a bit too!
The "wentletraps cerith" is probably a fly-speck cerith. They have a rib pattern that is wentletrap-like but is overall bumpier than wentletraps that are smooth between and on the ribs. www.shellmuseum.org/post/2017/04/21/the-fly-speck-cerith
Yeah, I figured it wasn't a wentletrap but I was really hoping. Now that we've actually seen one I think we might actually find one! I don't think I realized how tiny they are. Thank you for sending that info over!
I saw a piece of it! Holy carpet of shells! It looked impressive but it's totally possible there weren't a lot of keepers. At least that what I kept telling myself - LOL! Have a great week!
I saw that and went back to the original video and can't tell if it's really a little sand dollar or a shell with some dark markings. Either way there was a bunch of beachyness going on in that tunicate!
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Awww...thank you for walking the beach for us, and pausing to let us listen to the ocean. And the critters today? Awesome!! Love that blue crab! Now I'll snuggle under my piles of blankets, in my flannel jammies, and dream of this video...it's ONLY 2* F outside at 9 PM...going to get colder...
Brrrr that's cold! I get whiny when I have to put socks on! Thanks for coming along with me on my beach walk. Hope you had a nice warm cozy evening and you stay safe and warm! See you next week!
Snowed all day here. Temperature is about to plummet and more snow is forecast. Wish I was in Florida. Living vicariously through you. Keep them coming.
I waited 3 long years to move. I would check Florida weather and dream of when I could live here. It was so worth the wait and I'm so glad I can share my FL beach walks. Thank you so much for coming along with me!!!!
Yup, that's just what Sue and I are saying. Be well.
You keep me hanging on. The Midwest is so bitter right now. In August I'm moving south and I keep watching your video to hold the dream close. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh I was there! I waited three years to get away from the cold NE to the warm Florida weather. It feels like I’ve been here forever and it’s only been about 1-1/2 years. Hang in there! August will get here eventually!
@@SWFBeachLife bless you! In so glad you made it! I was a single mom, my youngest had Aspbergers and I finally fell comfortable with him living independently. A little slice of the beach got me now, or soon😉
@@laurieowen8696 A little beach can do wonders for the soul ❤️
@@SWFBeachLife 🥰
Isn’t it so cool how you can go to the same beach a million times me still manage to find new things? I love your videos! Keep it up!!! ❤️
Yes it sure is! It's always a different surprise and it just doesn't get old. Thank you so much for watching my beach walks!
@@SWFBeachLife i walk beaches in Brooklyn and Queens, NY. There have been so many structures, communities built, torn down, etc.that the most interesting stuff is often signs of what was erected in a now-wild-looking place. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy demolished enormous concrete structures on a beach that had housed Nike missiles in the cold war! Yay, Nature!
Thanks for being a brave lady and picking up the blue crab! It was gorgeous and we got to see it up close! I enjoy your videos so much!
Wasn't that crab beautiful? I figured the worst thing that would happen is I'd get pinched but I got lucky :) Thanks so much for watching my beach walks!
It was so cool seeing live critters especially the brittle starfish. It was so delicate looking compared to its cousin that you picked up later on. And my favourite, the Baby’s Ear they remind me of a pearl. 🤷♀️
Totally enjoyed the walk and I’m happy you didn’t get pinched too because he had serious size pinchers.😊🐬
I've been lucky that I haven't been pinched to stung by anything and I hope it stays that way! Thanks once again for taking a beach walk with me!
I hope to find a "rose petal ?" Loved the gold jingle! Thanks for the walk.
I loved seeing the crabs 🦀! Especially the blue crab ! How beautiful and interesting they are ! Thanks for the shell day on the beach and thanks for caring for the creatures and the environment! Appreciate u cleaning up as u go !
You are so welcome! I can't walk past trash and just leave it (I hate picking up the cigarette butts!) and since I'm always scanning the sand I can't help but find a little here and there. Luckily most of my haul is usually shells! Thanks so much for watching!
I gotta get over to that beach. Usually when we go to Sanibel we just stay there, maybe a trip up to Captiva but you have convinced me! Keep on shelling 🐚🐚🐚🐚🤗
Just go early during season. The traffic getting over the bridge can be brutal!
You should have a million subscribers! Your channel appeared in my feed! I learned so much watching you find and describe each shell 🐚 I truly enjoyed! New subscriber! Be safe and healthy 😷Take care!
Thank you so much and I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you stay safe too!
I live in Oregon USA and to watch your shows it’s so much fun I dream of going to Australia one day. I keep my fingers crossed that I’m the subscriber that gets your shells that would make my day. Stay safe out there keep doing what you’re doing because I love it.
When you said this beach has critters I couldn't wait to see them and boy did it deliver! Each one so unique and truly beautiful this beach walk truly made my day ♡
I'm so glad!!! My favorite walks are when I find a variety of goodies and a couple of critters along the way. Thank you so much for coming along with me!
Wow those critters are amazing!! If all goes well I'm going to stay in Fort Myers Beach in October and I can't wait!! Until then I have your videos to hype me up 💖
You're going to love it!! There is the lively north end with shops, restaurants, bars, etc. and then the quiet end where it's a bit more sleepy and where all the good shells hide :) Have fun planning and I'll keep brining you to a beach each weekend!
Another wonderful virtual beach walk, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for coming along with me!
you found a nice assortment of shells. thanks for taking us along!
Thank you so much! Hope you have a great week!
Thanks for sharing.. it’s cold today so this warms my soul......💜
You are so welcome! Thanks so much for coming along with me!
Another wonderful video. Great shots of crabs and other critters. Still can’t seem to come across an angel wing yet. Sigh. but love it when you do!
Keep looking!!! I have quite a few shells on my list that I haven't found yet but I will! Thank you so much for watching!
What a great finds!😍
Thanks to you I now know I have a "Shark eye" laying between my shells.
I really love your long beach walks, enjoying the sea, the beach and all the critters.
We have 12 inches of snow and a blizzard going on. So watching your video's while laying in my warm bed, I imagine being on the beach with you. Enjoying the sun and warmth I really miss here in the Netherlands.
Can't wait to see your next video.
Stay safe! Xx
Oh boy that sounds like a lot of snow and cold - brrrrrr. I'm glad you're all snuggled up watching a nice, cozy beach walk. I imagine that my viewers are coming along with me while I'm out finding goodies too. Too bad reception isn't great at some of the beaches I go to or I would go shelling live. Maybe one day the technology will catch up. Stay warm and safe and see you next Sunday! xoxox
This was so relaxing to watch, thanks for taking us along! God has made such beautiful creations.
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks so much for watching!
"Look at the stromboid notch on that guy!"
lol Gotta love us shellers. 😂 I would make that pop tab into a necklace charm. It was cute!
OMG I didn't even think of it that way! LOL - I love being a shell nerd! We gave the pop tab away. We had enough goodies to remember our trip by. XOXO Hope you have a great week!
I love your videos... i was so busi 2day and i was wishing to be alone to have my daiky dosis of SWF i just love to see what you find and here in my house i try to mention the seashell before you said their names..lol....THANKS FOR MAKING MY DAY SPECIAL W ALL YOUR STUFF..LOTS OF BLESSINGS❤🙏😇🙌🐬🐚🐙
I am so glad I can give you something to look forward to! I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment and I will keep brining you to the beach every Sunday! Thank you for coming along with me!!
We just booked again for the summer, I am beyond excited to get back to the ocean to find some shells.... Because of you I am in love with Ft Myers Beach. Thanks as always for the great walk..
You are so very welcome! I've visited fall, summer, winter, and there is no bad beach season down here! One July a few years ago there TONS and TONS of sand dollars! Make sure you make room to bring home goodies!
A great adventure! The pair of little cockle shells are my favorite but such great treasures all!
Great beach walk!!
Love those colors on the whelks!!
Pretty day and nice finds
Thanks!🐚🧜🏻♀️
You are so welcome and thank you very much for watching!
those fightning conches really come in such a lovely variety of colors.
They're one of my favorites. The varieties are just too pretty not to admire each one.
when i saw that blue crab i got SO excited!!
this weeks walk felt extra special because i’m from maryland- we love our (blue hehe) crabs here- and it felt like you were bringing the warm sunny weather & beach to MD where it has been snowing for the past two weekends. can’t wait to go back in may!
as always, thank you for bringing everyone along and have a great week 😊🐚🏝
Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a lovely comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed this week's video and I hope you have a great week too! xoxo
I am fortunate to live close to Tybee Island which is about 45 min away, but costs $25.00 for a day to park, a few shells, lots of lettered Olives. I also live an hour from St. Simons Island. Hardly any shells to mention except the Coquinas. So I am so enjoying the beach walks with you.
I find $25 a day to park to be a bit pricey! I grew up on beaches that had clam shells and that's it! I'm having a ball down here checking out the beaches and all the cool stuff I get to find. I had no idea how fun beach combing can be and I'm having a ball. Thanks so much for coming along with me on my walks!!
Got up to -10 today in Iowa. I heard clear up here that the parking rates are taking a jump down there. Love the shells and the ocean.
Luckily I can buy a county parking pass so I can save a lot of money by parking at the locations the pass is accepted :) I haven't heard of a parking increase but I have a feeling it won't stop us beach lovers from getting to the beach! Stay warm!
Thanks for another great walk on the beach. I love to watch your videos, and can't wait each week for them. Have a great week.
Thanks for watching! I hope you have a great week too. See you next Sunday!
Loved your video and some great finds....great assortment of shells..great day on the beach..thnx. friend ♥️
Thanks for coming along Janet! Hope you have a great week!
Thanks for the walk 🐚🐚🐚I love your videos and looking forward to see every Monday morning 👍🏻
I like to give something to look forward to at the beginning of the week :) Thank you so much for watching! Hope you have a great week!
Sea pork? That really is weird looking. The lightning welks are neat to find, even their egg casings. That crab is pretty neat. There always seems to be something interesting to find. Love it.
There really is always something neat to check out at the beach. Thanks so much for watching!
Great video, just love your videos.
We have less than a week and we hit the long road to south Florida to retire. Can’t wait, Denver is really cold in the evenings. When that sun goes down brrrrrrrrrrr. Can’t wait for the warm weather year round. WooooHoooo
You are never going to look back! Some things are different. Shopping being the main difference. You're going to need to find new favorite stores and do pack a sweatshirt or two. It does get cool here for like 2 days in the winter (LOL). I hope you love it as much as I do. I wish I had moved here 20 years ago!
@@SWFBeachLife we lived in Port St Lucie for 12 years from 83 to 95. We loved it. We built our house there and have kept it all these years. So we could come back when my husband retired. Like I said before we are so excited.
@@artiejohnson703 I bet you are! I’m excited for you! It’s a wonderful place to make more memories!!!
22 days.....hope to find a couple of fighters, welks, and olives....thanks for sharing the critters too! Always sharing and teaching...thanks !
I hope you find what you're looking for too! 22 days will be here before you know it!
Love all of the crabs and star fishes you found, but that sea pork is very scary looking!!!💕Thanks for sharing🦀🐚🏝
Isn't that sea pork crazy weird looking? Not the pretties animal on the beach for sure :) Thanks for coming along with me!
Great finds during this trip to the beach. Loved the crown conch and the purplish Florida fighting conch. The critters were awesome. 3 different types of crabs...the blue crab was the prettiest. I've seen spider crabs and blue crabs many times but I've never seen a mottled crab. Great sea star. Now I know there is an app for tides. Thanks. That was nice to learn as well
Wasn't that blue crab gorgeous? I was so glad I took the chance and picked him up. And that tide app makes my beach plans so much easier! I hope you find it helpful as well!
Home bound. Thank you....Thank you...Thank you. So relaxing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
I am so glad you are naming some of the more common shells. I can name most of the shells you pick up and name. But not so much the white common shells. THANKS❤. You always help with learning the shells names and interesting information about them. Have you started your class that you talked about taking. Thanks again for passing along your great information. You are the best, I have watched most of your videos more than once or twice.
My naturalist classes start in a few weeks. I can't wait to learn more about these glorious beaches!
I’ve really enjoyed watching your videos… I find them very interesting and very informative …
Thank you very much!
Oh how I loved our walk today!! I get so excited each time we go. I have to tell my short story of our trip to the Outter banks. I was digging in the sand and found the very small pretty shells. I had no idea if there was someone was home or not. I was not familiar with this tiny shell and just assumed it was ok to take so I put some in a baggie. I believe they are called a “coquina”. After we got back to our room I noticed they were moving around. So my husband took them back to the waters edge. I felt so much better after that
Those were probably coquina shells. If they are closed with the 2 sides together, it's likely that someone was home. You did the right thing to bring them back to the beach! I'm sure they felt as good about it as you did :) Thanks for sharing your story and thank you for coming on my beach walks with me!
Definitely a brittle star! So cute!
Snow in Va again today! Thanks so much for the “ beachy goodness”!
Stay warm! Thanks for coming along with me!
Another fantastic video! I also watch The Fish Locker on TH-cam and learned from him that male crabs tend to have narrow undersides while females are super wide underneath, aka space for the eggs 🥰
I checked out that channel and I think I've watched him before too! I wasn't brave enough to turn that crab over, but I know exactly what you're talking about - I know those shapes too! Thanks so much for coming along with me!!
OH so happy to see you post again. I will edit my comment or make a new one once I finish the video. Long videos take me a long time to get through. I hope you are doing well. I have sent you two emails since last we talk. I know you must be busy so take your time but I'm just glad to see an update.
Oh I edited and scheduled the video before my little "trip away" and now I hope I'll be okay to get out there once I run out of content. I can always put out a video about frail people shelling - lol!
Thanks 4 sharing i always enjoy ur beach walks, God Bless👍
Thanks for watching! Hope you have a great week!
So relaxing walking on the beach with you,watching from Cincinnati ohio, just love the beach,I lived in Florida when I was young, love it there❤😁😀
Thanks for coming along with me! I meet so many people from OH down here. I lived in Cincinnatti for a bit when I was young and visited every summer through my teens. King's Island was the highlight of our trips there! And Coney Island was fun too. Hope you have a great week!
Beautiful Day! Fun Times 😍 Thank u for sharing Ft. Myers.🤗 HUGE welk, thought u might want to see Wild Kyle. 🤔🥰
I've seen some of Wild Kyle's adventures. I was dying when he went looking for fossil shells and found huge ones in a creek. Good stuff for sure!
woooow the shells over in america are so fun to look at. great video! hello from scotland!
it’s so exciting!! thank you for sharing
Hello Scotland!! We do have some pretty neat shells over here and I happen to live in a fantastic area to find them. I'm learning so much along the way and I love sharing my discoveries. Thank you so much for coming along with me on my beach walk!
Lovely walk this week. It makes lockdown easier to cope with. Thank you so much
Ugh lockdown. I'm glad I can at least get you to the beach virtually. Stay safe! xoxo
You’re video came at the perfect time. It’s -8 degrees here with a -21 windchill. Awesome finds! 🐚
Brrrrrr! Thanks for watching my beach walk and stay warm!
@@SWFBeachLife only 12 more days!
Hi- nice walk! Here in Cleveland Ohio it was cold cold ! About 18* today. The sun peeked out in the afternoon. Nice sunset.
I love baby’s ears! They are so white and smooth. I just think they’d be nice to hold( like a rubbing stone). I heard someone call the shark eyes that are blue Paul Newman’s Eyes. You showed 2 nice ones . The little one was so cute. I really like shark eyes and gaudy nautica, too. Lots of critters.
I saw a video of an Aussie youngun show his collection. He buys a lot of shells. Which kinds bummed me out. It’s so much more impressive to see what people find. Do you buy shells for your collection?
I have heard of those Paul Newman Shark eyes! I keep forgetting to look further into that. I personally do not buy shells. I have been gifted some shells which are very special to me, but I have not purchased any. I think I really like the challenge of finding the shells so for now I'll continue to search for shells to add to my collection. Thank you so much for watching!
Great walk on the beach! Only 8 more Sunday videos and I will be in Sanibel.
Hang in there - you're almost there! I hope you have your shell list all ready and you find everything you're looking for!
Surf clam...great night light craft 😊
Pen shells and apple snails too!
How is the weather? Freezing where we are in Omaha. I dream of coming down to spend time shell searching. Thanks for sharing the app. That is exacting a question I had. Always love watching!
I just checked the temp and its in the low 80s right now. Our "winter" is over! Trying to figure out the tides drove me crazy! Happy to pass along all the tricks I'm learning along the way :) Thank you for watching!
Hey! I learned something! Brittle stars are what those are? The day I found all those good shells on Honeymoon I saw a couple of those as well! I've never seen that big of a mass of sea pork. That was huge! Yeah, those little guys are speckled ceriths - about the same size as wentletraps though. Very funny! Hard to be quiet, huh? Does no one else walk that far south at Ft Meyers beach? Nice spiny jewelbox! Beautiful crab! How big was he? I've never seen one like that. That one urchin looked like he was wearing those glasses with the nose!😂 Pretty nice sized pear whelk! You saw a blue crab too! I rescued one the other day. It had more of that bright aqua blue though. Thanks for putting out this video!
Yes, others do walk down to the end of FMB but I'm not sure where they're coming from. There are some condos on the south end so people certainly would have good access if they lived/are staying in one of those properties. If I lived down there I'd never come off the beach!!! That blue crab was a pretty good size - I'd say maybe 5" wide or so. I'm so happy he was friendly enough to let me just check him out and put him back without incident! Thanks so much for watching Ginger! xoxoxo
@@SWFBeachLife xoxoxo
Love the beach tree
Love the mottled crab
Always look forward to your videos:)
Glad you like them! I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment!
What great finds!! Enjoyed so much!❤️
Thanks so much!
That shell at 11:03 would make a beautiful pendant against a flat piece of dark MOP.
Great video as always! I hope you are doing well. :)
Thanks Corey! I hope everything in CA is good for you too! Have a great week!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Ok just finished this. Very nice. I will have to get that app. I have one called Tides Near Me and I haven't opened it in a year. Opened it the other day and it's terrible. It used to have a map but now it's gone and it's so plain and harder to work. They made tons of changes all for the worse. Very disappointed and will be deleting it. I'm so glad you showed this one because this is way better and agree the maps ara extremely important. You picked up the blue crab the correct way. It's tricky but yes if you get them from the back they can't bite you. It's very pretty.
That blue crab was very pretty wasn't he? Oh the tides would drive me crazy until I finally figured them out. They get SO low down here in the winter. So much more beach to explore! Hope you have a great week!
those rose petal shells are so pretty.
A little splash of pink makes any beach walk more fun :) Thanks for coming along with me!!! xoxox
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was definitely crab day 🦀
It sure was! Thank you for watching!
Another amazing video. I am learning so much from all your videos.
Do you know the address of this parking lot on Marco?
There's only 2 public lots so it's not hard to find!
930 S Collier Blvd, Marco Island, FL 34145
Really enjoy your beach shelling videos. I have a question. We go to Sanibel one a year for a week for vacation and I was wanting to visit Lovers Key and a couple of others next time we come down to find a few shells. Are there places to lark that are only a very short distance to the beach. I have to bring a beach chair to rest every so often and was wanting to go where it’s not a king haul to the shells. Can you tell me if the best places to go? Thank you Cynthia
Lover's Key offers great beach access. There is a trolley that will bring you right to the beach to cut down on your walking distance. As with any beach, there is no guarantee that there will be shells right where you are looking but I've had good luck at Lover's Key where the trolley brings you. If you have trouble finding parking in the first lot, ask someone to drop you at the trolly stop. Hopefully you can go shelling right from where you're staying on Sanibel too :)
Really enjoyed the beach walk with you. ANd the information i gained about shells i have previously found was wonderful. Thank you for that. We live in central Ohio and have been down to the Clearwater area and enjoy going to Fort DeSoto. We didn't get to go this winter due to sickness. I would like to try to go to Sanibel Island to shell hunt. What is the best motel area to stay at?
I have never stayed on Sanibel! Since I live so close I normally drive. I have partnered with a company that manages properties on Sanibel and Captiva if you wanted to give them a try. They probably won't be the cheapest, however they will be able to guide you to the perfect locations/home for your stay. If you do reach out to them, tell them SWF Beach Life recommended them!
www.breakawayvacationproperties.com
@@SWFBeachLife thank you do much! We would only get a 2 day stay. Is there one beach area better than another? Thanks again!!
@@sideikleberry2272 I am a big fan of Fort Myers Beach. Great beach and depending on where you stay there are tons of shopping and restaurants to walk to. I usually do my own research and use AirBnB but I’ve worked with the folks at jpsfmb.com too.
@@SWFBeachLife I will check them out. My only mission is to find shells. Not into shopping or restaurants. Thanks again for the information!
I love the beach. I live in woodland beach area Delaware..
I've heard Delaware has lovely beaches too! Not so sure about shells and critters but I hope you can at least get to the beach once in a while. Thank you so much for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife it’s not one of the better beaches in Delaware . But I live like a 5 minute or so walk from the beach... Just we tend to get a lot of beach erosion. . But still nice. Take care.
Cool finds as always! I think the brittle star at 11:13 is what is known as Ophiolepis elegans (not sure of the common name). The shell at 17:11 is definitely not a wentletrap. Just a flyspeck cerith, but they do have a pretty similar shape yet different texture. A wentletrap of that size would be a beast! Also, any luck finding shells after the storm that came through recently?
Yeah, that cerith shell is clearly not what I was looking for :) And I believe you are right! That's a Rosette-scaled brittle star. I did manage to get out on the beach last Tuesday, and it was a ton of fun! I was trying to time my visit with low tide but in retrospect I wish I had just gotten on the beach early. I still found lots of great stuff though. Did you get out there and find anything good?
@@SWFBeachLife Cool! No, I did not get out there sadly. I did hear of someone finding a perfect 3 inch queen helmet on Sanibel so it must have been pretty good! I do have lots of recent videos filmed though which I will be uploading in the coming weeks and months. I've been bogged down with other things, but I am planning a trip to Europe over the summer. Might be able to do some shelling/exploring there but my plans are still pretty hazy.
@@shellstories Wow! Shelling in Europe would be amazing! Shoot, I get excited when I drive an hour to see a new beach. I didn’t hear about the queen helmet but boy am I jealous! Good for them!
You’ve inspired me to do a Nanaimo bc version
I'm not sure what that means but I hope its something good :)
All those crabs! 😮. We are about an hour and a half from Ft Myers and haven't been there yet. Is the beach large? What part do you shell at? I can't wait till I find a Rose Petal.. so pretty and my granddaughter loves the pink shells.
Fort Myers Beach is about 7 miles long so there is PLENTY of beach! I normally shell at the South end of the island, but I've found decent shells anywhere from mid-island to the South end. During season the traffic getting over the bridge can be brutal so make sure you get here early! There are $3/hour beach access lots along the beach that you can park at.
@@SWFBeachLife what time of day do you usually go or do you just go at low tide?
@@debralee5201 I try to get to the beach as early as possible. Lately I’ve been timing it with the tides but I find being first in the beach helps a bit too!
my favourite from this vid was the lightning whelk piece that tricked you
Thank you :-)
You are welcome!
Blue crab was handsome
Wasn't he pretty?
Would love to buy some shells ? Any idas. From Washington state.love the Florida..shells!
Shoot me an email at swfbeachlife@gmail.com. I do sell some of my goodies and I'll give you the details ☺️
@@SWFBeachLife thank you ever so much..
The "wentletraps cerith" is probably a fly-speck cerith. They have a rib pattern that is wentletrap-like but is overall bumpier than wentletraps that are smooth between and on the ribs.
www.shellmuseum.org/post/2017/04/21/the-fly-speck-cerith
Yeah, I figured it wasn't a wentletrap but I was really hoping. Now that we've actually seen one I think we might actually find one! I don't think I realized how tiny they are. Thank you for sending that info over!
Wonder how many colors of Jingles there are?
I've found white, yellow, orange, black and gray. I actually pick up a whole bunch and talk a little about them in tonight's video :)
Just what part of ft Myers beach are you at
I like the South part of the island - like near The Outrigger and south all the way to the end of the island.
That sea pork looks more like intestines...erk
I know! Aren't they just the weirdest?
Obsessed 😍
Thank you!!!!
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Did you see Shell Seekers Tour video??? OMGosh...PILES of shells....I was having FOMO so bad.
I saw a piece of it! Holy carpet of shells! It looked impressive but it's totally possible there weren't a lot of keepers. At least that what I kept telling myself - LOL! Have a great week!
There was a baby sand dollar stuck in that sea pork
I saw that and went back to the original video and can't tell if it's really a little sand dollar or a shell with some dark markings. Either way there was a bunch of beachyness going on in that tunicate!
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What is the name of the app?
It's just called TIDES: th-cam.com/video/skpXEeeU9ZU/w-d-xo.html