Episode 67: Who ya tellin? (Virtual Shelling at MORGAN KEY!!)

I just LOVE Morgan Key! So many areas to explore and amazing shells to find! Let's collect some shells this island is known for, such as angel wings and tellins! You'll also learn the different areas that this island has to offer that are great for shell seeking such as the wrack line and the break line on the bay side, and shell piles and tree roots and stumps on the Gulf side!
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[@geraldinesera8915]

Ive accidentally discovered your adventure here. You are so good with commentary, teaching, encouraging, ... and without your bright nail polish..... thanks so much.

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Unbelievable, the amount of shells, and they're all beautiful!! Many thanks for taking us along 😎 🐚

[@virtualshelling]

It's my pleasure! Thanks so much for watching!

[@kathyharshbarger4246]

Another wonderful video!

[@virtualshelling]

Thank you, Kathy! Glad you enjoyed!

[@veronicavalentin9929]

The bigger conchs so many beautiful ones!

[@paulineamiott9423]

Oh my so many shells!!! Thanks Laura

[@virtualshelling]

Hi Pauline! Thanks for watching!

[@ginnamagda5810]

🎉oh that tulip 🌷! Great shell finds 😊

[@virtualshelling]

Thanks, Ginna!

[@karenadams5400]

Thank you I really enjoyed this video.

[@pattyvalinote4612]

Such beauty everywhere, amazing area❤

[@virtualshelling]

Yes! Thanks for joining me!

[@marciaslay1149]

Love this beach, wish I was there, I need a trip to go shell shopping, thank you for letting me go a long it was amazing!!

[@virtualshelling]

So glad you got to come along virtually with me, Marcia! Thanks for your support!

[@bethstelter990]

Great video! So many beauties! Love the angel wings. Was hoping you weren't getting chewed up by the noseeums!

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

So many awesome shells beautiful 😍

[@virtualshelling]

Thanks for watching!

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

@@virtualshelling your welcome

[@shellyouellette1724]

awesome...!!!

[@kathyjund7212]

I was dying g watching you pick up (or not) pick up stuff... thank you thank you Laura!!!!!

[@virtualshelling]

I missed a few good ones on this episode lol! Thanks for watching, Kathy!

[@pennycampbell7458]

You should do a mini and tinies subscription box. Love your channel.

[@dawnwilkinson8717]

Wonderful time shelling with you. Thank you for sharing all the idyllic places you go and the amazing shells you find there. I love the hinged Spiney Jewellery Boxes and was willing you to pick up another one I saw but as you say the amount of shells is over-whelming and no one person can pick up them all. Thank you.

[@virtualshelling]

That’s true, Dawn, I missed a few good ones in this episode but it’s so hard to see every single shell. There’s always treasures to be found! Thanks for watching!

[@deloriswhite1309]

Great finds

[@virtualshelling]

Thanks, Deloris!

[@sherryshomo80]

Oh my! I wish I was with you. So many awesome shells. Thanks for taking us with you 🙂

[@virtualshelling]

Thanks for shelling with me, Sherry! I appreciate your support!

[@clarebeelman9691]

So many great shells! Dark true tulip at 29:58 sitting on top of a light FL fighting conch😍

[@virtualshelling]

Yassssss!!!!!! Just goes to show there will always be awesome treasures even if there are other shellers there! Good eyes Clare!! 👏🏻

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@virtualshelling We've never had a red true tulip. How do people find out about boxes ? P.S. Your show helped me get through losing my Mother. ManyThanks

[@maggieslifeisawildride512]

As usual...I could spend the entire day searching the beach. So many beautiful treasures. Thanks for taking us all along for the hunt!

[@virtualshelling]

Thanks for joining me, Maggie! So glad you enjoyed!

[@kimberlyaustin6677]

Can I share a crazy fear? Tripping over a branch and impaling myself on those sharp tree bits poking out of the beach 😒. But I'd risk it for all those pretty shells 😁👍 the rose petal tellins are beautiful!

[@virtualshelling]

It’s definitely a rational fear, it happened to a dear friend of mine, she tripped and impaled her leg, it was a mess! Definitely want to wear shoes and be mindful of where you’re stepping! Thanks for watching!

[@kimberlyaustin6677]

@@virtualshelling OH THAT POOR LADY! I'm so sorry that happened. I hope she's ok. And thanks for letting me know that I'm not nuts for thinking that could happen. Be safe!👍💖

[@austinkealey140]

Beautiful island love how clear the water is.

[@virtualshelling]

Hi Austin! Yes we have some beautiful beaches down here in Southwest Florida!

[@jolynnburns4306]

Amazing shell adventure. Thanks for taking us along. XOXO See you next time.

[@virtualshelling]

Thanks for your support! Happy Shelling!!

[@maryadelewojtowicz7117]

Where were you shelling? Awesome she’ll finds. Love your videos

[@virtualshelling]

Morgan Key, south of Marco Island!

[@mariapicone5559]

Good Morning Laura, Good Seeing You Again...Where Is The Hubby At.. You Guys Are Often Together Hunting For Shells? 💕🦋🌞

[@virtualshelling]

Hi Maria! I haven’t been married for awhile but I am dating Dustin and he goes shelling with me and takes me to the islands on his boat (marcowatersports.com) ❤️

[@fredamoore1743]

Love this video. I wanted to go to Morgan Key last year but my tours didn't go there or shell island. Hopefully when I come down in Sept to Marco Island I can find a tour there. I love those Rose petal tellins and cones. Are the no seeums bad in Sept? Last yr we came for 2 wks christmas and new years. No bugs. It was wonderful.

[@virtualshelling]

Hi sweet Freda! Let me know when you come down! 💜💜 Morgan is a bit more rugged and harder to maneuver which is why most tours don’t go there. No-see-ums can be bad any month of the year it just depends on the weather. If it’s really windy or really cold they aren’t bad.

[@shelabrehio1050]

Was that a Wentaltrap you picked up at 4.29. Love those little critters. I’m thinking of getting a tattoo on my ankle.

[@virtualshelling]

Hi Shela! No that was a Cerith. Juvenile Dark Ceriths and Speckled Ceriths can be commonly confused with Wentletraps. Similar shape, and often white, but lacking the staple spiral lace pattern of the Wentle.

[@veronicavalentin9929]

There were quite a few small shells you missed!!

[@lindsayschilling8707]

@4:08, Wentle Trap 2nd alert, possibly. Look to the left of her thumb about 1-2 inches. 🐚

[@virtualshelling]

Close! That's a speckled cerith, commonly confused with a wentletrap as they are both about the same size and white! Good eyes though!

[@lindsayschilling8707]

@4:05 Wentle Trap Alert!!! Nearly dead center towards the bottom of the screen. It's to the right of a Cockle shell, and left of an oyster or jingle shell. It does look like one 😎 🐚

[@virtualshelling]

That's a speckled cerith! But GREAT eyes!

[@saraclark8611]

Beautiful beach day for sure! Question what is the significance of the “coffee grounds” as to why that is the right place to find smalls? What is the correlation? Thank you so much for sharing 💕

[@virtualshelling]

Hi Sara! Usually when the waves are calm and “pushing” the water onto the beach instead it allows for light weight debris/shells to gather together. Most of the time, the waves break and “crash” and therefore tumbling all of the small things which can’t really be seen. So when you see debris (coffee grounds) you’ll know the current was calm enough to not break it up but just enough to push it to shore. Sort of like leaves falling from a tree. You need just enough wind to break them off the branch but not so much they get blown away. Hope that makes sense!

[@saraclark8611]

@@virtualshelling that makes total sense now, thank you so much for getting back to me!

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@saraclark8611 I love how she answers our questions. I really appreciate that about Laura !.

[@elenalimas9061]

Did you see the wentle trap where you were showing a lettered olive and when you asked the question if we could see the no see ums?

[@virtualshelling]

There are so many shells it’s impossible for me to see them all, especially when I’m filming. But that’s the fun of virtually shelling as YOU get to find shells too! I missed a really nice true tulip in his episode also! 🙈

[@Merlijnvv]

At 6:30 and further. I learnt that vegetation can serve as a net, and this is especially interesting for bivalves because you have a greater chance of finding intact doublets there. And yes, at 15:28 an intact Macrocallista nimbosa doublet...Sunray Venus you call it? The largest one I saw for sale on the internet was 148 mm. I got one 140 mm tall. Gave it away with the rest of my collection. At 17:51 is that an intact Arca imbricata doublet? I mean the brown one with what seems to be a byssal orifice on the ventral side. At 21:40 it seems to be a Cardita doublet. At 28:06 two pairs of the giant Cardium shells? If you find one valve between vegetation, look for the other one in the vicinity. There is a good chance only the ligament snapped and the other half is nearby.

[@virtualshelling]

Hi Merlijn! Thanks so much for watching! Yes, often times when you find one half the other will be nearby, but it can be a challenge to try and find the pair. I did a video on marching bands matching cockles (Dinocardium robustum) as the pairs are very similar, but more difficult with the Sunray Venus as they sometimes lack definitive pattern.

[@Merlijnvv]

@@virtualshelling there is a way to see if the valves form a pair. You can look at the concentric growth lines in each valve, which must match exactly. These lines form a unique pattern in each shell.

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@Merlijnvv I appreciate the info. Love from Missouri 🐠🐚🐙

[@veronicavalentin9929]

I am suffering watching this!! Why don’t you collect the bigger seashells