Finding Seashells at Low Tide | Back to Point Arkwright

[@JanHastings-ns7ze]

My favorite is the oyster shell and the juvenile checker bonnet.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jan 👋🏻💖 Ohh someone mentioned that oyster shell looking like a dragon's claw 😲 I think I suddenly like it much more now 😂 a worthy favourite, along with the adorable little bonnet 🐚 Thank you so, so much for watching the shorter adventure today 🥰

[@francescocorrias6633]

High Maddie 👋 Beautiful moments once more 😍 yes, that Checkerboard bonnet is so attractive 🤩 you got also a beautiful Snakehead cowrie and 🤩 my interest is much more light up by the small Jewelled whelk, Engina curtisiana 🤩 maybe coz I will never have one in my collection 😂 and seems not frequent . It's a piece, we can be happy to have near the more commonest Buccinidae. Thank you Maddie for the beautiful "promenade", those rock pools always hide precious beauties 😍 bye Maddie 👋 ❤❤❤❤❤ waiting next adventure 😍

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Francesco 👋🏻🏖️❤️ I think I was lucky to find those bonnets in this adventure... I'm a bit spoiled, but I really think they saved the otherwise very short episode 😅 and the purple top snakehead stood out as well 💜 Oh, but maybe the favourite is the Jewelled Whelk?? I'll have to check, it could be endemic to parts of Australia? You'll probably roll your eyes at me, but I suddenly can't remember if I took this one home with me 😂 I leave a lot behind at the beaches sometimes!! my home would be overrun with shells if I wasn't selective 😉 Awww gosh Francesco, thank you so much for your kind words, and thanks for watching 🥰 and commenting with such wonderful insight despite how long it takes me to reply ❤️

[@alisonh890]

Hi Maddie, love when you are hunting through the rock pools, never know what you are going to find. Wow, those operculums are big. Some nice bonnet shells too. Liked the end display as always, thank you Maddie. ❤xxx

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Alison 👋🏻💖 Hehe, that's why I go scavenging for shells in the rock pools...there's always something a little different with every trip 🏖️ though the rock pools here had less in them than I hoped, it was still exciting to find the shells that I did! Thank you so much for watching 🥰 and for your lovely words 🙏🏻

[@guadalupeknippen528]

Good morning Maddie. I love the different bonnet shells. Have a great day. 🌵🐕🇺🇸

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Guadalupe 👋🏻💖 It's lovely to see the two different species together like that 😲 There are other bonnet species that I can find around here, but they are less common than these lovely large ones. Thank you so much for watching 🥰 and I hope you have an awesome day too ❤️

[@pamdudley6153]

Operculums!!! Still love them! ❤ I think my favorite today was the baby bonnet, so cute. 👒👒👒 That leafy oyster 🦪 looked like a chicken’s foot. 🐔🐔🐔 Too funny! Loved the video today, thank you Maddie! 🥰🥰🥰

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Pam 👋🏻💖 Haha, you still live the Operculums even when they're a crazy yellow colour from this beach? Good to know 😂 but yes, that baby bonnet does deserve to be the favourite 😍 That Leafy Oyster is like a chicken's foot 😆 although, I like someone else's comment about how it looked like a dragon's claw 🐲!! Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@MiMi-og4wx]

Hi Maddie! What a cool looking Honey Cowry 😍 It’s the first one for r me, yeah!! 😂 I like it just the way it is.. 😍 I like the Pipi shells 🤩 They’re my favorite color 💜☺️ The Bonnets were awesome to day! Every single one was PERFECT! 😍 Thanks for another fun beach trip!! TTFN 👋🏼 ❤

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Mimi 👋🏻💖 Oh, I'm glad that you liked the Honey Cowrie 😲 it's truly a rare shell around this part of Australia; my last time finding one must be almost two years ago now (and no, it's not worth searching the old videos for that episode 😂). Ahhh, perhaps I underestimate those Pipi shells; they are surprisingly well-liked in the comments here 😁 but yesss, I think the bonnets were a perfect find for the trip! Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@robertabessey7990]

Good day Maddie, I love the leafy oyster and the jewel box. You did get some very cute shells. Beautiful color inside that clam shell. Adorable baby bonnet. Each shell holds its own beauty for sure. Thanks again for all your hard work in order to share it with us. Babysitting two baby kittens. Weather is finally turning cool here. I complain when it's to hot and complain when it's to cold. 😂 You have a good day Maddie. Sending hugs from Idaho

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Roberta 👋🏻💖 Oh wow, the Leafy Oyster and the Jewel Box stood out to you; they sure were colourful 🤩 though the purple in the Pipi shells is so eye-catching too. Ahhh the bonnets, I think they saved the trip for me; they were great finds! Ohhhh you've had some kittens with you for a while 😍😺😺 I hope you and the kitties are doing ok, especially with any kind of wild weather (like Helene, my goodness). Thank you so much for watching 🥰 and I'm glad to hear you came through it ok ❤️

[@jeffreywoitekaitis9470]

Nice shells today Maddie, that honey cowrie is a surprise. Enjoyed your video with my coffee as usual.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jeff 👋🏻☕ Honey Cowries are so uncommon here 🤔 I wonder why; I think they are a much more common shell in other parts of the world? Anyhoo! Thank you so much for having the morning coffee with me again ☕🥰

[@darrend9220]

Wow ! Some great finds Maddie !

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

Hey Darren 👋🏻🏖️❤️ It's been slow going during the school holidays - they've finished now, but the weather is suddenly rough at the beaches here. Speaking of rough, I was at DB on Saturday just gone... so. freaking. much. seaweed!!! I guess I don't have to tell you that 🥲 insane, its pushed a lot of shells away from the wracklines, though luckily the eastern mangroves were not affected when I went. But I do remember; last time this happened was when the time those big Wentletraps washed up in the seaweed/algae 🤩 keep your eyes peeled! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@darrend9220]

@@SandCoffeeRocks Thanks for the tip, I go and have a search for some Wentletraps.😃

[@oceanluvngal]

Hello Maddie. I really like the opercula found today, and I think the yellow is their natural colour based in photos I have seen of the live animal. My favourite shell find is the small Hebrew cone because the colour and pattern of it's markings remind me of a giraffe. 🦒🙂

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Oceanluvn Gal 👋🏻🌊💖 I think you could be right about those Operculums...while alive, the fresh Operculums can have a layer of brown periostracum on them, so maybe these ones still have a remnant of that?? Oh, but the favourite is the little Hebrew Cone 🐚🤩 Hehe, I always think of a giraffe spotted shell to be the Junonias from Florida. This is close but not quite 😂 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@nancycross2228]

Oh my goodness..I need to renew my Passport ! I've only shelled north of Cairns during a visit long ago. Thank you for the inspiration !!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Nancy 👋🏻🐚 Hehehe, ahhh, I think I should also renew mine; so many shells to find all over the world 🌎 But my goodness Nancy, you were shelling up north of Cairnes??? That's an excellent place; truly one of the very best seashell areas in all of Queensland 😲 but yes, South East Queensland is great too, as well as Western Asutralia...they have the best shells over there if you dont mind all the driving and camping you'd need to yo do! Thank you so much for watching 🥰 there's plenty more shelling adventures on my channel if you ever need more motivation for that passport 😉

[@marysimonetti5243]

Hey Maddie! That was a beautiful beach and frankly that’s more of variety of shells than we have here on most of our beaches. Glad you had a good day!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Mary 👋🏻💖 It's a lovely little beach; much of our coasts have "points" like this: which are headlands like this with rocky cliffs and rock pools jutting out from the land...not all of them have shells, but a lot of them do and get caught here. I don't know if this one has more variety than your beaches, but it sure sounds like a lovely compliment to the area. Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@natcobo]

Hi Maddie, loved the operculums. The shape of that leafy oyster was very interesting

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Natalia 👋🏻🏖️ The Operculums are super cool with that unusual colour 😲 they really stand out! Ohhh and he Leafy Oyster too, someone said it looks like a dragon's claw 🐲 Thanks for watching 🥰

[@Danstarla]

Wow you did pretty well there for the school holidays. It had been well picked over then I was there last week. Thanks for sharing.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

Hey Danielle 👋🏻🏖️ There was a crowd of young kids and parents there when I went, I think this was two weeks ago now? I wonder if there is more there now that the holidays are over? The tides, weather, and holidays are making it hard to find good filming days lately, so I was really pleased to have found anything at Arkwright on the day I went. But yes, the whole place was very well picked over, but I can only imagine that it was even moreso last week 😅 I hope you find something amazing on your next shelling trip 🐚 Thanks for watching 🥰

[@lesliel9791]

I do like the pipi shells because of the beautiful purple color...and the leafy oyster looks like a dragon claw

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Leslie 👋🏻🏖️ I should try to show more of them when I come across them 😲 I must admit, those Pipis doesn't usually appear in rock pools (they're more common on the sandy beaches), so it was a surprise to see them twice in two rock pool trips! Oh, that Leafy Oyster is a bit like a dragon's claw, isn't it!! Thank you so much for watching the shorter adventure today 🥰

[@susancosnick3852]

Hi Maddie!! Even with the Cones my favourite is the baby Bonnet 😍

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Susan 👋🏻💖 I wish I had've found or seen more cone shells there...I'm sure I've seen bigger Hebrew Cones there in the past 🤔 Anyhoo! Those bonnets were very cute, I absolutely understand about the baby one being the favourite 😍 Thanks for watching 🥰

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

Good month, Maddie . I wish you a wonderful summer 🏊. With beautiful adventures and amazing shells 🐚 🥰.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

Good morning Nikoleta 👋🏻🌊🏖️Oh my goodness, thank you so much 😁 Summer is a good shelling season, but only if we get some summer storms to wash up the more interesting shells 🤩 Thank you, and I hope you have a fantastic winter shelling season in Greece. Thanks for watching the shorter shelling adventure 🥰

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

@SandCoffeeRocks You're welcome, Maddie . Have a nice, beautiful day 🫠.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

@@nikoletastavropoulou5515 You too 💖

[@FloridaBeachWalks]

Loved that honey cowrie…LOVED ALL the cowries. I get my weekly fix on cowries watching your videos LOL. Hardly ever find them my way. Thank you! That juvenile Hebrew cone looked like a baby Junonia! Your bonnets are SO large…love that but that little checkerboard bonnet was super cute! Loved your shell arrangement at the end with this particular arrangement.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Roxann 👋🏻🏖️ Hehe, well, there are usually cowries to be found even on a slow day! I think more will wash up for you; those Thrush Cowries are changing the food chain, so who knows? Ahhh, if only my Hebrew Cone was a Junonia! Do you think you find another after Milton? I saw some update, it's rough out there, but I was relieved to see you are ok. Sorry for taking so long to reply...do you even have messages get away from you like that? Anyways! Thank you for the kind words, and thanks for watching 🥰

[@FloridaBeachWalks]

@@SandCoffeeRocks No worries! So amazing you can find cowries like that! Shoot, I wish we had Hebrew Cones 😍 I really hope I will be able to find a Junonia tomorrow (Sunday) we are going back to South beach in Marco it was that good (I went Friday w/friends you saw in the live upload). This time my friend is bringing all her kids and I’m bringing my oldest 2. After the kids heard about our day Friday we all wanted to go again! These shelling trips have bonded our 2 families together time and time again…such special memories! I was near a lady who found a J in the water and celebrated w/her….another woman was digging in a pile in front of me and found one…it was an amazing day! THANK YOU for your reply comment to one of the viewers on my live upload ❤️

[@DaGrandDragonn]

Glad to see you’re still posting your lovely shell hunting videos ❤ I really like how you organised your shell haul, the pipis kind of looked like a cute bow or maybe some cat ears! Hope you’re doing well

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

Hey it's DaGrandDragonn 👋🏻🐲 I was wondering just the other day how you're doing! How are you? Yep, still keeping up with the shell finding videos... I am very fortunate to be in a position to spend so much time and energy on this endeavor 😳 Aww thank you, those shell displays never seem to get easier despite how many I do 😂 that Pipi could be cat ears 😺 though I think a lot of people in the comments are likening them to butterflies because of the shape 🦋 Thanks for watching, and I hope you're doing well too ❤️

[@SlightlyAskewSince1982]

SO HAPPY TO BE HERE MADDIE!!!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jas 👋🏻💖 I hope you've been well, I know so much of the central and east coast of the US has been torn up lately 😔 I'm happy to have you here too!! Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@dibrown3996]

You got some lovely bonnets.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Di 👋🏻🏖️ I was quite surprised at how good this beach was for them...I think they really saved the trip on an otherwise uneventful adventure 😂 Thank you so, so much for watching 🥰

[@xXmissBXx1]

I think my mum, my son and I met you this day!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Bridget 👋🏻🐚 Ohhh maybe?? I remember talking to a few people that day (heh, there were some teenage boys who wanted to be in the video to be "KZbin famous" but I'm not big enough for that 😂), hmm, this adventure was at Arkwright during the school holidays; were you taking your son out for some shelling there? For some reason, I remember a lovely trio of mum, son, and nan at Cartwright a few weeks later 🤔 I chatted with them at the shore for a while near the rock wall side...was that maybe you? I might have gotten my wires crossed 😅 but I hope you found some goodies out there as well!! Plenty of find...if you're not too busy watching out for the little one 😉 which is definitely a full time job 😂 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@helgavoorneveld1530]

I love the common shells because they are so not common in Ireland and I love the purple inside of the pippy shells!!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Helga 👋🏻🐚 Hello to you in Ireland 😲 Ohh thank you so letting me know! I know that "common" is a relative term depending on where people live... In those Florida shelling videos, I mostly like the common Florida Fighting Conches the most 😂 so I understand what you mean. I should keep an eye out for those big Pipis if I see them again... It's weird for them to be in the rock pools though, they're usually on the long stretches of sandy cream-coloured beaches 🏖️ Thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@hbwhitetree]

Hi Maddie, Jan from land-locked Austria here. You are apologizing about so few interesting finds, and I would be thrilled to have a shelling day like that. I'm curious whether I'll have any luck spotting cowries later this week when I make it to the Sunshine Coast (I tried to FB Messenger you earlier today about that). You are so good at seeing them! My favorites today were the baby bonnet and baby Spengler's trumpet...so cute, but, as always, all your finds are very interesting, including the colorful pipes. Thanks so much for filming!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jan 👋🏻💖 Haha, there is a chance that I'm maybe a bit spoiled usually 😂 but between the school holidays and the rough weather over the last week, I feel like I've had a few less than bountiful adventures...again, I am too spoiled of im thinking that 😅 I hope you are well and having a great time in your travels, and I will hopefully chat to you more soon 🙏🏻 Good luck spotting those cowries and getting the elusive car parks at the beaches over the weekend here. Persistence is key!!! Thanks for watching the shorter episode today 🥰

[@arianguyen4935]

Took a break from your channel and no idea why.. I was planning to get back to watching this but the power out is still here! Currently driving to some beach place to check out seashells myself 😮 what did I happen to miss!?😢 and the pacific jewel box with its pink bit.. so beautiful 😍 and don’t get me started on that beautiful banded bonnet~ 😮 another one I ALSO ALSO ALSO loved is that snake head cowrie from that purple glaze at the top. 😉 that herbrew cone looked like a small icecream cone and I was dying to eat it😂 and that orange side parts from the honey cowrie.. so pretty!!!🤩 it seemed to have a purple tint at the top that was stunning too!🤯 the cat cowrie looked like a laying down cat, is it a sign?😂😂 and the leafy oyster is so dang unique looking!!😁 but how do you arrange them so nice… 😮😮 rip purple pipi though..😢

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Aria 👋🏻🏖️ Oh yes, I remember you 😲 I hope you have a fantastic time at the beach 🤩 I'm not sure where you are in the world, but remember that not all beaches have shells; it's more like they are in pockets of places around the coasts that have them...and some of those pocket have a lot! Hmm, the last comment from you was about three months ago, so let's seeee....I went to a place callee Yeppoon when a shell show was there, it was a lot of fun if you want to check it out in the Yeppoon playlist 🤔 Ohh and on my main channel page is a big episode at the beach in dense fog! Super interesting trip with a plethora of shells to look at. Much more than in this video, thats for sure! I'm glad you liked this shorter adventure anyway, and the cute purple top snakehead too!! Thank you so, so much for watching 🥰

[@arianguyen4935]

@@SandCoffeeRocksAh I’m not even done with my comment!😂 I can’t stop eyeing (most) of them🤩

[@arianguyen4935]

@@SandCoffeeRockswell now I’m done talking about those BEAUTYS!!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

@@arianguyen4935 Ahhh, I only just reread your edited message, and now I suddenly understand your previous comment 😂 I'm thrilled that you enjoyed seeing so many of the shells...haha, that Cat Cowrie really was laying sideways like my own ginger Ninja 😺 As for how I arrange that shell display, it sure can take a little time 😅 I usually set aside between 20-40 minutes to do the display and finish my videos...worth it for the lovely scene at the end 🐚🐚🐚🐚❤️ Thanks again for watching, and good luck shelling out there!

[@arianguyen4935]

@@SandCoffeeRocksSadly it turns out it was called a beach something (for privacy reasons) and it was really just a very large pond. But it was cool with me since it had such big catfish😁

[@cathyscism1817]

I love that pipi shell i

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Cathy 👋🏻🏖️ The colour on those common Pipis are amazing 🤩 very eye catching 👀 thanks for watching the shorter adventure today 🥰

[@trudymcewen9801]

I am sorry Maddie. I have not been well and not watching your videos right now. Thank you. TRUDY

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

Hey Trudy 👋🏻💖 That's absolutely awful, I hope you start to feel better soon 🙏🏻 RSV and COVID are rife everywhere these days, and I hope you haven't gotten something too bad. Feel better soon ❤️

[@GreenThumbGardener65]

Are there only certain cowries that get really big?

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Green Thumb Gardener 👋🏻☘️❤️ Oh yes, I suppose you can think of cowries like dog breeds: some breeds get really big, while a lot of others are always small sized. For instead, a Snake-head Cowrie will never get as big as a St Bernard 'ahem' I mean, an Arabian Cowrie 😉 There are a lot of large cowrie species around the word, but just as many, if not many more, smaller species 🐌😁 Thank you so much for watching the little adventure at the picked over beach 🥰

[@edithmarielilly-quimby6470]

The smallest bonnet

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Edith 👋🏻🐚 Ohh that little one was so adorable 😍 I can't understand why it's the favourite! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@GreenThumbGardener65]

The coquina is great! Love the Bonnets too! I think the Coquina is my fav! Looks like a butterfly!

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Green Thumb Gardener 👋🏻☘️❤️ My goodness, the humble Coquina is the favourite 🤩 it certainly is like a butterfly 🦋 but much more purple 💜 Thank you again for watching 🥰

[@janedavidson8348]

Oh the Bonnet shells are my favourite. So hoping to find at least one in the next few weeks. Hope to see you out there 😊

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jane 👋🏻🐚 I think between the current rough swell and all of the points along the Sunshine Coast, you may just get lucky with one 😉 Are you also travelling down the NSW coast? They should have bonnets too, though they could be the species that prefer colder waters. Thanks for watching 🥰

[@janedavidson8348]

Hi Maddie yes heading down NSW coast too. I found my first baby checkered bonnet today 🥰 I kept saying please be whole please be whole 😂 it was 🥳🎉

[@jkperdue1109]

Hi Maddie, love the huge purple pipi shell. Cooler name than coquina. And here in the Us they are much much smaller shells too. They also come in a variety of colors.

[@SandCoffeeRocks]

G'day Jk 👋🏻🏖️❤️ These common Pipis sure are big over here! I think we have several other species of pipis that are much smaller though; so they are more like the ones in the USA. Not sure why they are Pipis and not called Coquinas here...it might be the native Australian word for it? Thanks for watching 🥰