Shelling in Florida + Virtual Beach Walk. Little Hickory Island Beach Park, Bonita Springs Florida.

[@debbieosredkernelson13]

Beautiful shells and I loved the lizard relocation part. It's awesome that you named him.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I wonder how the heck he got in the beach like that! Thank you for watching!

[@marie-josetimperley3825]

Shells and critters by the ocean...paradise!! ❤️

[@SWFBeachLife]

My thoughts exactly :) Thanks so much for watching!

[@kahalamorse8910]

I could hunt all day! Love shells!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Then you have found the right channel my friend! Thank you for watching!

[@yomama8873]

Great trip thanks🤩🤩💜

[@SWFBeachLife]

💜💜💜

[@tormentinasao-burwick]

I love your videos

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@OldsWidow]

12:15 How Awesome, to see a Ohio painted Kindness rock on that beach.....Bravo!

[@Crazy.Sheller]

Ooh, can’t wait will be on Sanibel Dec 2nd! A bucket list trip.

[@SWFBeachLife]

It's a great time of year to be on the beach and shells should be plentiful! Happy planning and safe travels!

[@patembry3373]

👍you always find the nicest Shark Eyes. Love that big hunk of coral, nice.

[@annettemiller1273]

Great place for beautiful shells 🐚

[@artiejohnson703]

We name all our little lizards Freddy. We had a ton of them around the house. Love all your videos.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Freddy is awesome! When we lived in NJ and would go to Orlando for vacation my kids would go bonkers for those lizards. They never did manage to catch any, though I've gotten quite good at catching them in our lanai so I can get them back outside again :) Thank you for watching!

[@gingermackeen5741]

Beautiful lace murex! The ones I find usually don't have much color. Turkey wing! Zigzag pattern. Nutmegs also have "teeth" in their aperture. Not ANOTHER albino lightning whelk!?! Thanks again for taking me along!

[@SWFBeachLife]

When am I going to find an albino FFC? I seem to find a bucket list shell and then add one to the list! Still can't wait to go on a chestnut excursion!

[@gingermackeen5741]

@@SWFBeachLife If you find an albino ffc, it'll be awesome! I've never found one of those either.

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@gingermackeen5741 Let me know if you do find one and I’ll do the same! 🤣

[@gingermackeen5741]

@@SWFBeachLife Deal! Going to Lido Key today to see if the rip currents stirred anything up.

[@lindagiammarco2687]

What a gorgeous day on Bonita and Fort Myers beach. 🌞 Super nice to see the critters you encountered this time. Tortoise and a lizard. Loved the attached giant cockle, wasn't sure you were going to keep it but I saw it in your final shell display. The candy swirled shark eye was very pretty.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Were you the one that chastised me for leaving that other attached cockle a while back? I felt bad not taking it!!! It was a great day once again - thanks so much for coming along with me!

[@lindagiammarco2687]

@@SWFBeachLife Nope, it wasn't me. Love that lace murax shell.

[@louettahuddleson7194]

Love Bonita Springs area and also Ft Myers beach. Thank you so much for giving us who are land locked an adventure in shelling and beach walking in SWF. Awesomeness

[@BeachBumminDad]

Hey, I think I've been there in my travels. :)

[@SWFBeachLife]

It's a cool beach with lots of room to explore once you get over that first jetty.

[@SnowPink90]

Absolutely beautiful walk today!! Loved all the live critters and especially the tiny lizard. He was cute!! Those sharks eyes were pretty big too!! Awesome!!😊🐬

[@Texifyd]

I've never been to Florida but now I want to, just to experience these shelltastic beaches!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

The beaches down here are awesome! I highly recommend a trip down. Finding shells, especially ones that aren't all beat up is so much fun. Thanks so much for watching!

[@lauraporter6516]

OMG the shell pile was crazy!

[@danielmaggio772]

Fun day! That Lace Murex has so much color. That’s not something you find often!

[@SWFBeachLife]

True! We find them from time to time, but ones with good color (for us anyway) are still somewhat rare! Thanks for watching!

[@sarahabernathy1266]

I love your videos! We will be in Sanibel in just a few days. It will be our 3rd time visiting. I’m hoping the tropical storm churns up some goodies!

[@SWFBeachLife]

You and me both! You might have to dodge some rain - just look out for the lightning! Happy shelling - hope you find lots of goodies and thank you so much for watching my vids!

[@lmoore2828]

Little Hickory and Delenor Wiggins are on my list to go see.

[@roxymanasquan9087]

The worm shells remind me of fusilli... I must be hungry or homesick... or maybe both :D

[@SWFBeachLife]

Bwha ha ha! I just discovered the names of two different worm snails I find down here - too bad neither are called fusilli 😂

[@lisa-fg8zh]

Oh My, I said lace murex😁 before you! Yeah, I'm learning 🤗

[@SWFBeachLife]

LOL - that's awesome!

[@elaineplante8116]

Hi from N.H. new subscriber but watched a few of your video. I lived in NC one winter and got so many beautiful shells. I was in heaven. So when you showed the wall of shells I wanted to be there. It was awesome. What creature chews on the shells.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Collecting shells can be quite addicting! The loggerhead turtle is one such creature that will crush shells with its powerful jaws. We actually got to see one of these turtles up close - it was amazing!!

[@reneeinkona9194]

The shark eye you found in the water, just stunning! Lucky you! It was a beautiful day. Thanks for sharing! I’m learning so much about Florida shells from you 👍🏼

[@SWFBeachLife]

That was a sweet shark eye for sure! I'm glad you're learning your Florida shells. I hope you can get down here one day to find them for yourself!

[@kathyjund7212]

My favorite..the pair of cockels!

[@jtcowboy5518]

You're so kind to rescue wild life! Totally enjoyed your videos of shelling. When Covid dies down I'm definitely flying to Florida for shelling!

[@SWFBeachLife]

2 rescues in one day was pretty fun for us! I definitely would recommend a trip down here - you'll see why I'm always saying it was a fun day on the beach. Thanks so much for watching!

[@ladysylvia4018]

Hope you one day show what you do with all those 🐚 shells!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I get this question every week so I'm going to have to put together a new video. That being said, I do show in an older video what we've done with some shells: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmi2nneLmNuXoLc And then in this video, I finally got around to making a shell mirror I had been wanting to make: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5eYhImjbdJopJo I have a few more projects I'd like to tackle - i just need to find the time!!!

[@lndadaines2994]

So I went shell combing on a beach and found a oyster shell like the one I saw in one of yr documentary films and it reminded me of a back of a lions paw in the hind legs. It was cool. I was able to document the ones Iicked up. There is another shell that i found and i saw one and it was cool. Lo e your documentaries.linda from New Zealand.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I do find those oysters that kind of look like Lion's paw shells. I don't normally collect them but I've seen people make really beautiful things from them!

[@lndadaines2994]

Just a thought. Could u make an actual lion of shells and use the oyster shells as the back foot of the lion. Thank u for replying to me. I'm just tickled that u take time for us. Ice seen also yr scallop shells and we only have one coloured pink and white. Not like the ones u pick up. I just love yr documentaries and I've often gone over them alot. It's awesome.linda from newzealand.

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@lndadaines2994 I suppose you certainly could make a lion from shells. I have seen so many really creative ideas of things people have made with shells. Thank you so much for watching all the way from New Zealand!

[@jasminemay1440]

I love your videos Im a beachcomber from England so we have very different shells! (Very jelly) though we do have lots of beach glass and pottery

[@SWFBeachLife]

I've seen some of the glass and pottery that can be found on the beaches over there - that is some cool stuff! I will admit we do have some pretty awesome shells down here. I'm addicted!

[@kathykershner9841]

Shh...this is a precious secret beach.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Sorry I spilled the secret! At least I didn't find my horse conch there :) Yet.

[@ChetsWife3]

What a pleasant find! A peaceful walk on the beach ❤️

[@andreah.5962]

The tortoise ran over a rock with "Ohio" painted on it, and that's where I live! How cool! Nice finds today, and I enjoy the critters too.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I never even noticed that and just went back to watch - that is too funny! Go buckeyes! My dad grew up in Cincinnati and we would go to King's Island every summer :) Thanks so much for watching!

[@andreah.5962]

@@SWFBeachLife King's Island is awesome! Thanks for posting videos!

[@tinkertailor3115]

And you were so kind to Mr./Ms. Lizard! ♡ Wish *everyone* could be respectful of wildlife.

[@LilKream]

Ive never heard of this place! Cool

[@SWFBeachLife]

It's a neat beach to explore!

[@dianesalvato8421]

This is my favorite beach. Be sure to go back at negative low tide. Look for the big horse conchs and dig in the shell clusters for buried goodies.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I've been checking the tide charts trying to figure out which beaches I'm going to try next! I will definitely give this one another shot! Thanks for coming along with me Diane!

[@alicewilson1874]

The strange shell you had in your hand all over mexico. I have several of them

[@SWFBeachLife]

I'd love to go shelling in another country!!! I'd be in my glory!

[@JoAnnSmith-bu9nl]

It was a turkey wing

[@shellstories]

Cool finds! Loved those shark eyes and that albino whelk! That gopher tortoise was so cool, I have yet to see one. I have seen a Florida box turtle right by the beach one time. That was pretty cool, considering it was winter and that they are less active in the colder months. Also, your lizard was a brown anole. Wonder how that guy made it all the way up to the beach, good thing you moved it off!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Yeah, that little lizard was weird to see all the way up the beach. No clue how he got there. Can't wait to find more interesting things on the beach :) Thanks for watching!

[@lillyrose3545]

I have gotten hooked on your videos. I find myself trying to identify the shells now before you say their names, like flash cards. This knowledge is never going to be useful for me. lol it’s fun though

[@barbarajarrett3185]

That's exactly how I've learned to identify shells from Florida! I saw the gaudy notica (sp?) and what came out my mouth was naughty notica! 🤣

[@SWFBeachLife]

OMG the naughty gautica is hilarious! That will probably come out of my mouth one of these days! 😂

[@SWFBeachLife]

Impressive! Well if you ever do get to a beach down here you're going to know your shells! Thanks so much for watching!

[@barbarajarrett3185]

@@SWFBeachLife thanks for the correct spelling! Hooked on Phonics... 🤷‍♀️

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@barbarajarrett3185 No worries - I was calling murex shells murax shells in some of my video titles! I’ve since changed them but I’m not a spelling snob 🤣

[@wesleybell2804]

I ask because I plan to go to any beach I possibly can in October while in Bonita Springs

[@SWFBeachLife]

I would say hit this beach if you like beach combing!

[@wesleybell2804]

@@SWFBeachLife thank you so much

[@alicewilson1874]

When shelling this last trip in Rocky Point my friend says "how do you know it's been snacked on?" You have rubbed off on me

[@SWFBeachLife]

LOL!!! That is too funny! I'm going to have to make a glossary for all the weird things I say one of these days! xoxo

[@staceysaunders6857]

Great beach day y'all had 🥰 how can u tell if a sand dollar is alive or dead?

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was a delightful morning! When the beaches were closed during the COVID closures, I made a video about sand dollars - this should answer you question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWqrYXigj7amp9U

[@staceysaunders6857]

@@SWFBeachLife ty... very helpful video

[@caseyhandmade3259]

hi! i just started watching your videos today and i already love them! i’m going to sanibel island in two days and i’m in love with shells and sharks- so i was wondering if you’ve ever found any shark teeth in sanibel? beautiful finds by the way!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Oh I'm glad you found my channel! We have never found shark teeth down here on any beaches - we had to travel up to Venice and I did happen to make a video about that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXbaHqvgN51oMk

[@wesleybell2804]

So probably best to wear flip-flops and don't plan to dig and sift for shells on this beach?

[@SWFBeachLife]

Oh I don't think you have to wear shoes - I almost never do! And I do think you could probably do some digging and sifting here. It's not my thing and I haven't really tried it so I couldn't give you pointers on that but this is a great beach to explore at low-tide for sure!

[@wesleybell2804]

@@SWFBeachLife thank you so much

[@lmoore2828]

How do you tell the difference between w shark eye and a gawdy nautica?

[@SWFBeachLife]

The gaudy nauticas always have a base yellow color with brown markings. The shark eyes are more browns - I will show the difference the next time I find them both - I'll include it in the video!

[@paulacandeias4090]

I started watch you KZbin video and I love just watching and learning all the shells names. I’m fascinated by it I was wondering if you could help me with one shell that I been looking for but no one seems to know what is it call It’s almost like a Nassa shell 🐚 It’s a natural Beige color I was trying to send a picture but it doesn’t let me

[@SWFBeachLife]

I wish KZbin would allow photos but it doesn't. Please email me at [e-mail] and I'll see if I can help you figure out what it is! Thanks so much for watching!