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A Plate Stuffed With Shells

by pam | Jul 11, 2011 | Junonia, Sanibel Beachcombing | 28

Okay- I’m getting jealous now too. Clark had another exceptional day shelling yesterday (Sunday) off West Gulf Drive. He sent me this photo he took along with this note “…..today’s finds at number 6 while...

Back To The Beach

by pam | Apr 13, 2011 | Blind Pass, Captiva, Sanibel Beachcombing, Shark's Eye | 26

I have been a shelling maniac the last few months. Sanibel and Captiva have been bustling this season with visitors (and locals too) enjoying this beautiful weather and the good shelling so I didn’t miss a minute of it. I...

Wentletrap Trapping Part 2 Video

by pam | Apr 9, 2011 | Sanibel Beachcombing, Wentletrap, Wentletrap trapping | 12

I got a phone call yesterday from a friend asking “Where did all the shells go?”. The winds and seas have been calm the last few days so I haven’t seen many larger shells rolling up on the beach either. So, you...

Shelling Marco Sand Bars

by pam | Feb 20, 2011 | Crabs, Florida Cone, Gaudy Natica / Colorful Moon shell, Leopard, Lightning Whelk, Marco Island Shelling, Second Chance Island, Sunray Venus, Tusk Shell, Wentletrap, Whelk | 27

I’m still exhausted from boating yesterday. Clark, friend Mary Jo and I “adventured” to take our boat down to the sand bars off Marco to do some shelling. The gulf was calm and flat for our hour and a half boat...

This Conch’s For You

by pam | Feb 12, 2011 | Blind Pass, Captiva's Blind Pass shell mound, Gulf Side City Beach (Algier's), Sanibel Beachcombing | 13

I wish I had a little more time to beachcomb through all of those PEN SHELLS in this really wide shell wrack at Gulf side City Park beach but I only had a few minutes. If you are in the area, I would definitely suggest hitting...

Candy Cantharus

by pam | Jan 31, 2011 | Cantharus, Ribbed Cantharus, Sunsets, Tinted Cantharus | 13

It was a great beach day today with calm, warm weather in the 70’s even though it was hard to find any un-picked-over shell piles. I did, however, find these little RIBBED CANTHARUS that look like they’d fit right in...

Beach Treasures and Willet Birds

by pam | Jan 30, 2011 | Crucifix Shell, Ring-Billed Gull, Sunsets, Willet | 18

When the high tides sweep the beach of the larger shells and take them back out to sea, the hunt for smaller shells starts again along with any type of beach treasure. If you want to find the WENTLETRAPS, you’ve got to get...

Day Trip To Marco Island

by pam | Jan 21, 2011 | Alphabet Cone, Conch, Cone, Florida Cone, Horse Conch, Kice Island, Marco Island Shelling, Scotch Bonnet | 29

Looky what I found!! A gorgeous 2 1/4 inch SCOTCH BONNET! Woot! Woot! I’ve only found...

Super Shellers

by pam | Jan 18, 2011 | Junonia, Sanibel Beachcombing, West Gulf Drive | 26

How lucky can you get??? Charlie and Peggy both found JUNONIAS last week off West Gulf Drive! Sue from last week’s Virtual Sheller Alert sent me these pictures to catch us up on the latest shelling news. They are avid...

Low Tide True Tulip Tales (Video)

by pam | Jan 13, 2011 | Sanibel Beachcombing, True tulip, Tulip | 16

I think this live TRUE TULIP was too cold to move any faster to dig his way under the sand at low tide this morning. The temperatures were in the 30s and 40s so I felt bad for him and gave him a little snuggie sand blanket....

Virtual Sheller Alert

by pam | Jan 12, 2011 | Broad-Ribbed Cardita, Sanibel Beachcombing, Slipper Shell | 22

Here you go virtual shellers! Have fun identifying so many beautiful shells by clicking on the picture for enlargement to see some of the shells that Sue from Pennsylvania found from shelling the beach off West Gulf Drive. As...

Exploring New Seashells

by pam | Jan 7, 2011 | Ark, Blind Pass, Cockle, Ponderous Ark, Sanibel Beachcombing, West Gulf Drive, Yellow Prickly Cockle | 36

There were lots of YELLOW PRICKLY COCKLES still together scattered around the beach off West Gulf...

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