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		<title>Star Light, Star Bright. Pretty Starfish in Sight</title>
		<link>https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/2015/12/03/star-light-star-bright-pretty-starfish-in-sight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 03:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brown Spiny Sea star]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cayo Costa Beachcombing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lettered Olive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purplish Tagelus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sea Stars (Starfish)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Star light, star bright. First STARFISH yesterday in sight. SEASTARS are always so much fun to see. This beautiful creature went right back in the calm, clear Gulf water where Linda and David (TN) found it while on our iLoveShelling adventure with Captiva Cruises yesterday. I was also thrilled to see this gorgeous SHARKS EYE [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>High Dry Sand Beach Finds at Blind Pass Sanibel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 02:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While shelling at Blind Pass Sanibel, I took a little break to the high dry beach sand to drink some water and reapply some sunscreen. Most of you are the same way I am- anywhere on the beach I still can&#8217;t help but look for shells. So that&#8217;s what I did. Up on the dry sand [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sanibel&#8217;s Captivating Live Sea Creatures</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Live Sand Dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low tide]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate new days watching the sun rise over the horizon at low tide in the new year on Sanibel&#8230; We also shellebrate the gifts of the sea&#8230; We also celebrate the gift of witnessing living creatures exposing themselves for just a short time as the water recedes. With most animals, we are easily [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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