{"id":4308,"date":"2011-01-16T20:32:43","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T01:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=4308"},"modified":"2011-08-03T14:15:50","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T18:15:50","slug":"shell-seekers-at-day-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell Seekers at Day Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Day break shell seekers\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Day-break-shell-seekers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/day-break-shell-seekers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Day-break-shell-seekers.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295178004&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Day break shell seekers&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day break shell seekers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Day break shell seekers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Day-break-shell-seekers.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4310\" title=\"Day break shell seekers\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Day-break-shell-seekers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Day break shell seekers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Day-break-shell-seekers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Day-break-shell-seekers.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Extreme early morning low tides means break out the flash lights before day break.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"low tide sunrise shell seeker\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/low-tide-sunrise-shell-seeker.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/low-tide-sunrise-shell-seeker\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/low-tide-sunrise-shell-seeker.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295179115&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;low tide sunrise shell seeker&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"low tide sunrise shell seeker\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;low tide sunrise shell seeker&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/low-tide-sunrise-shell-seeker.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4311\" title=\"low tide sunrise shell seeker\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/low-tide-sunrise-shell-seeker-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"low tide sunrise shell seeker\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/low-tide-sunrise-shell-seeker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/low-tide-sunrise-shell-seeker.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My buddy Ellen and I were out on the beach and in the cold water by 6:30.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Birds at sunrise\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Birds-at-sunrise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/birds-at-sunrise\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Birds-at-sunrise.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,516\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295180072&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Birds at sunrise&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Birds at sunrise\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Birds at sunrise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Birds-at-sunrise.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4313\" title=\"Birds at sunrise\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Birds-at-sunrise-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"Birds at sunrise\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Birds-at-sunrise-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Birds-at-sunrise.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The birds were shellebrating a new day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sunrise-whelk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/sunrise-whelk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sunrise-whelk.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,498\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295180331&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sunrise whelk&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sunrise whelk\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunrise whelk&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sunrise-whelk.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4314\" title=\"Sunrise whelk\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sunrise-whelk-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise whelk\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sunrise-whelk-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Sunrise-whelk.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And so were we.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Kay's shell bag\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Kays-shell-bag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/kays-shell-bag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Kays-shell-bag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295181994&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Kay&#039;s shell bag&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kay&amp;#8217;s shell bag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kay&amp;#8217;s shell bag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Kays-shell-bag.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4318\" title=\"Kay's shell bag\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Kays-shell-bag-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Kay's shell bag\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Kays-shell-bag-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Kays-shell-bag.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I saw Kay on the beach with her shell bags overflowing. She wouldn&#8217;t let me take her picture but she wasn&#8217;t shy about letting me take a picture of her shell bag. I guess not- Look at that haul!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Ellen with her shell bags\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellen-with-her-shell-bags.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/ellen-with-her-shell-bags\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellen-with-her-shell-bags.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295185073&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ellen with her shell bags&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ellen with her shell bags\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ellen with her shell bags&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellen-with-her-shell-bags.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4316\" title=\"Ellen with her shell bags\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellen-with-her-shell-bags-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen with her shell bags\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellen-with-her-shell-bags-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellen-with-her-shell-bags.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It doesn&#8217;t look like Ellen got a lot of goodies&#8230;.. but she sure did. She found some candy! Little HORSE CONCHS and all sorts of miniatures were all that she had her eyes set on and she found what she wanted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-miniature-shells.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/ellens-miniature-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-miniature-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295185048&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ellen&#039;s miniature shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ellen&amp;#8217;s miniature shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ellen&amp;#8217;s miniature shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-miniature-shells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4317\" title=\"Ellen's miniature shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-miniature-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen's miniature shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-miniature-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-miniature-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That baby LACE MUREX (top middle) in the photo above is de-gorgeous!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-minis1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/ellens-minis-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-minis1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"545,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 3GS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1292533194&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ellen&#039;s minis&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ellen&amp;#8217;s minis\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ellen&amp;#8217;s minis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-minis1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4319\" title=\"Ellen's minis\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-minis1-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen's minis\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-minis1-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ellens-minis1.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">She sent this photo to me of even more minis she found.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"pastel sunrise\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pastel-sunrise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/pastel-sunrise\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pastel-sunrise.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295179932&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;pastel sunrise&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pastel sunrise\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;pastel sunrise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pastel-sunrise.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4312\" title=\"pastel sunrise\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pastel-sunrise-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"pastel sunrise\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pastel-sunrise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/pastel-sunrise.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I found a few goodies today but I forgot to take pictures of mine. The sunrise was so magnificent, I couldn&#8217;t help but enjoy every part of witnessing such beauty on the beach and hanging out with my good friend. A good day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Royal Tern sunrise\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Royal-Tern-sunrise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/shell-seekers-at-day-break\/royal-tern-sunrise\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Royal-Tern-sunrise.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1295180763&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Royal Tern sunrise&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Royal Tern sunrise\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Royal Tern sunrise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Royal-Tern-sunrise.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4320\" title=\"Royal Tern sunrise\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Royal-Tern-sunrise-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Tern sunrise\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Royal-Tern-sunrise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Royal-Tern-sunrise.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extreme early morning low tides means break out the flash lights before day break. My buddy Ellen and I were out on the beach and in the cold water by 6:30. The birds were shellebrating a new day. And so were we. I saw Kay on the beach with her shell bags overflowing. She wouldn&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40,261,8,651],"tags":[2064,801,2066,2068,2095,137,771,793,800,9],"class_list":["post-4308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lace-murex","category-royal-tern","category-sanibel","category-sunrise","tag-alphabet-cone","tag-day-break-photos","tag-horse-conch","tag-lace-murex","tag-night-shelling","tag-sanibel-island","tag-sanibel-tides","tag-seashell-identification","tag-sunrise-photos","tag-whelk","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-17u","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4308"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7187,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308\/revisions\/7187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}