Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com A prize find for most any beachcomber is the coiled and chambered inner-shell of the ram’s horn squid (Spirula spirula). I found this on on Cocoa Beach a few months ago and decided it would be fun to get a good close-up photo of it. This beautiful shell is […]
By David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Pass-A-Grille beach is a fairly good place to look for shells. One of the best places is down near the jetty at the south end of the island. Shells, seaweed, and all kinds of flotsam and jetsam pile up on the beach near the jetty, so its always a good […]
They stink as they dry, but only for a day or so. Within a week or so, the old wrack line is buried. While still fresh, it is a dinner table and playground for creatures of the beach.
If you’ve been following this blog for the last few days, you’ll know that an unusually low tide hampered my ability to get to Cayo Costa Island State Park from Pine Island on Saturday December 13. However, I did manage to spend a few minutes hunting for shells in the exposed mud next to the […]
Sebastian Inlet beaches have few shells. At least few whole shells. There are lots of shell fragments all over the beach and mixed in with the sand. In fact the shell fragments give Sebastian Inlet’s beaches a warm brown color. One of the things I noticed is that unlike most beaches in Florida, Sebastian Inlet […]
[Lettered olive (Oliva sayana)] One evening during March as I was walking along St. Pete Beach I discovered hundreds of these live lettered olive shells by the water’s edge. They are one of the most beautiful shells to be found on Florida beaches because of their intricate patterns and because they have the most brilliant […]
The most famous place in Florida for finding great shells is Sanibel Island. Take a look at this great video clip as Kim Brock, of the Best Of Sanibel Captiva website, explains some of the great shells and other curious finds awaiting you on Sanibel’s beaches. www.bestofsanibelcaptiva.com
