Volusia County, Florida is now up to 23 shark bites in 2008, with several months left in the year. DBsurf.org reports this encouraging fact on their Daytona Beach Surf Report website where they show daily photos of Daytona Beach surf conditions and give a full report. OK, don’t get too freaked out about it. What’s […]
Hurricane Ike’s several days of above normal tides and high surf left behind a wonderful tide pool on Treasure Island Beach. It is filled with live pen shells, sea urchins, and thousands of live Muddy Cerith shells. I intended to start the day off with a brisk walk on the beach, but since I had […]
One of the first things I noticed when I got serious about exploring Florida’s beaches is the tremendous variety of sand types that make up the beaches. There’s brown sand, gray sand, white sand, black sand, and combinations of all types. I’ve put together a page of photographs that illustrate many of the varieties of […]
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 […]
While taking the Hubbard Marina dolphin watch cruise at John’s Pass, we passed by Dog Leg Island, a thin sliver of mangrove island covered with nesting birds. Pelicans and American egrets were well represented, but this family of great blue herons caught my eye. That’s a big baby to have to feed every day!
[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
It’s sea turtle nesting season again in Florida. Sea turtles come back to the same beach where they hatched to lay their eggs. I found this nest on Caladesi Island several years ago. It is a good example of the hard work that goes into protecting the turtle nests from predators and vandals. If you […]
One of the most beautiful birds in Florida is the snowy egret. They are pure white. Several other egrets in Florida are also pure white: American egret, cattle egret, great white heron, the white ibis, and the rare white phase of the reddish egret. So how can you tell a snowy egret apart from the […]
