These 4 inch by 9 inch waterproof, laminated, full-color shell identification cards are easy to carry along with you on the beach when you are shelling. They aren’t intended to replace a good shell identification book, of course, but they are easier to carry and if you splash a little water on them–no problem. Pam […]
Finding the best shells involves timing. You have to pay attention to the weather and the tides. Sometimes you have to drop everything and go shelling. You snooze, you lose. But even being a shelling loser isn’t that bad. There are always consolation prizes waiting for you at the beach. Strong cold fronts often bring […]
I have received news of the passing–Thursday morning, October 28, 2010– of Cecelia White Abbott, adventurer, shell enthusiast and wife of the late R. Tucker Abbott. I first met Cecelia Abbott during the 2008 International Seabean Symposium in Cocoa Beach. My friend Marge Bell introduced her to me as the wife of the late R. […]
Low tide is a great time to find live shells on St. Pete Beach. Augers, tulips, fighting conchs, and olive shells were in abundance Saturday evening. There were a lot of augers, but not as many as the millions of Common Atlantic Augers we saw on Sanibel Island during our honeymoon. We always leave live […]
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 […]
I drove out to the beach today to see if the strong northwest winds had brought in any interesting shells or flotsam and jetsam. I put on my winter parka because I knew the cold would be brutal by Florida native standards. Most everyone else was bundled up too. There was one lady laying out […]
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
