Atlantic Giant | I Love Shelling

Case Of The Cracked Cockles – Video

by pam | Apr 6, 2015 | Atlantic Giant, Cockle, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Seashell Fun Facts, Shell Videos, Smart Bird Cracking Cockles | 11

Have you ever found one of these shells on Sanibel Island that you couldn’t identify?...

The 12 Shells Of Sanibel My Seashore Gave To Me…

by pam | Dec 18, 2013 | Alphabet Cone, Apple Murex, Atlantic Giant, Banded tulip, Beach Holiday, Bittersweet Clam, buttercup, Calico, Christmas, Cockle, Conch, Cone, Fighting Conch, Giant Bittersweet, Lettered Olive, Lightning Whelk, Murex, Olive, Sailor's Ear Channeled Duck Clam, Scallop, Tulip, Whelk | 59

Of my first find of shelling, my seashore gave to me…. a CONE on the beach of Sanibel Of my second...

Tropical Storm Andrea Brings Seashells To Sanibel!

by pam | Jun 8, 2013 | Alphabet Cone, Angel Wing, Atlantic Giant, Baby's Ear, Blind Pass, Carrier Shell, Fighting Conch, Horse Conch, Junonia, Lighthouse, Lightning Whelk, Octopus, Sea Stars (Starfish), Tropical Storm Andrea | 27

Tropical Storm Andrea blew through Southwest Florida this week without stirring up too much ruckus.. other than seashells and Beach Bling! It was a sheller’s playground at Lighthouse Beach on Sanibel Island, Florida. Sara...

Sanibel Weekend Wonderland

by pam | May 28, 2013 | Atlantic Giant, Cockle, Horse Conch, Lightning Whelk, Sea Cucumber | 26

After seeing so many empty shells at Blind Pass at the beginning of the weekend, we wanted to see what Tarpon Bay Rd Beach access looked like with the extreme low tide. This beach looked so different and we saw so many live...

Shell ‘N Tell At Shellabaloo 2

by pam | May 12, 2013 | Alphabet Cone, Atlantic Giant, Cockle, Conch, Cone, Horse Conch, Kitten's Paw, One-Tooth Simnia, Sea Whip, Shark's Eye Operculum, Shark's Teeth, Shellabaloo, Shellabaloo 2, ShellingAdventures, Tusk Shell | 31

After you enjoy feeling the excitement of finding shells on the beach, you get to enjoy the excitement all over again when you show them to someone else that “gets” what you found and knows how you feel. That’s...

Gulfside City Park Low Tide Seashells

by pam | Dec 14, 2012 | Atlantic Giant, Fulgurator olive, Shark's Eye | 17

Magnificent seashell treasures can be found on Sanibel when so much of the beach is exposed during very low tides like this morning at Gulfside City Park. Shelling at a really low tide gives you several beach combing options as...

Frazzled By A Gaggle Of Cockles

by pam | Oct 8, 2012 | Albino Cockle, Albino Shells, Atlantic Giant, Broad Paper Cockle, Cockle, Florida Prickly Cockle, Morton's Egg Cockle, Painted Egg Cockle, Velvet Egg Cockle, Yellow Prickly Cockle | 30

There are so many different COCKLE SHELLS that live here in SouthWest Florida! Clark even found this wonderful ALBINO FLORIDA PRICKLY COCKLE this weekend… I’m sure that it’s an ALBINO since the shell looks so...

Captiva Cruises Boat To Cayo Costa

by pam | Apr 13, 2012 | Albino Cockle, Albino Shells, Atlantic Giant, Baby's Ear, Bryozoa, Cancellate Semele, Captiva Cruises, Cayo Costa Beachcombing, Cloudy Periwinkle, Coral, Dolphin, False Angel Wing, Florida, Jingle, Leopard, Mussel, Periwinkles, Purplish Semele, Semele, Southern Ribbed Mussul, Sunray Venus, Yellow Prickly Cockle | 17

Another Spring Break adventure! On Wednesday, Lori, Hayley, Culter and I went to the secluded island of Cayo Costa to relax and enjoy another gorgeous day on the islands. I had problems getting out our own boat (Clark was busy...

Cockles, Conchs and Quahogs

by pam | Nov 29, 2011 | Alphabet Cone, Angel Wing, Atlantic Giant, Banded tulip, Dark Cerith, Fighting Conch, Gaudy Natica / Colorful Moon shell, Horse Conch, Lightning Whelk, Pen Shell, Ponderous Ark, Sanibel Beachcombing, Southern Quahog, True tulip | 13

After several weeks of east winds, the west winds have finally arrived to drive some shells on to our beaches. Today was only the first day of the westies but since it was a really low tide this morning, I figured I’d find...

Sanibel Seashells In The Surf

by pam | May 2, 2011 | Atlantic Giant, Calico, Cockle, Dosinia, Sanibel Beachcombing, Sanibel Seashells Surf Video, Sea Cucumber | 21

Ten minutes. This is how long it took to find these little minis in the surf line by Fulger Street yesterday evening. Yes, I have an advantage, Super Sheller Clark was with me ….but still, it’s a nice little...

The Cockle Collection (Video)

by pam | Nov 14, 2010 | Atlantic Giant, Cockle, Middle Gulf Drive, Sanibel Beachcombing | 10

It’s funny- I don’t usually pick up COCKLE shells. I guess because they are common on the beaches of Sanibel and I haven’t thought of a fabulous craft project for me to use them. My friend Sarah made that...

The Cockle Hop (Video)

by pam | Aug 11, 2010 | Atlantic Giant, Cockle, Cockle Hop Video, Shell Videos, The Cockle Hop | 22

Have you heard of Mexican jumping beans? Well, I got a video of Gulf of Mexico jumping cockles....

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