Finding Incredible Sea Shells at Holden Beach!

Today we're heading out for the early morning low tide shelling at Holden Beach, NC. It turned out to be a super productive morning! Thank you for coming along and enjoy!

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  • @janetpullen5210
    @janetpullen52102 ай бұрын

    Great finds! Especially the murex! Lovely

  • @dianemaurer5244
    @dianemaurer52444 ай бұрын

    Congrats on all the sea biscuits!!

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! :)

  • @kathyjund7212
    @kathyjund72125 ай бұрын

    Great finds night shelling is fabulous! Add low tide too!

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    It really might be my favorite shelling method. Although you feel the grind after multiple days in a row! Thanks for watching :)

  • @PaintedTurtle001
    @PaintedTurtle0015 ай бұрын

    Nice shelling! The surf sounds has turned this into an ASMR video. I nearly feel asleep twice, lol! Look forward to your next video.

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! :)

  • @MrsFazz68
    @MrsFazz685 ай бұрын

    Oh my, that’s gotta be like the best day you’ve had, I loved it. Thanks 🐚🐚🐚🐚❤️

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    It really was fantastic! Thanks so much for coming along :)

  • @kristibruns6111
    @kristibruns61115 ай бұрын

    Absolutely gorgeous Giant Eastern Murex! Congrats!!

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    I was absolutely shocked! Thanks so much for watching :)

  • @user-om8xm2mc6e
    @user-om8xm2mc6e5 ай бұрын

    Awesome video. Thanks for sharing with us.❤

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, it means a lot! :)

  • @andouille9950
    @andouille99505 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your shelling adventure.

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    Always happy to do it!

  • @saraclark8611
    @saraclark86115 ай бұрын

    Omg! The Murex! And then a gorgeous absolute stunner of a lighting whelk! Wow!

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    It was pretty cool to see those just laying there. The day before there was nothing! Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

  • @Octopuscoast
    @Octopuscoast5 ай бұрын

    Cool sea biscuits . Ive never seen those in Florida before 😊.

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    They're localized to the Peedee fossil formation in NC/SC, however there are modern day sea biscuits in the Caribbean. Thanks for watching!

  • @fredamoore1743
    @fredamoore17435 ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh you went to Holden! Ever since they did a refurbishment over a year ago , people have found those sea biscuits. I just want to find one! That giant Eastern Murex was perfect! You just had an awesome shelling adventure! Thanks so much for sharing. That was exciting!

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    I've been hearing so much about Holden that I just had to check it out. The biscuits are everywhere but are so fun to find! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that murex too. They're absolute monsters compared to the apple/lace murexes. Thanks for watching!

  • @user-ks1dh6jm6b
    @user-ks1dh6jm6b5 ай бұрын

    love Holden

  • @jamie6580
    @jamie65805 ай бұрын

    I love the sea biscuits!

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    Me too!

  • @debblair5761
    @debblair57615 ай бұрын

    Beautiful shells

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @carriechristie9058
    @carriechristie90585 ай бұрын

    Just found your channel. What a beautiful sunrise. What time did you go out shelling? Must have been quite early!

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    It was very early, 4AM. Totally worth it though :) Thank you so much for watching!

  • @kathy_beauty1955
    @kathy_beauty19552 ай бұрын

    Red sky at morning, sailors take warninf!

  • @user-ks1dh6jm6b
    @user-ks1dh6jm6b5 ай бұрын

    i love holden

  • @brendagroff8478
    @brendagroff84785 ай бұрын

    Wow what great fines! Thank you

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    And thank you for watching too!

  • @paulparce8456
    @paulparce845621 күн бұрын

    At holden beach right now and this video is representative of what I managed 5o find as well.

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    20 күн бұрын

    That's awesome! Glad you had good luck there too. Thanks for watching :)

  • @loribowlin6063
    @loribowlin60634 ай бұрын

    Hello, just wanted to say that I absolutely lovvvvve your videos & can’t wait to see more. My daughter & I are going to be heading that way in a month or so & was wondering if you could Please tell m what you are using for filming, is it ur phone or a GoPro? The lighting just seems so good, seems to really light up a large area when you are shelling before sun comes up. I’m thinking about getting something & was wanting something that I could put on my head so my hand would be free. I need a good, dependable light that is bright, & lights up large area & I may do a little filming too. What would you recommend?

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! For lighting I use these two headlamps interchangeably: tinyurl.com/cm45xz48 tinyurl.com/bdhyjbeb They're both great, however I've found the battery life to be a little underwhelming, so bring a spare light or batteries if you're going earlier than 3 hours before sunrise. For filming I use a Sony a6700 camera w/18-135 lens. You absolutely don't need a camera like this to do some filming (phone will do just fine), but I bought it for photography which is another one of my hobbies, so I shoot my videos with it too. Happy shelling and I hope you find tons of awesome stuff!

  • @GaryAvery-ky1lu
    @GaryAvery-ky1luАй бұрын

    You know there is a shark tooth at 1:13 In the upper left.

  • @christycampbell8562
    @christycampbell85625 ай бұрын

    Hello. Would you sell a sea biscuit ?

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    If you really want me to, though I'm not selling anything currently. You can however buy this exact type of sea biscuit online though!

  • @angelasurratt5908
    @angelasurratt59085 ай бұрын

    What’s a sea biscuit? Never heard of them before. I live in Illinois.

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    It's a colloquial term used to describe an extinct species of echinoderm (a type of sea urchin). This species is extinct and the beach found specimens are millions of years old. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

  • @evanfalls5332
    @evanfalls53325 ай бұрын

    Where at Holden was this?

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    West of the pier. Thanks for watching :)

  • @brendagroff8478
    @brendagroff84785 ай бұрын

    Yeah, would you sell a sea biscuit?

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    I'm not selling anything at the moment, but if a lot of people request that its certainly a possibility. Thanks for coming along!

  • @brendagroff8478

    @brendagroff8478

    5 ай бұрын

    @@shellstories Thank you, I understand.

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    ​ @brendagroff8478 You can get this exact species of sea biscuit online from other sources, just search up "sea biscuits for sale" :)

  • @janicenorris1880
    @janicenorris18805 ай бұрын

    you skipped all the turkey wings.

  • @shellstories

    @shellstories

    5 ай бұрын

    In NC they're usually mossy arks, and they're so common I don't personally feel the need to have to pick them up every time I go. They are still a neat species though!