Melbourne Beachcombing…what is that?! Shelling and what sea turtle nests sometimes face.
I found a Northern Quahog Clam shell and I can’t wait to show you the purple color on the inside, beautiful calico scallops, a good-sized knobbed whelk and a common purple sea snail shell. I also came across a huge something that I can’t quite identify so maybe you can help me out on that one. We’ll also talk a little bit about sea turtle eggs and the sometimes loosing battles they face with beach erosion and predators. Join me let’s walk Melbourne Beach! Virtual Seashell hunting for you!
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» Shelling Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 Intro
01:12 What is that?
10:00 Northern Quahog
11:11 Kiener’s Whelk (knobbed)
12:05 Giant Eastern Murexes
13:20 Purple Sea Snail
13:42 Scarping & Lost Sea Turtle Nests
14:22 Sea Turtles
14:49 Shell Finds
15:12 Bible Verse
“God will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever.” Revelation ch.21 v.4
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Love those calico scallops, I can’t believe how common and beautiful they are over there! Maybe this beach was just good for them? Super cool Knobbed Whelk as well, they’re a nice chunky shell!
Thanks for the walk. The verse is such a comfort❤️
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
My pleasure! Yes, very comforting. No more death one day -a beautiful promise from God. Have a blessed week.
My two favorites were the knobbed whelk and the purple sea snail. The northern quahog was a very close third!
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
Awesome! I was so excited to see that whelk!! My best friend was shelling about 40 minutes north of me the same morning (we were comparing locations conditions that day) and I couldn't wait to share the find with her and feel very blessed to share it with you all too. Thx for faithfully watching and your comments - I appreciated it so much! Blessings ❤️
I’d love to see your shell collection, I imagine it must be amazing!
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
It's growing for sure! I'll do a shell collection video at some point here. Thx for watching!
Another gorgeous beach! Not sure if you have the in Florida, but some of our beaches have a beach toy library of sorts. They have a box, bucket, or fish crate at the main path to the beach and people can borrow toys to use during their visit, and leave them when heading home. Some folks also donate beach toys they own but no longer need. It's especially popular with kids visiting from out of province who couldn't bring beach toys with them.
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
That is a really good idea of a beach toy library - if I ever get the change to bring that up to someone "in power" I will. I've never seen one in all the beaches that I frequent (I've seen the cleanup trash buckets and book share library). If we did have a toy library I would have happily donated the basket of toys I found way out in the parking lot! Thank you for this comment and for watching! Take care.
I’m south of Mel Beach, and out shell beds have been great lately!
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
So exciting! Shell on! Thx so much for sharing the conditions & watching ❤🐚
When was this filmed? Great video. Love the walk, shell finding and the educational part as well.
@FloridaBeachWalks
28 күн бұрын
Feb. 2nd 2024 🐚 Glad you like this one--I try to research what I'm interested in and share things here and there 👍🏼 Thx for watching!
Totally bummed for the murex and the scotch bonnets, but the whelk still had great coloring ! Not quite sure what the dead thing at the start might be, but you can rule out a mammal due to the gills, and it appeared bony, so probably not a shark/ray, which are cartilaginous.
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
Oh I know 😩🐚 Wow then I guess it was one huge fish of some sort then. Thx-I didn’t know that about sharks! 🦈 Thank you for watching and commenting 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for the beach walk!
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
You are so more than welcome! Thank you for watching. Have a great week!
Roxanne, that juv pen shell looks about the right size for making a nightlight. You usually have to break them in half and then glue them separately. They are like stained glass but fragile!😊 I know what you mean about collecting stuff from the beach. I'm one of the first out on Honeymoon Island (other than fishermen) and I can't believe what people leave! Beautiful video and always appreciate the end!❤️
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
Oh wow a nightlight! I would have never thought but I could so see that making a great nightlight. I'm going to google that now see if I can find some examples. I love Honeymoon Island. That was my first west coast beach I ventured to ❤. We were the last ones out of the park with a few others and MY GOODNESS we got eaten alive by mosquitoes and no-see-ums that were on steroids! We (my whole family) never wanted to get in a car so bad and after we got in we were swatting mosquitoes for the next hour...so note to self leave before sunset!
@gingermackeen5741
Ай бұрын
@@FloridaBeachWalks Yeah the mosquitoes can be absolutely terrible. I go early as the sun's coming up and it's usually not too bad. Last year the copter that sprays broke down so it was really bad after Idalia came by. Hope it's fixed!!
They look soooo gorgeous 🥰😍
@FloridaBeachWalks
Ай бұрын
Thank you and thx for watching 🙂