I always enjoy the beautiful shell treasures you find. I, especially, love how thoughtfully and gently you return the living creatures to the ocean. Thank you for sharing this!
I love shells but my favourite part of your videos is how respectful you are of the environment and the sea animals. I love that you try not to disturb live critters or as little as possible and only for educational purposes. And beach time and actually looking for shells vicariously is very enjoyable. Thanks Sharmon. Love from Gold Coast, Australia.
I'm quite lucky to live here and be able to take a short drive to catch a low tide and say hi to some critters. I've only lived here just short of 3 years and I'm making up for a lot of lost beach time! Thanks for enjoying the beach with me all the way from Australia!
I hope the excitement never wears off! I've only been here almost 3 years and I am in love with learning about the shells and the creatures that make them!
Hi. Love your show. Learn so much from it. I checked on Quora regarding removing slipper snails from other shells and a couple biologists on there answered that question already saying NO. You can rip the snail's body and actually separate it from the shell, which will cause it to die in a short time. Hope that helps.
‘Let’s go to the beach!’ Some of my favorite words. I was amazed at how shallow the water was. It was fun seeing all the little critters you share. I so appreciate your respect for their lives! Wonderful day. Thank you! 🦀🦞🦐🦑🐙🐚
@@onlyjesussaves840 I've been to Sanibel, Captive, Bonita, Naples, Ft. Myers, St Pete, Clearwater, Kice, PCB, Pass a Grill, Ft Desoto, Honeymoon, Caladesi, , Lovers Key, nope! They hide from me! 😔
I look forward to Sunday evening and your newest video, I'm waiting for the, "well hello beach friends", because I know that I'm off to a Florida beach for shelling, critter watching and beautiful scenery! Thank you for all the identification and other information on shells and critters.
I love the critters almost as much as I love the shells--those crabs really crack me up, LOL. Love the shot of the Moon--"Moon Over Lover's Key" sounds like a great romantic movie to me. Lovely shells, lovely trip to the beach--thank you for taking us along!
LOL - that does sound like a lovely movie title! And I'm with you with the critters - I enjoy seeing them as much as I do finding the lovely shells they leave behind! Thank you so much for choose to spend some time at the beach with me!
Beautiful finds, those little hermit crabs are so adorable!!! I'm interested in what do you do with your little treasures when you get them home? Would love to see your collection someday! Thanks for taking us along on your trips!
Mostly I keep my shells in glass jars, vases and lanterns. I showed my collection in a past video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Afy0jl0smpE.html Then, I put some shells to the side to sell and others to do projects with. I've managed to complete 2 projects thus far. A shell mirror: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Mf5SVm8m5n8.html And a shell photo frame: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h9UIvqlOzgM.html I have lots of ideas I just need to find more time!
Every week I eagerly await your newest video of your beach adventures! It makes me smile and unwind from the stresses of daily life! What wonderful creature discoveries on today's video! I especially enjoyed the teenie tiny hermit crabs hiding in the very small shells! Thanks so much for sharing your passion with all of us!
You are so very welcome! I love learning about the fascinating creatures I'm finding and sharing everything I'm learning along the way. I appreciate you choosing to spend your time at the beach with me! 🙏🏼
Again U have amazed us with your trip..u have learned so much about the critters and I really enjoyed it…Thanks again Sharmon Look forward to seeing you again
Lovely finds. If I found a great shell with just a slipper shell attached I would slide him off! He'd find another shell to attach to. Great whole cockle. So many interesting shells with animals inside. It's amazing how much animal is tucked inside. Gems from the sea. You're fortunate to live near the ocean!
I really enjoy your videos I always look forward to them.i like how gently you place them back in the water.its interesting to see the live critters.thank you.
I absolutely love seeing all the critters you find! Here in the Venice area I don’t see that many so it’s fun watching them on your videos. Those Crown conchs!! Beautiful. Thank you for another great video!
I think I enjoy seeing the critters as much as I do finding the shells. It's always a real treat when I get to do both! Thank you so very much for watching!
Oh it's so nice to go on a peaceful beach walk on Sundays. Thank you for the time you spend making these videos for us. I do appreciate you and your videos so much. 💜🐢🐚🐌🦀🎉
Thank you so much I love love Love watching your videos and learning about all the critters and shells.. my husband and I made Our first trip to sanibel today, it was so fun and we found quit a lot of “treasures” and I loved knowing what each different treasure was properly called .. the most exciting was a perfect beautiful angel wing my husband found . I was so excited 😆 have a great weekend
Another beautiful day at the beach. I love the crown conchs and the fighting conchs. That sunset was really pretty and seeing the moon over Lovers’ Key was special. Thanks for sharing your beach fun with us.
Fantastic video. Sea cucumbers! What the what? That is some crazy stuff. And that piece of gigantic lightning whelk is amazing. Would love to see one of that size alive.
What a thrill it is to be a pocket beachttraveller with you! Super presentation and worth listening to you. Well done and cheers! from South-Africa.🙏❤️
Thank you so much! I've lived here almost 3 years and I can't believe how much I've learned. The beach is an excellent classroom! Thank you so very much for watching all the way from South Africa! ❤️🙏🏼
Oh man..that pear whelk and crown conch and the pair of lemon cockles and the giant pairs too!! All the fabulous live creatures including the big whelks and the treat urchin farm! Loved it all! Happy 4th!!!!
Hi Sharmon, What a beautiful evening! I can totally understand that you had to drag yourself off the beach. It really was an amazing evening to enjoy all the goodies the sea has to offer. Those hermit crabs are so funny! I'm always amazed to see them in all kind of shells, defending their little home until it's time to move to a bigger one. Although it wasn't a great haul, the shells you've found were gorgeous! And seeing all the critters is so much fun. Thank you so much for taking us with you on your beach walks. As always, I've loved every minute of it. I hope you have a wonderful week, filled with joy and happiness. Big hug and lots of love, xoxo ❤️, Ilona
Negative low tides are the best! It's tricky to catch them with our summer rains coming in but when you do it's so fun! Thank you so very much for watching!
Was at the beach over the weekend and came upon a living Olive trying to get buried in the sand. I caught myself helping him and saying, "there you go friend". 😄
You are so considerate of the beach, and I so love it! I would be just like you while looking for goodies! Thank you for picking up the trash also! I think by far this is my favorite video of yours! So many critters this time. Happy 4th of July to you and yours!
I was there then! We found so many beautiful shells and saw lots of sealife. We saw several small rays who were swimming together. They were so cute! Local people said it was a negative low tide.
Negative low tide is the best! It's tricky to catch them right now with the summer evening storms but if you can it really helps see those hiding shells and say hi to some critters. I hope you had fun!
Great walk today. It’s so relaxing. I am a bird lover so I really liked watching the skimmers! Thanks for taking the time to introduce all the critters! Maybe a gopher tortoise one day too? Many thanks from Michigan.
Love the biology lesson. I'm used to seeing our freshwater benthic critters. Anemones are fantastic! The sea cucumber was way neater than the illo in my textbook!
There are so many weird and wonderful creatures to be discovered on our beaches! I knew the arms of sea stars could be regenerated, but who knew the guts of a sea cucumber could be regrown?? Thank you so much for spending some time at the beach with me!
Hello my beach loving friend!! Sending mountain mermaid hugs and startfish kisses from the hills of southeast Kentucky. Thank you for taking us to the beach again with you today. I so needed this today 🧜🏼♀️
I enjoy seeing all the critters as much as I do finding the keeper shells and low tide is always a great opportunity for both! Thank you for coming along with me mermaid! ❤️
That's why I love low tides. You can see all of the seashells and critters. I find Baby's ear moonsnail shells here in Philippines but they are so small at first I thought they were abalones lol. Btw amazing finds I always wait for your latest videos, looking forward to the next one
Oh I couldn't imagine finding an abalone! I've seen the live baby ears but they're usually just about full grown. To find a little one would be so fun! I'll be on the lookout!
Hello, Beach Friend! I enjoy seeing the creatures! The urchins holding shells are cool. I love the angel wings and have a new appreciation for the cockles and docenias. It's amazing how far you can wade at low tide. I always enjoy your walks, feel relaxed and a bit smarter, too! Thank you Sharmon! Happy Independence Day!
Thanks for coming along with me Carol. There are so many fascinating things to learn about the beach and its inhabitants and I appreciate you choosing to spend some time with me at the beach! ❤️
Learn something new every day, I never thought there were places where you could wade that far away from the beach shore. Very nice video, lots of critters there
Oh, I do love going to the beach with you every week, and this week was really great! I love to wade around in the shallows and out on sandbars too, so it was fun to see all the wonders that the gulf has to offer up. The urchins were technicolor on my screen, so I think they were my favorites this week. I did find the first Pear Whelk you picked up to be particularly beautiful and I’m always a sucker for an Auger. But the whole haul was gorgeous! Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July to you too! I love when I can catch a nice low tide. I am always surprised by what's going to be out there to discover. I'm bummed these evening storms are now starting to pop up regularly. I'm not sure when I'll be able to catch another low evening tide! Hope you have a super week!
Nice to find all those sand dollars out there on the sand bar. Lot of live shells and shells with hermit crabs in them. Good Angel wing shell finds. A pretty good haul for the day. Happy 4th of July to you.
Really cool info on the skimmers. I've only seen them as they skim here, never in groups at the water's edge like that. They have roped off areas for nesting on Honeymoon, but I don't think it's for skimmers. Yes, fantastic crown conch! Craziest thing. I went to Ft DeSoto Park with my cousin that was visiting and when we went out a ways there were literally hundreds of live sand dollars, mostly small. It was like a hatchery and very cool. Sort of like the urchins! Very pretty pear whelks! I think the slippers can live if removed, but I don't ever do it. Wow! That is the most active urchin I've seen!! Love the fast-forward videos! Very interesting info on the sea cucumber. Really nice big angel wing! Man there was hardly anyone on the beach there. Surprising... You did really well for June. Thanks, Sharmon! xxoo
Agreed - very good for June but I suspect the low tide helped. If I were on the beach I don't think I would have found much of anything! I've always wondered about the slippers and someone else said they could be harmed by popping them off so I think I'll continue with my, "leave them be" policy. Those sea cucumbers are crazy fascinating! xoxoxo
It's crazy how far out that sanbar was. I would for sure fear getting stuck out there (lol) but it does seem like a good spot for those giants. Nice sunray venus clams too, I'm such a sucker for those. Well done!
Thanks for getting those out of the water. I only get in the water on uncrowded beaches. I’m scared of jelly fishes and people pee peeing in the water on crowded beaches. I love finding sea shells that you can take home. I never take shells with live critters either.
We're quite lucky as there are PLENTY of beaches down here so they don't really get all that crowded. Summers are slower and I enjoy almost having the beach to myself! ☺️
Thank you for leaving this comment! Most others are saying that they can be harmed if they are removed but I suspect if they are removed gently they'd be alright. I'm probably just going to leave them since it's not quite as cut and dry as I was hoping the answer would be!
