Finding Seashells in the Rain | Rare Freak Cowrie! [Virtual Shelling] 

G’day Guadalupe 👋🏻🐚 I’ve been trying to remember to show the shell pile; I often times focus on showing shell finds rather than letting everyone else have a look as well… I’m glad you enjoyed it, it’s definitely something I’ll need do more with shell piles like this one 👍🏻 Hehe, the sanddollars are cute, but I’d love to find some big ones someday 🤩 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

Good morning Oceanluvn Gal 👋🏻 Fair enough, all the shells are just so different 🤩 I often only pick one or two favourites, but there is usually probably 5 or 6 favourites in my heart 🤣 Thank you so much for watching ❤️

G’day Erin 👋🏻 Oh, those are great picks for the favourites; I was surprised by both of them! The sundial was really big for what I’d usually find, and the orange limpet didn’t turn white when it dried 🤗 very nice shell indeed! Thank you so much for watching 🥰

G’day Toni 👋🏻💖 I’ve had a really big focus on the mini shells lately, I hope you don’t mind the little ones. The limpets, sanddollars, and sundials have been so nice lately, though! Hahaha, I got soaked to the bone, even my undies 🩲 weren’t spared a drenching 🤣 But it was okay, the rain wasn’t cold and there wasn’t really any wind. Today was a much nicer day… pretty hot, though! Thank you for joining me on this shorter adventure today 🥰

The minis are beautiful as well. I am just amazed at all the lines, colors, shapes and learning the names and remembering them. Thank you very much Maddie.

Oh wow, you might even learn their names better than me! Feel free to correct me if I get something wrong, it happens more often than you thing 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you Toni 💖

G’day Pam 👋🏻💖 Hehe, that little freak cowrie made another avid sheller a bit jealous when I showed him 🤣 it’s a really, really unusual shell; probably not just a freak but also an unusually small dwarf of the species. It certainly isn’t as shiny and beautiful as the other shells though, I’m also a bit frustrated that I missed that shuttle 🥲 I reckon I might have found it if the rain didn’t hit 🤣 I’ll have another chance to find it today though, so wish me luck! About that ringtop, I wasn’t sure if it could goop back up the sides, but anyway, I put him in a protected rocky place 🐌 Thank you for enjoying the video, I wasn’t sure how it would come out… there was just a lot of continuous technical issues all day between both of my filming devices. I’m up for a new, rugged, somewhat waterproof phone now 😅 it should arrive in a few days (I needed it before my trip to the capitol)… maybe I can do some underwater filming with it if I’m brave enough? Anyhoo, I’m rambling. Thank you, as always, for joining the adventures 🥰

G’day Florida Fam 👋🏻💖 That’s a great pick for the favourite; that sundial is definitely the nicest I’ve ever found 🤩 I’m looking forward to seeing your next shell day too 👀 Thank you so much for watching my soggy adventure today 🥰

G’day Reet 👋🏻🐚 The limpets we’re really nice today, right?! That orange one in particular caught my eye the most 😉 Ahhh, that spindle was soooo obvious to me in the video… I can’t believe I didn’t see it on the day 😅 Maybe I’ll find it waiting for me when I go shelling later today? Thank you so much for watching 💖

Good morning Kayle 👋🏻❤️ I’m so pleased you enjoyed the shells…I felt like I had to leave just as I was starting to find the good stuff 🤣 I think you’re right; the white most likely is barnacles that had grown and dropped off the scallop. Kinda weird, those barnacles usually stick on really well! Oh my goodness, those shells are definitely vintage now! I’ll definitely talk more about this with you in the future, thank you again 💖 I hope you have a lovely rest of your day as well. I’ll be off to the beach soon… wish me luck at the beach today 😉 Thank you so much for watching! 🥰

G’day Obenpease 👋🏻💜 The zebra shells are so nice, it’s a great pick as the favourite today 😍 it always surprises me how much everyone likes these common zebra shells 🦓 but I love them too! Thank you some much for joining the adventure today 🥰

G'day Nelly 👋🏻💖 Ohhh really! Wow, do you find many Granulated Frog Shells?? I hardly ever see intact ones, and they are usually taken quickly by the hermit crabs 🦀😅 so I don't get to show them often in a video. I think I've only ever found two intact and unoccupied Granulated Frog Shells in two years of searching! I'm glad that I could finally give you a name for the shells you find 😉 Thanks for watching 🥰

G’day Nikoleta 👋🏻 I’m pleased you enjoyed the shells today 🤗 I was a little worried that I didn’t find enough 🤣 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

G’day Digger 👋🏻 That was a nice limpet, I’m glad you enjoyed it too 🐚 On an unrelated note; I clicked on your name hoping to find videos of you digging for buried treasure 🤣 Anyhoo! Thank you so much for watching ❤️

G’day Yao 👋🏻🏖 It’s a really cool freak, right?!! I knew it was pretty rare when I found it, but I didn’t fully understand how much at the time. A friend that was there with me on the day also me that it was rostrated; I hadn’t heard the term before that. What’s also cool about this freak cowrie (a Naria labrolineata) is that it’s about a quarter of the size of a typical one, so it’s an ultra small dwarf too! Add on the freakish double set of teeth on the bottom (shown better at the end display of the video) and it’s just super special; probably my most unique and rarer find to date 🤩 It’s nice to see find someone who appreciates it, I think it might have been overlooked by a lot of people this time because it’s appearance wasn’t as visually stunning as the regular shell finds. It takes a knowledgeable and discerning eye to see this one’s real beauty. I’m gushing, sorry, you caught me in a nerd-out moment 🤣 Also, I had no idea that most freaks came from New Caledonia and North Queensland, I wonder what makes those so special? Probably the GBR for up north 🤔 anyhoo! Thank you so much for watching 🐚❤️

Good morning Trudy 👋🏻💖 The common limpet was a cool one; it really kept its orange colour after it dried! Oh, and also the little scaly scallop? It’s colours were really lovely as well 🤩 Haha, ahhh I got completely soaked to the bone, the rain was relentlessly heavy and there wasn’t much cover. But, being in the middle of summer, the rain wasn’t cold, so luckily I wasn’t too uncomfortable 😅 I hope you have a lovely day too, thanks for watching, Trudy 🥰

G’day Gloria 👋🏻💖 Ooh yes, I liked that one quite a lot too! I was happy to get them one just before I left! It really does look like an antler! Thank you so much for watching 🥰

G’day Rachel 👋🏻 You are very welcome 🙏 I mostly just love shelling for myself, it’s so much fun- and even better when I actually have someone to share it with 🤣 For my shell IDs, I use a few places; first is usually the website: www.seqshells.com/seqgastropods.php -just because it’s so accessible and specifically made for this area of Australia. The website is FAR from comprehensive, so second is a shell book titled; A Field Guide to Australian Shells: Prosobranch Gastropods. Third, if those two fail me, I try to look on Conchology: www.conchology.be/?t=261 but it’s hard to use when you don’t actually know the family name of the species you’re looking for. Finally, I could just post a picture on Instagram, and I sometimes get the answer from there - people are really nice and helpful in the shelling community! Phew, I think that’s about it 🤣 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

G'day Isabel! Yeah, I can only blame myself for being so unobservant XD Oh nice catch!!- I see the Humphrey's teeth you mean and yes, I did pick that one up! It ended up being a "deleted scene" because the cowrie's condition wasn't too good and I had already found a much nicer one to show this time around. Oh, this is embarrassing... I usually put most of my deleted scenes together for a short bonus video on my Facebook page, but I haven't done it yet :P I'm a bit behind with time because I'm hitting the beach all week to stock up on fun content while the tides are good. I'll be putting it up that deleted scene with a few others ones in probably a day or two if you want to follow along over there?: facebook.com/SandCoffeeRocks Thank you so much for watching

I see. You did find it. I already follow you in there and we already talked there as well about a missing Humphrey cowrie. Lol. The one that was in the rock, that we were only able to see with the camera.

Ahh, you’re Belix ❤️ Thank you so much for already following me over there, I’m sorry that I didn’t put two and two together 🙃 I remember that one in the rock, ahhh, I never really found that rock to look at again… the cowrie is probably still there 🤣 Thank you once again for all the support, I’ll be putting the outtakes reel on FB later today (when I get my butt in gear ⚙️) so keep an eye out for it. I must say, you’re quite good at spotting those Humphrey’s cowries!

Hehe, I really do! They are pretty common here; at least the 4 or 5 different species that I can think of. And the variation between them is pretty spectacular! I’m quite lucky, I really should pick up more of the, for everyone to see 🤩

G’day Edith 👋🏻🤗 Ohh you’re a bonnet fan?! I totally understand, they are such lovely shells! I feel like they don’t get enough love and attention when put up against the cowries and limpets 🤔 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

Hello Ajumi 👋🏻🐚 Thank you so much for watching 🥰 Do you also go looking for seashells?