Finding Seashells in the Rock Pools | A Few Shells on a Sunny Winter's Day  

G'day Trudy 👋🏻💖 Oh yes, I live in a very tropical area, so there's no chance of a snowy cold winter here. For me though, even my warm winter temperatures feel cold to me in relations to our extremely warm and humid summers. I still like the temperature most of them time though...The shells like it too! I'm hoping for more goodies this winter; fingers crossed that there are still some left over for me after this bout of winter school holidays! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Mary Ann 👋🏻🏖️ The Hebrew Cone was a really nice one this time! Sometimes I wish I found the bigger cone species more often...but they're the really toxic ones, so maybe I'm actually ok with not seeing more of them!! The drupes are pretty cute; I would collect them all day if I could! Aww thank you, I had a lovely and relaxing weekend; I hope you also had a lovely few days before another week started 😄 Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Toni 👋🏻💖 This was an interesting adventure; not a heap of super gem shells, but the finds were varied and often enough that it was fun to hunt for them! They cone shells were really lovely; it's been nice to find more of them again lately. That Military Turban... I thought it was the same size as the one I got from a hermit crab a few weeks ago, but it's actually quite a lot larger!! I didn't realise how small Mr Crabbie's one was!! The Arabian was cool, though I actually gave it to a couple who were shelling nearby when I finished up; I hope they liked it!! I hope you are well today, or at least not feeling too bad. Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Mimi 👋🏻💖 I got a couple of nice cowries in this one, that's for sure 😁 but yes the Orange Drupe and Mitary Turban really stood out a little more, didn't they? Ohhh so you liked the Music Cone as well 🤩 the patterns on it were extra nice! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Anita 👋🏻💖 It was a wonderful day for the cones; it's nice to be finding some good ones after a long summer without too many of them! Ohh the little Humphrey's Cowrie was nice; little worn on top, but the colours are always outrageously fun, aren't they?!! Aww thank you, I'm thrilled to brighten up your day with a little shelling adventure 😁 Thank you so much for watching 🥰

G'day Jeff 👋🏻🏖️ Hehe, you don't see cones and cowries like this in the US! I mean, maybe if you're in Hawaii! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Alison 👋🏻💖 I'm doing pretty good, but I think you sent some rain to me from the UK...we don't usually have winter rains here, so it's obviously your fault 😉 and obviously with all that rain, you know exactly what fungus amongus is 😂!! Oh right, those Military Turbans can get quite large, so I think this one still had some room to grow! The Orange Drupe was a fun one as well, I've been blessed with a few of them lately, same with the cone shells as well. Ohhh "very choice" - I like that!! Thank you so much for joining me on these beach adventures 🥰

G'day Francesco 👋🏻🏖️❤️ You are correct, any Notocochlis cernica is a bit of a rarity here; a shame because they're very pretty little shells 🐌! In this adventure, there was a lot of somewhat old shells like the Palmadusta humphreysii, but they still looked nice. The Strigatella aurantia was nice though, they're a little uncommon to see here 😁 As always, thank you so much for watching 🥰

G'day Sherri 👋🏻💖 The live Snake-head was a little cutie! They're the most common live Cowrie to see here in the rock pools 😲 but I don't show them often (I really should)! The Military Turban was a fun find even though it's a little old...I wonder why more of them don't wash up!! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Lauren 👋🏻🏖️ Hahaha, oh my goodness, that was something I said 😅 You know, if this episode was longer, I probably would have cut that fungus amongus part out of the video, but I'm suddenly very glad that I left it in 😉😁 Oh yes, always keen to look in the rock pools! It's chilly, but far from freezing here; I live in a pretty tropical kind of place! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day M Studio 👋🏻🐚 Ohhh the Cowries were nice on this trip!! I do love the moon snails too, I feel like there aren't enough at this beach 🏖️ but the Operculums have been plentiful lately!! Thanks for watching 🥰

G’day Youni 👋🏻🐚 Oh wow, the Discrepant Venus!!! I think this shell is really beautiful, and it doesn’t get enough recognition for being such a lovely shell. Thank you for letting it be your favourite this time, and thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Guadalupe 👋🏻💖 It really is a lovely one!! I think it's been ages since I've found a nice big one like that!! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Nikoleta 👋🏻💖 It was a day with some old, fresh, and fun shell finds 🤩 Thanks for watching 🥰

@@SandCoffeeRocks You are welcome 🫠.

G'day Donna 👋🏻💖 It's really lovely to find the Turbans that go along with all of those Operculums... they've been more common in the rock pools lately; I feel like I went ages without finding a single one, let alone a Turban to match! Thank you so much for joining another little beach adventure 🥰

G'day Green Thumb Gardener 👋🏻☘️ Hehe, that one was extra nice!! It's been a while since I've found such a lovely Hebrew Cone 😁 Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Mary 👋🏻💖 Haha, of course not! It was just waiting for me down there, I had to grab it! Look me in the eyes and tell me you wouldn't do the same! Aww thank you for brightening my day as well ❤️ Thank you for coming along on another adventure 🥰

G'day Jan 👋🏻💖 Ah yes, that's a big Orange Drupe 🤩 it was a nice large one this time!! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Sonflower Gems 👋🏻🏖️ Ohhhh I'm so glad that I could help with that 🤩 it can be hard to identify the things that wash up at the beach sometimes, especially if everyone calls them by a different slang name...like the "Gaudi Nautica" moon snail 🐌; I was sent one of those, and it took me 30 minutes if researching to actually find the scientific name for it because Gaudi Nauti is a slang some somewhere other than the internet research pages 😅😂 but back to the Operculums! Yep, they are sometimes called Shiva's Eyes of Cat's Eyes 👀 but these round, white things are Operculums from some kind of Turban snail (oh gosh, I can't remember which Turban species it is from Florida). You can also find thin, brown Operculums that some from Whelks, Moon Snails, and Tulip shells, I believe, but I think they get swallows up by the ocean more often than not 🌊 I don't have any luck finding Operculums for my moon snails and tritons/whelks snails here, unless they're still alive! Anyhoo, thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Abigail 👋🏻🐚 Hehe, you'll have to get an Orange Drupe one day! I don't know how you feel about finding it yourself versus buying one, but they're definitely on the Internet for hopeful collectors 😉 I'm so glad that you were jelly and excited to see this one; they're always a fun one to see in the rock pool! Same with the Arabian too, though I'm still waiting to find a few glossy ones this winter! I'm also hoping to find some interesting mitres that I don't often see 🤔 there are a lot of small species that I've only ever found one of! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Oceanluvn Gal 👋🏻💖 Oh wow, so the Orange Mitre caught your eye too? I saw it in the rock pool and almost lost in under the water and sand; I'm glad I spotted it again! The Hebrew Cone was very nice too 😀 love the special mention as well; I don't how many sputnik urchin spines (they're suddenly very plentiful right now) so it's nice to give them a moment to shine 😊 maybe it will bring me some luck to find another, uhh, smelly intact urchin to clean up again?? Which reminds me, I have cleaned exactly zero if my recent green urchins from up north 😅 procrastination!!! Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Pam 👋🏻💖 The Arabian Cowrie was nice, but I'm still waiting to finally find those glossy ones!! I have been spoiled in the past, perhaps?? The Turban was cool, but no, it wasn't a keeper in the end 🤔 I gave it, the arabian, and the drupe away to a couple who were shelling nearby. I thought about keeping them, but I seem to be getting picky (or trying to, at least)!! The cones and Operculums were nice keepers today though 😉 Thank you so much for watching, it was another short one this time, but hopefully I will have a longer Hervey Bay one for us next time 🥰

Alison! How rude?!! How dare you?!!! 😂 Didn't you guys get, like, two days of summer over there where even one went red with a sunburn?? I might be thinking of other parts of the UK. Errrr I think the fungus amongus must be out of control over there, you guys can keep it!! Don't send it to Australia too 🤣😅!!

G'day Susan 👋🏻💖 Oh yes, winter here seems to be a good season for some nice cone finds 🤩 Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Nelly 👋🏻💖 Hehe, I noticed you found a moon snail recently too (on your IG post) 🐌 it cleaned up really well!! My Hebrew Cone was since, but daaang, you've been finding some really big cone beauties too! I think I asked this before, but I don't remember; do you find many drupes? They might be more of a rock pool shell? Hehe yeah, my bow really likes to float away from me 😅 Thanks for watching 🥰

@@SandCoffeeRocks yoshhh,i always happy finding moonsnail, even not in good condition (i like cleaning them) Abt the drupe, still can't find it 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 One of my dream shell

G'day Danielle 👋🏻🐚 Oh no!! I must admit that I'm not surprised; low tide, Sunday, school holidays, good weather...I'm more surprised that you found a carpark! Wish there was more there for you, but at least you grabbed a few minis 😉 if you even get a weekday off, then that's usually a little quieter and you might have more luck. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@@SandCoffeeRocks yes I was cursed with the perfect conditions.

Hervey Bay is where I go on the weekends of the tides are good; nice and quiet at the beaches around there!

@@SandCoffeeRocks that’s commitment! I need to go there one day to shell

@@Danstarla well, not every weekend; it’s a long way to go!!

G’day friend 👋🏻🏝️ Thank you so much for watching 🥰

G'day Kitten Luver 👋🏻😺🐚 Oh my goodness, no need to apologise for that; I appreciate ever comment I see, but I absolutely do not expect that kind of dedication. The fact that I'm fortunate enough to receive regular comments from regular viewers is honestly heartwarming when they have the time to share their thoughts like that ❤️ but what a terrible thing to happen to you poor grandson! He must be running you off your feet with care requests and doctors appointments. 19, huh! I know he maybe doesn't say it enough at that age, or might not fully appreciate it, but you really are being wonderfully supportive to him, so thank you for that - I know he must appreciate it so much too. Hope he heals quickly 👍🏻 and thank you for watching 🥰

G'day Arian 👋🏻 Please rest assured that the hermit crabs here have a lot of shells to choose from; they do not decide to take trash as their homes because the shells are extremely plentiful where I live. I have never seen a hermit crab with a trash home, it simply doesn't happen here, so it is okay, ethical, and legal to take an empty shells from this beach. I know that one beach all the way in Japan has some crabs that choose plastic bottles caps, but I believe it is still unknown why they choose those homes, or if they are indeed as toxic as you claim. Please remember that hermit crabs are opportunistic and actually fairly choosy about their homes. The ones I see here will usually choose the brightest or most interestingly textured homes, but will change for a new one withing 3-30 minutes if a new one catches their eyes, sometimes multiple times per day or per week. It is possible that the plastic bottles that you speak of are just more interesting than a seashell to them, but as always, they will change when their mood changes. This one beach in Japan, I believe, is being researched regarding these hermit crabs that like to choose trash homes, but the results of that study have not concluded, so you don't really have much information to back up your claims. Again, this beach HERE (not in Japan) is plentiful with shells, no hermit crabs are wearing trash, so you do not need to worry so much. I am not affecting the ecosystem by shelling in such a way that I'd ever put it in danger 😉 thanks for watching...I really hoped that you did watch this adventure, rather than preaching your views to me without fully understanding the situation where I live, how the ecology works here, or having more information to back up your views. As for real information, I think driving a car, buying mass produced goods, etc, damages the environment many times more than anything I can possibly do with a few shells in my pocket, so maybe consider that before you worry about the crabs at the beach. Your safe, warm, well lit home is worse for them than shelling. This is how the world is. Let me enjoy some time at the beach with my shells, ok?

Sorry! I just was worried about the nice and lovely crabs that could have been harmed. Thank you for telling me it is safe! Good day to you Maddie!

Thank you for understanding. A few months ago, a certain RU-vid channel released a video with hermit crabs in Japan in plastic bottle caps; there wasn't much information within the video other than one man's perspective regarding how terrible it is...I don't think he really considered why the hermit crabs might want to choose the rubbish instead of shells, or even studied how many shells they do/don't have access to; he just decided it was "wrong". Yes, I do understand why it's bad to have rubbish in the environment, and I do think it's nice that he offers them seashell homes to change into. However, since that video was released and got millions of views, I have had very rude/irate people tell me that I'm basically a bad person for "stealing" homes (they're assuming that the crabs own every shell at the beach?) and that I should entirely cease this hobby that is my life's passion and brings me so much joy. They base this entirely off of a short three minute video they saw about hermit crabs in a place half way across the world, rather than any real information or even thinking about how nature has been moved aside for every aspect of our lives that we take for granted. I usually don't reply and just block them, but I really appreciate how gentle, kind, and thoughtful you by comparison with your words and tone. Again, thank you for understanding. I guess I was sensitive about this, and more than a little abrupt and defensive with you, so please forgive me for that. Thank you for being a genuinely good person 🙏🏻

Oh okay! I’m sorry for taking your time and you’re completely okay and don’t need to say sorry. Thanks for telling me!

G’day Alli 👋🏻🐚 You are not alone! A lot of people (including myself) struggle with identifying different kinds of shells. Cone shells have such a variety of patterns and colours, even within the same species, that it can be difficult to tell them apart. In the end, you either need to collect them all the time to get better at telling them apart, or just enjoy shells without feeling like you need to know the names 😉 we don’t need names to love shells, so we?? I’m just a nerd 🤓😂 Thanks for watching 🥰

G’day Di 👋🏻🏖️ Shhhh I was maybe a little reckless this time 😅? So, there was a decent chance that the large Hebrew Cone wasn’t too safe to pick up, but generally: if the cone shell isn’t stuck to a rock or the ground, then it’s probably not inside (or it’s dazed), and it’s more okay to pick up. Additionally, if it has no periostracum, it might be empty because the snail is no longer there to put it on the shell. When I pick up a cone, I grab the thick, non pointy end; the pointy end is where a live cone snail has its harpoon stinger. Please note: if it was one of the highly toxic cone species, I would not pick it up with my bear hands. Finally, if I don’t see a snail or stinger inside, when I know it’s empty. It’s hard to know for sure when you reach down and grab a shell, but thankfully too: cone snails aren’t aggressive to humans, so they generally won’t sting you unless you’re being silly about handling them. I hope that kind of answers your question? Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Yohann 👋🏻🐚 I still don't know either 😂 Sorry, I'm not sure about your retrall shell...I sure hope it's amazing, whatever it is 🤩 Thanks for watching 🥰

​@@SandCoffeeRocksthe real name is actually retrail

@@yohanngarcia9411 I tried looking it up… but I still don’t know 😅 when you get it from your friend, you’ll have to send me a picture someday!

Good morning Selena 👋🏻🌞 You must have had a very good night's sleep to have all of that extra energy! I hope you got that same boost today too 😉 it's school holidays though, so it's time to have the extra energy to play! Wow, so you are on Hong Kong 😲 what an amazing place to live! I hope you have some nice beaches there for shelling? So the Arabian was the favourite this time? I think I've been saying this a lot lately, but I'm still hoping to find a few very glossy ones over the next few months; they are absolutely spectacular to see 🤩 Hehehe ahh yess, my little bucket was going on its own adventure!! Thank you so much, and I hope you have some lovely adventures this week too. Stay safe and have fun with your friends and family 🥰

Also, I must apologize; I'm not able to reply back to your comments on Instagram 😅 I think it's because your account has a layer of protection around it because you are a youth. Please know that I love and enjoy your comments there as well, even if I cannot reply ❤️ I hope you're having a lovely evening.

@@SandCoffeeRocks oh no worries That’s absolutely fine, I’m happy that you’re having a great day🥰!!

@@SandCoffeeRocks Hii,thank you for your blessings! Although I have been having some really wild dreams😆,which I don’t mind as long as they are not spooky😂👍.And I will hopefully go on picnics soon with my class friends too.🥰🫶Yeahh Hong Kong is a great city with great sceneries but sadly not many seashells wash up to the shore as much as they used to!🥲 I wish they would come back🥹//Wowwee then I hope you’ll find some glossy cowries I’m sure they’ll be spectacular too🤩🩷 It’s always lovely to read your heartwarming replies!! stay safe too,see ya🥰👋

@@luvselenaa11editor26 I think people dream a lot when they have a lot of things on their mind 🤔 hopefully it will calm down now with the end of your exams! Oh wow, picnics sound lovely; you’ll have to take something yummy to share…like sandwiches or cupcakes? Hmmm, maybe that just what I want to eat right now 🤣? A big shame that the shells aren’t really around Hong Kong’s beaches, but it’s not unexpected with the amount of city development on the coastline 🥲 You’ll find them one day; I’m sure they’re somewhere, and a big trip when you’re older might be all you need to have a crazy shelling adventure 🐚 Can you believe I want to go in a big shelling trip to Western Australia when I’m a little older too? Travelling is hard even when you’re an adult 😅😉 we’ll get there someday.