Winter shelling in Florida. Low tide gave me so many treasures and critter encounters! 

That was a great day! I cannot believe you found a beached batfish. Those weird creatures are on my list of favorite animals with crabby faces. His pleading sigh was almost too much for my heart. Thanks for the fast thinking and getting him upright and swim-walking again! Those lightning whelks and banded tulips...nope, never getting tired of them. 🎉

It’s all your fault! I’m addicted to your videos and sea shells! Thank you so much!😂

I just loved the batfish, brittle stars, and the live atlantic giant cockle and prickly cockles in today's video! I've been to the West coast of FL just once so far, and I was really fascinated with the prickliness of the cockles: for one thing, they remind me of the close up pictures of a cat's tongue, and secondly, though I can find them occasionally on the East coast, they have only some slightly raised bumps on the outer edges of the shell. And I love prickles, spikes, spines, teeth! Spreaking of which, very awesome crown conch! Big lightning whelk was awesome, too--actually all the lightning whelks were beautiful! FFCs especially beautiful today, too. What a great walk!

Everyone needs to understand the importance of not touching and not removing starfish from the sea. The reason starfish die outside water is that they cannot breathe. This leads to carbon dioxide poisoning and ultimately asphyxiation. Another common cause of death is stress from handling them too much.Starfish can resist between 3 and 5 minutes out of the water before dying. However, this is not an excuse to constantly take them out and put them in the water. As mentioned above, they can die from stress.

Greetings, Sharmon! I'm so happy you had a wonderful time at Ft. Myers. All those live critters were fascinating. As far as shell treasures go, I have to say that my most favorite find was the super two row spikey crown conch. It was stunning! Also loved seeing you find that very large whelk. The fighting conchs you brought home were very beautiful too. Of course the beach bowls are very exciting to me. I plan on bringing a special shell bag just for them when I finally get to visit Florida. How fun it all was. Your videos are always so positive and upbeat. Like many others who watch your show have said, it helps me forget any troubles or concerns I have for a little while. Hearing your cheery voice always puts a smile on my face. Have a blessed week, beach friend!

Seeing the brittle stars was fabulous!! I wish I could attach a photo...I found a really tiny brittle star on a Normandy beach in France last year, and it was expired. It's about 1 inch from arm-tip to arm-tip. What a great day you had! Thank you for sharing it!!

Loved all the critter encounters! And hooray for saving the Batfish!!

It warms my heart to see you help the little creatures that you find. As well as all the garbage you pick up. Thank you for all that. Very much enjoy your videos, thank you for them as well. Bless you for your patience and kindness

Heading to Fort Myers in 20 days! Can’t wait!!!

Wow, that was a great shell day. Mickler's Landing is closing this month for dune restoration. That is good for the beach, but not so great for hunting shark's teeth. I don't know if the will be bringing up sand or broken shell's like it is now. I just hope when it reopens there will be shark's teeth to find. Thanks Sharmon!

Awesome video, thank you for showing us sea stars in motion!!!

So much great wildlife on the beach that you shared with us today. Thank you for sharing and identifying all those critters for us. Collecting and identifying shells is amazing, but scratch a collector and you get a biologist! Loved this beach morning with all it's abundance.

Wow you are hitting the jack pot I'm loving everyone and the water is s😊o calm having fun thru You thank you❤😊

I'm sure that you already know this, some may not, but if you take a handful of live coquinas and place them in the wet sand they will stand up edge wise and vibrate or wiggle themselves down into the sand and dissappear. Fascinates me every time 😊😊

I am so grateful to you for your shelling videos. I’ve learned a lot more about shells and unfortunately how much my collection massively pales in comparison ! Now I know to be much more choosy and to arrive early in the morning 🥰 Oh, and I forgot to comment about the BatFish ! What a wild looking fish and how nicely it swam away ! 🙏😎🙏

Nice beach walk. Thanks for sharing you knowledge on what all those shells are.

This was one of my favorite videos of yours! It was so relaxing-I love a slow pace and any kind of live critter at the beach is my favorite thing. Aquatic, land dwelling, or flying in the sky-it is wonderful for my soul. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching for those of us who aren't lucky enough to live where our heart is. Have a great week!

I cannot wait to get back there, my heart just pitter patters when I watch you shell! ❤

Hi Sharmon! You always show us such fascinating things like the bat fish, brittle stars, the giant cockle doing its filtering thing. The big whelk was beautiful but that dark chocolate one was amazing. I think my favorite tonight was the king crown with that extra row of spikes, beautiful! Such a peaceful Sunday walk. Loved the beginning before the sun was up. Thanks for another great adventure. Love my Sunday nights!!

Good evening, my Beach Angel! That batfish was so cool! He's a deeper water critter, if I remember correctly. He may not be feeling very well, but blessings on you for being kind to him anyway! There are lots of shells, you just had to work a bit for them! That whelk is gorgeous!! That brittle star is really moving! Such a pretty green color! Another lovely whelk? Yay! More brittle stars! So many critters today! I always enjoy seeing you so happy on your shell walks, Angel, but knowing that I will soon be with you makes me overjoyed! After all the storms I have weathered, it will be good to furl my sails and just rest in a peaceful port. I am determined to forget the rough waves that threatened to sink me and look toward brighter horizons. You, my dear beachy friends, have beought me so much comfort and courage! I am very grateful thst you didn't give up on me (even though mermaids get the blues sometimes). Much love to all of you (and you know who you are) for all your faith in me. Mostly to my dearest Beach Angel, who held me up when I could not stand, who believed in me even when I did not believe in myself. I am forever in your debt. Rebecca, The Lost Mermaid

Well that was a big mixed bag wasn’t it. Lovely shells though, loved the big Lightening whelk, just like the size they seem to get in the Carolina’s. Enjoyed that walk muchly. Have an amazing week, hugs and stay safe xx

Hi Sharmon. I am just getting to watch Sunday's video on Tuesday! I can't believe you found two gorgeous lightning whelks! They were both gorgeous! ( :

So many pretty shells and snazzy creatures today! The Short Nose Bat fish!! And the keepers! That big spikey crown conch . . . that great horse conch -- loved everything!

They’re goofy looking so I like them sums it all up

Great job on saving the bat fish!

Finally got time to watch this video today. What a wonderful variety of sealife you found! I think my favorites were the brittle sea stars. So fascinating to watch them move along the bottom like they were waving their little arms! Perfect water depth & clarity to be able to observe them. The large crown conch or king's crown was gorgeous. I found one that size yrs ago on a shallow flat. Needed lots of cleaning but turned out stunning. Thanks for slowing down to let us watch the different birds, & all the live creatures you showed us were so interesting. I always look forward to the Beach Time at high volume! 🌊

Come as you are?? In that case, I am strolling the Fort Meyers Beach in my Jammies...all the way from Michigan!! 😂. Looking forward to our weekly stroll...so let's get on with the adventure! Thanks, Sharmon, for inviting me along!! ❤

"Let's go to the beach..." 🎶 🎵 🐚 😎

So pretty are the beach sunflowers. I am glad that you are back in Fort Myers shelling again. So glad the weather has warmed up again here in South Florida.💕☀️

I love your site and have learned so much. Your respect for the sea life and your educating on it is so valuable to me and many others. Just out of curiosity do you eat seafood? For myself I have been a pescatarian for many years and am now questioning it. I know the birds and other sea life sustain off of each other and now am questioning where I fit in. ha. Anyways, no judgment or such but just curious. I lived in Sarasota for many years and miss the beaches. Am still in Fla but in N. central Fla but every chance i get i vacation on the coast. Love your videos and enjoy combing the beaches with you xx

Soo many nice finds! Love the big lightning welk & all the banded tulips, not to mention the crown ccoaches, ❤ the episode 😊

Awesome beach walk! When we come to Fort Myers Beach this week, I will not mind if we have a “slower than average” day if it is half as good as your shell finds.

That giant cockle was amazing. Actually, the hinged and the living were amazing. Wow. Gorgeous lighting welks too. What a great beach visit.

This was fabulous Ft Myers reminiscing so hope to get there again.. thank you for taking us along.. so may treasures empty and alive!!!

❤❤❤ Love the interesting patterns on those juvenile fighting conchs!!!

Oh boy…that brittle star is fascinating! And the lightening wells were fabulous. What a great haul and fun time! Thanks for sharing.

You know,... girl friend... in the beginning you always say, "Let's go .... to the Beach". I say it with you, each and every time!! ANOTHER Spectacular day with you!! So many stunning shells AND animals. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU , Shar,...for taking us, educating us and sharing with us each time you go!! You are a precious gem!.... just the very best!!! See you next Sunday, Beach friend!! ❤🏖

Nice walk. Thank you!

I,just love the juvenile fighting conchs. They’re so pretty!

The live creatures were amazing today! And so were the shells. I hope to get back to your area of Florida someday. I didn’t really appreciate the shelling 30 years ago on my last visits. 😢 Thanks to you I’m a lot wiser! ❤

That spiky crown conch! AMAZING!! ❤

Oops, meant conches

This is actually Scott's wife Debbie commenting. I will email you. Thanks!

Yes, that was a live albino PC. See them here too. Beautiful big LW! Really cool live brittle star! I've never gotten to see one move like that! Another LW with gorgeous color! That yellow-orange LW was really cool! Absolutely gorgeous crown! Great size HC too. I vote for a white rose petal telin. Congrats on the speckled telin! 😊 Thanks Sharmon! xxoo

I’ve never gotten the opportunity to shell search as I’ve always had kids with me while visiting the beach. I enjoyed shell searching vicariously through you! Maybe one day!

Hi Sharmon, What a wonderful morning at the beach! It was so much fun to see all the critters. Thank you for rescuing that batfish. I think the poor thing would have died without your help. I really love the striped FFC's. Most adults have lost the stripes, but if they still have them: true love!😍 And the 3 shells that made your heart sing!❤❤❤ If your heart sings, then I'm so happy for you. And I'm glad you found them! They are stunning! I hope you have a wonderful week! Sending you lots of love and hugs, xoxo ❤, Ilona

My favorite place to shell! The low tides have been amazing last week. Thank you for picking up trash, everyone should.

THAT CROWN?!?!?!

Thank you so much for helping all the critters, I love seeing them, it was a great day at the beach, I really need a beach trip!! Have a great week, see you next Sunday

Love your channel and the education ! Love it !

Sharmon, you are the best! Your joy makes me happy! Thank you!

Another beautiful video with wonderful shells 🐚 ❤️.

Now I know what I have. I found the round part of a brittle star on the beach while I was visiting the west coast of Fla. I kept it but didn’t know what it was. Thanks for pointing it out.

I’ll be in FtMyers for 3 weeks in about a month. I can’t wait to find some shells.

Fun video! Great shells and creatures! I love how you marvel at all the spikes, colors, and patterns. I do too, and I just love that others are as enamored by the awesomeness of these shells as I am! ❤

The apple murex probably need calcium from other shells.

What a haul!❤❤❤SOUTH GEORGIA PEACH 🍑

You know, I think the beach looked gorgeous in the morning light and I loved how calm the Gulf was! Your shell haul was gorgeous too.

Thank you so much. I learn so much from you. Your voice is so sweet.

Love love love seeing/learning about the live critters as well as the shells! Thank you so much! ❤

Awesome find with that speckled tellin! They're definitely uncommon in the southwest Florida coast, I've only ever found them in the panhandle and NC. So strange how hard it is to find those sizable whelks. On the contrary, some areas of the NC outer banks the big ones are almost more abundant than the small ones!

What a great video today! Love all the sea creatures! Wish I could shell in Fort Meyers!

Going to Ft. Myers Beach in 10 days!❤

You always find the coolest things on the beach 🏝️

Could I order some of these shells from you that you collect. I live in texas and my bathroom is seashore design

Wow, you saved that little critter -- good for you!👏💫💖

🎶🎵🎶 “And a Partridge in a pear tree”🎶🎵 😂 New subscriber. My sister just bought a house in Alva and I can’t wait to go visit her!!! I want to spend all my time at the beach!!! ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing!! 😊

Your O’Dark Thirty shell expeditions are my favorites. The sunrises are beautiful!

Anyone know a great beach for shelling in socal?

Batfish was cool, and the relative of the starfish.

Holy cow! What a beautiful bounty of gorgeous shells today..🐚❤️ I just love how you talk to the shells, it just makes me giggle..did I see an another buried LW at the 11:30 mark while you were checking the whitish alphabet cone? Loved to see the live cockle, that was new to me. Thanks so much for an amazing walk on the beach…❤️

Wanna hear something ironic? I just came from outside in my SHESHED and I came inside in my TV room and started watching your channel it is the exact same video. How ironic is that?

Joyed another shelling tour with you.

Awesome finds! I look forward to your videos every Sunday!We just got back from Florida and had a fantastic time! We found our first ever sand dollars and about a million chestnut turbins on Honeymoon Island. My husband found the biggest lettered olive I have ever seen and it is in pristine condition. Can't wait for next year when we go again....but I definitely want to stay somewhere further south. ❤

Great beach walk, thanks Sharmon!

Thank you for letting us see the cockle feed!

Great job saving that lil bat fish! Yaaaayyy!

Hi Sharmon! Im very familiar with the north end of FMB but want to shell south. Is there public parking down south? I was thinking of trying to park at Gullwing or a resort but don’t want to get in trouble lol

OMG!! Love you sharing ❤

I can't believe the size of that lighting welk

That small apple murex looks like it has a face on it.

I'll be in Ft. Myers Beach starting April 3rd for the 1st time! Your videos are helping me know what to look for when I get down there!! 😊

What a great video. I've never heard of a batfish, and didn't think it was doing too well, but seemed to swim off okay - great news. We are not at all familiar with Fort Meyers; is there a specific area of the beach that you recommend? We'd be coming down from Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria - beautiful beaches, not great shellling, so want to explore a bit further afield.

Oh that Crown Conch! Wow 😍

My husband and I live in Colorado and watch you all the time. We vacation in Siesta Key every year. This year we are staying at Ft. Meyers Beach for a few days first to go shelling. What part of the southern end are you at? Best place to park? We can't wait to get back to Florida!

Love your videos. I so enjoy shelling, but didn’t know what I was brining home. I do now and it’s wonderful.

Loved all the cool critters….thanks for showing them. What do you do with all those glorious shells? There are a few kinds of shells that I have so many of but still want to collect more because they’re so beautiful!

I am heading to fort Myers tomorrow march, 5th for low tide. do you recommend a spot that would be good to go to. It is my last day of shelling before heading back to NY. Thank you.

Don't pick shells 😢

Stunning lightening whelks

Looks like a jackpot day

Good sweet Sunday to you.❤️

11:10 Oh My Gosh, Gorgeous 😍

Crabs need their shells!!

I am down visiting Florida. I have been hearing that there are not any shells on Sanibel Island. Is this true? Have you been there lately?

My kids and I love to watch your videos. I went on a shelling cruise to Cayo Costa when I was 7, and I was smitten. Just got back from Fort Myers yesterday because I wanted to take my kids to SW Florida for the best shelling in the world! 😄 We didn’t have nearly the success you have, but we’re still novices. 😄 This was a great video!

Wow. This is a gorgeous haul ❤

Interesting critters!

Hello🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

I have tried to walk on the low tide like you do without much success I may add.😅How do you do it without slip sliding on your backside? 😂 Keep creating wonderful vlogs for us all & Let’s Go To the Beach!