I enjoyed shelling with the humorous Russell and veteran sheller Beth. Beth has excellent shelling eyes. She found an interesting formation of the fighting conch (Second photo from the top). Much to my surprise and hers, she found a piece of a deer cowrie. WOW, this is only the second piece of deer cowrie I have seen in 18 years. (The first was by my Cayo buddy Carolyn, this summer.) Beth also spotted this beautiful horse conch. It was one of those days when you could have just kept walking the beach and looking all day. Great finds! Hope to see you again in a couple of months.
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Great finds!!!
Those are some great finds! I like seeing people finding the "different" stuff, the not so common and unusual!
The ocean provides a lot of unique gems!!
Thanks for sharing these great photos! Love the cybershelling. I see several rice olives and good-sized barnacles. Is the white shell in another photo a double bi-valve? I'm curious if Beth found the horse conch in the water or on shore. It's awesome... looks like it has very few breaks or chips, if any! Good for her!
Just think - in 3 days I get to see them too!! I'm Beth and Russell' mother!!
Way to go Sis & Bro! Looks like some awesome finds with Capt Brian! Can't wait to see the loot when you get home! love ya - "Little Sis"
Janet from IL, the white shell is a double or complete bi-valve. It was a great find. The name of the shell is a crested tellin,(Very Rare) Beth found the horse conch in the tideline on the beach. We were in a remote area with no one else around.It was a good day of shelling.
Hey Brian
Just wanted to thank you again for the great trip. We are now back to reality--I much prefer Sanibel/Captiva! We will certainly be in touch next time we are heading south.
PS Found a real nice alphabet cone on the day before we left
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