Post Storm Shelling: Tons of shells in the Outer Banks!
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Today is another one for the books! I filmed this video after a storm had passed through the North Carolina Outer Banks, and it kicked up a bunch of shells!
Video re-uploaded because the original for some reason did not export in HD.
Fabulous whelks! That super black one and the cream one at the end 😍 all so beautiful! Awesome finds thank you for the walk!
Thank you! Those color form are so neat aren't they? Super interesting how a lot whelks from that area get very unique colors from discoloration. Thanks for watching!
That was so much fun! I'm sitting here in Boise Idaho wishing I could be on the beach
gosh, I'm in awe.
Wow some beautiful whelks and I love the Flamingo Tongue. Only ever seen one in shell books. Thanks for the adventure!
I've also only ever seen them in shell books until that day. Thank you for watching!
Some lovely shells. I prefer the smaller whelks but I'm sure if I was there I'd be collecting them all big or small. Thank you for sharing your beach walk.
Thank you so much!
Amazing beachcomber day!!! Those whelks are amazing. So glad you had such a fruitful trip. Thanks for sharing!🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
It was pretty awesome. I was very glad to find so many large whelks. Thank you for watching :)
Thanks for the upload while im stuck in northern va. Shelling at the obx is a great pastime esp in the winter after storms
wow what a fantastic day! congrats!
Thanks so much!
Cool Flamingo’s Tongue! I have been vacationing in South Carolina for over 40 years and have never seen one!
I was shocked to see it on a NC beach!
awesome finds today 👍👍💪💪
You hit the whelk lottery🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wow!!! Great finds! So many questions/comments! 1) How cool was that Flamingo's Tongue? I have never heard of that shell being found this far north! 2) A partial Pear Whelk!!! We have never found even a fragment of one (or maybe we have and didn't recognize it) in the Outer Banks. 2) What's up with the Olive Shells? I see people find tons of Lettered Olives just a bit south, but in the OBX the weathered olive you found is about all you can hope to find. 3) Your bag must have been heavy! 4) I hate to be the one asking "where were you" but were you along the same beaches that we've discussed in the past? 5) If you were on south-facing beaches you must have gone later in the day based on the shadows (although I don't know what month this was filmed which could have an impact on light direction). Was the tide going out?
I was shocked to see the flamingo tongue! I heard of one other person finding one there, and if not for that, I'm not sure I would have thought that this is a legit find. Pear whelks are probably the rarest whelks on those beaches. It does some the olives are hard to come by. They seem much more common south of cape Lookout. This is exactly the beach you're thinking of. It seems like one of the more productive beaches in the area. The tide was going out, which I bet helped. This was actually in the morning, I filmed this in January of last year. Happy shelling!!
I was shocked to see the flamingo tongue! I heard of one other person finding one there, and if not for that, I'm not sure I would have thought that this is a legit find. Pear whelks are probably the rarest whelks on those beaches. It does some the olives are hard to come by. They seem much more common south of cape Lookout. This is exactly the beach you're thinking of. It seems like one of the more productive beaches in the area. The tide was going out, which I bet helped. This was actually in the morning, I filmed this in January of last year. Happy shelling!!
I don't know why but I find black shells fascinating. They were all pretty awesome though.
Beautiful shells and beautiful beach
Indeed :) Thank you for watching!
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Outstanding!!!
nice finds
would love to find something like that...
I am a collector and do not ever keep a broken shell unless it is the only one. My shells are all whole with no holes.
hey bud love ur way of finding shells, where can we go to get lucky and find a few if you don't mind sharing.
Thank you! Well, that depends where you're based at. I'm most familiar with the southeastern US coast, and have found lots of shells in southwest Florida (Sanibel, Captiva, 10k islands etc). The southern facing stretch of the Outer Banks is pretty good as well. The southeast Florida coast I heard is also quite good and has a fantastic diversity of shells, it's on the bucket list for me. Happy Shelling!
What part of the obx??? Farthest I ever go is pea island. I was there last weekend but the winds were horrible and I couldn’t search for shells
This is the south facing side of Hatteras. Probably the best area of the main stretch of the OBX for shelling. Thanks for watching!
What is turning some of these shells BLACK/VERY DARK BLUE???
Good question. When a shell gets buried in sand with low levels of oxygen, iron in the shell reacts with sulfur which creates iron sulfide, which discolors the shell.
Im from Wisconsin so we dont have shells but why are they soo damaged? Is the ocean that rough over there??
Beaches on the open Atlantic tend to have more worn down shells from the very strong waves due to the size of the ocean!
@@shellstories I was in that ocean once in my life, ya, its rough, scary even
Are the waves always that rough?
I don't live in this area so I'm not sure, but larger bodies of water naturally tend to have rougher waves due to larger flat surfaces enabling higher windspeeds. Thanks for commenting and watching! :)
Do you sell the shells you find?
I am not selling shells at the moment, however there are several places on the internet where you can find shells for sale. :)
You seem to be taking most of them. Not leaving any perfect ones for other beachcomber. How sad.
Do you leave nice seashells behind? Also, I didn’t see anyone else on the beach and we dont actually know what they left behind because we only see what they show. I say they scored some amazing shells and I appreciate them taking the time to film, edit and upload the video.
How cool was that flamingo tongue shell? I’ve never seen one before!