Florida backwater travels
Shells of marine snails found along Florida’s beaches and saltwater rivers.
Today we went out on the boat. It’s been a while since we’ve gone out because the weather has cooled off. We weren’t out for long, and stopped at some favorite beaches because the tide was out. There wasn’t much to see, and then … there it was! A living horse conch. The bright orange […]
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Found lots of knobbed whelks on this deserted island beach in Mosquito Lagoon. And a few other pretty shells.
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Views of New Smyrna Beach before Hurricane Nicole arrives and the waves and high water levels.
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Last September I had a good day out on the boat. Low tide offered some interesting sea life finds. I was so excited by getting a really good hermit crab video, that I neglected to write about another aspect of the trip. I took a long walk across the muddy flats to inspect a large […]
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I took this video of a little beach spider back in October during a walk along the beach. At least it looks like a spider. It could be a tiny crab, but it has eight legs that look more like spider than crab. As I slowly combed the sand for seashells, I noticed this tiny […]
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The bivalve seashells, or shells that come in two parts or halves, can be similar in appearance, but not all bivalves are “clams”. I’m not scientifically minded, but I’ve been learning the difference between the shells I collect and photograph. I’ve gathered some photos of the more common bivalves I see on beaches and in […]
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