Night shelling. Finding shells on Sanibel in the dark.

Night shelling. Finding shells on Sanibel in the dark.

SWF Beach Life
SWF Beach Life
Aug 6, 2025

Night shelling isn't something that has been on my radar in the past. However, things change, traffic changes and shelling at night all of a sudden seems like a fun option. Yes, I lost some sleep but what a cool experience!

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0:00 Introduction
2:34 Part I
3:25 First nice True Tulip
6:03 Deceased Angel Wing
8:51 True Tulip Alert
10:35 Aristotle’s Lantern
13:31 Beautiful Angel Wing
14:00 Mermaid’s Purse
15:35 Pear Whelk Ecosystem
16:15 Lumps on the beach
18:24 True Tulips eat dead stuff
25:00 Red True Tulip
25:23 What did I learn?
26:38 Beach Time
27:43 Shell Haul