One of the best #shell finding days of 2023!! I found my one and only glossy Humphey's Cowrie (Palmadusta humphreysii) - it looks beautiful in that Pink Lace Coral (Iodictyum phoeniceum): youtu.be/wpysZeNyuRU

#shells #beach #seashells #cowrie #cypraea #palmadusta #lacecoral #sandsnail #wingoyster

My second Geography Cone just weeks after the first... haven't found any more since then! From December 2022: youtu.be/0hU2fJ-i1-c

#coneshell #bonnetshell #phalium #conus #geographus #cymbiola #cypraea #cowrie #cowry #shells #seashells #shelling #beachcombing

A #shelling trip from December 2022... some fun finds this time with a worn Textile Cone, Green-tinted Cowrie, and Brown-lined Paper Bubble: youtu.be/eiaJE5oKtEM

#conustextile #cypraea #hydatina #drupa #phalium #shells #collecting #beach #queensland #erronea #subviridis #staphylaea #palmadusta

A few more shelling trips from December 2022. The beaches were starting to get picked over due to the summer school holiday crowds (December is summer here in Australia)

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#wentletrap #cypraea #shells #shelling #triton #monoplex #moonsnail #nerite #conus

This was when I still collected a lot of broken shells and worn shells... still, I think I might always collect a Geography Cone! My first time finding one in December 2022: youtu.be/6w0i58B4FWs

#volute #conus #geographus #cypraea #phalium #bonnetshell #shells #shelling #seashell #shell

Interesting to see: these #shells are all Arabian Cowries... but one is particularly dark on the base! This early find is still my avatar on YouTube?? It's been a while since I've updated it!

#arabiancowrie #cypraea #cowrie #mauritia #mauritiaarabica

I still remember this wet day in October 2022 - my one and only Sieve Cowrie find! youtu.be/YWx3gJpSN4U

#cypraea #cribrarula #cribraria #limpet #conus

A #shell finding trip from October 2022. Notable mention to the nice Arabian Cowrie and Zebra Volute in the center. It's on YouTube too: youtu.be/AQDAO3VBLww (keep in mind that it's an old video... I get slightly better in more recent ones!)

#cypraea #amoria #seashells #mauritia

Cowries from a beach visit in September 2022. I love the big Arabian Cowrie, as well as the Spotted Deer Cowrie. Around them are a collection of other shells: youtu.be/rbtUtounTw4

#cypraea #lyncina #mauritia #arabica #cowries #shelling #shells

I make #shell displays after each of my adventures... this one from August 2022 was the first I thought actually looked good - how about that!! youtu.be/d9jrYIbztrA

#shells #seashell #beachcombing #moonsnail #cowrie #cypraea #coneshell #coral #scallop #shelling

From one of my very early shelling adventures from August 2022. I film finding them; you can see the full episode over here youtu.be/694EMyxRE_0 (it's an old one, I do get better at filming eventually...)

#sandandcoffeerocks #cowrie #arabiancowrie #cypraea #beachvibes #mauritia #monetaria