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Maddie
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Hi everyone, I’m Maddie. I like to go to the beach and look for seashells. Check out my shell finding adventures on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCN3MrvH6Ifkci8HAqfE4xg
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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
November 20, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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Shelling on Near Year's Day in 2023!! It was a nice way to start the year; lots of different kinds of shells to find: youtu.be/Dt0NjB2tGWk

#mancinella #drupe #semicassis #shells #shelling #seashell #scallop #cowries #urchins #pebbleurchin #fibularia #lacecoral #textilecone #beachcombing #funhobby
November 20, 2024 at 6:48 AM
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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
November 20, 2024 at 6:44 AM
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Another shell collecting trip from December 2022: youtu.be/AIGDfoe0y9o and a few pictures of the beach as well. I take these pictures to create a thumbnail for the YouTube videos, but I always struggle a little with the small #microshells doubly-so a few years ago! Practice makes perfect. #cowrie
November 20, 2024 at 6:38 AM
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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
November 20, 2024 at 6:34 AM
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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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youtu.be/-myR0VrpDVE

#wentletrap #cypraea #shells #shelling #triton #monoplex #moonsnail #nerite #conus
November 20, 2024 at 6:30 AM
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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
November 20, 2024 at 6:26 AM
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Cavolinia uncinata: a type is "Sea Butterfly" that lives on the ocean's surface. Their shells washed up en masse in December 2022: youtu.be/v2ZgiuOUKcw I also found my first Butterfly Moon Snail!

#shelling #shell #seabutterfly #cavolinia #jarofshells #beachcombing #natica #naticariu #alapapilionis
November 20, 2024 at 6:22 AM
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I don't often find a mostly-intact tun shell! This one is possible a Partridge Tun (Tonna perdix)? From December 2022: youtu.be/FWhN_cUQejU

#shells #tonna #tunshell #coral #seashells
November 18, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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A few fun days of #shelling in November 2022.

youtu.be/LM-Tpr0n0vw
youtu.be/uJ8-bLkiTtY
youtu.be/f4dpR4jtsWk

#shells #arabiancowrie #cowrie #scallop #seashells #shelldisplay #beachvibes #queensland #australianshells
November 18, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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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
November 18, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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Another day of firsts; I think I was too pleased to care about how beach worn they were - I was still in my "new to #shelling" phase of collecting. An Anatomical Murex and Nicobar Spindle washed up after a storm. From October 2022: youtu.be/J2Q1_hpzoTM

#murex #homalocantha #anatomica #shells
November 18, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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I still remember this wet day in October 2022 - my one and only Sieve Cowrie find! youtu.be/YWx3gJpSN4U

#cypraea #cribrarula #cribraria #limpet #conus
November 18, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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I think all beachcombers go through an initial phase of collecting old and broken #shells... it took me a while to grow past that stage! Even so, I got a few very respectable shells this time: three Textile Cones and a Zigzag Cowrie. From October 2022: youtu.be/RvTIi6wjHJg

#ziczac #conustextile
November 18, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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This one went to a friend in South Carolina on the other side of the world; a Nicobar Thorny Oyster (Spondylus nicobaricus) that's grew some red coral on it before (or after?) becoming beach-worn. From September 2022: youtu.be/63cpDmxNBY8

#spondylus #thornyoyster #oyster #seashell
November 18, 2024 at 10:24 AM
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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
November 18, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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Very unusual! This Spengler's Trumpet (Cabestana spengleri) was deep purple in the interior part of the shell?? I'm glad I photographed it; it quickly turned to the usual white color after I took it home. I've never seen another purple on (empty or alive) since then. #shell #purple #seashell
November 18, 2024 at 5:10 AM
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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
November 18, 2024 at 5:05 AM
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This one is from #coolumbeach - a Lamellose Wentletrap (Gyroscala commutata) that was particularly large at around 32mm. The shelling video is here: youtu.be/h5GJGU7UJ0Y (keep in mind that it's an old one, and I do get better at video making with time)

#wentletrap #seashell #shell #shelling
November 18, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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More pictures from a perfect day at Noosa National Park. Did you know that it's actually totally legal to collect shells from National Park in Queensland? Yep, it falls under the Fisheries Department: any empty shell below the high-tide line is fine to take. Still, no shells here expect periwinkles.
November 18, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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No seashells at #noosa - just packed beaches during the warmer days! What a stunning place, but also a bit of a tourist trap on Hasting Street... just beyond that is Noosa National Park, just stunning.
November 18, 2024 at 4:51 AM
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Not too much for find at #mudjimbabeach in September 2022. I think this was my shortest full shelling adventure? youtu.be/Wmdpc7dSoI0my (this is an old episode, I do become a little better at video making over the years)

#bonnet #phalium #scallop #pecten #beach #shells #beachcombing #Queensland
November 18, 2024 at 4:45 AM
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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
November 18, 2024 at 4:40 AM
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I love this place on the #sunshinecoast in Queensland, Australia. This was just before #sunrise - it silhouetted that iconic #lighthouse up on the headland.
November 18, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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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
November 18, 2024 at 4:35 AM