Tuesday, 6 April 2010

Treasures from the beach



Yesterday we went to the beach in Caloundra. I am not really a beach person but I do love looking for shells. Here are the treasures we found yesterday.


(Does anyone know the name of these shells?)

These are my favourites. Look at the wonderful designs!





PS I just discovered the shells in the second photo are called Patellogastropoda or limpets in plain English (Schaalhoren in het Nederlands).
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6 comments:

  1. annemiekTuesday, 6 April 2010 at 15:13:00 GMT+10

    Barnacles perhaps? That is how our 'Commotion in the Ocean' book describes them. Was it Shelly Beach? That is our favorite :-)

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  2. Helen McNaught @ AuntyHennysTuesday, 6 April 2010 at 15:19:00 GMT+10

    Hi Linda! we used to call these "Chinaman's Hats"

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  3. JantineTuesday, 6 April 2010 at 16:27:00 GMT+10

    Those are lovely indeed and a picture to look at!

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  4. A3janaTuesday, 6 April 2010 at 16:52:00 GMT+10

    Dát zijn nog eens prachtige schelpen!!

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  5. Sharon~Two Bits PatchesTuesday, 6 April 2010 at 21:30:00 GMT+10

    Definitely limpets. My DH is a super keen shell collector, if you need to know names I can ask him to identify them for you - but expect to get more information than you really want!

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  6. Susan LenzTuesday, 6 April 2010 at 22:55:00 GMT+10

    Hi!
    I'm not much of a "beach person" either but love looking for shells on the occasions when I'm by the ocean. If, however, there were shells like this along the South Carolina coast....I'd become a "beach person"! These are BEAUTIFUL!
    Susan

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