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Found on the beach yesterday….

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Witzend Fri 09-Sept-22 12:54:05
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…on the NE coast of America, where we’re visiting my sister. Having googled we think it could be from a Minke whale, which are seen in the area.*

There was a whole 4 foot-ish section of backbone washed up - partly covered with gunk - this was one of a few separate vertebrae so I took one to show the Gdcs at home.

*there are also Great White sharks - graphic warning signs up at a beach where we’ve swum in the past ? - but we thought this vertebra looked a lot more mammalian than fishy, so to speak.

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Esmay Sat 10-Sept-22 18:17:12

How exciting !
I'd love to know where it came from .

I also love sea glass and am interested to know of a couple of sources in the UK .

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Witzend Fri 16-Sept-22 20:25:04

No signs of little white wigglies or ants for several days now. It’s been soaked in a bleach solution, now drying in the sun, ready to take home tomorrow.

We went on a whale watch a few days ago - showed the pic to marine biologists on the boat and they said either Minke whale, or a very large (at least 10 foot) dolphin. I will tell the Gdcs it’s from a whale anyway.?

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Marydoll Fri 16-Sept-22 20:35:21

Georgesgran

I’ve just bought these sea glass and silver earrings for a friend’s birthday. Her son lives in Seaham.

Georgesgran, thanks for the inspiration!
I have sea glass from the East Neuk waiting to be made into jewellery, but couldn't think what to do.

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Witzend Sun 25-Sept-22 00:00:54

It went down very well for Gds (6) at his school ‘show and tell’ yesterday. A friend of his was so fascinated, he asked to take it home for the evening, but (I trust ) brought it back today, since Gdd (7) wants her turn at show and tell, too.

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Witzend Sun 25-Sept-22 00:13:20
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BTW, for anyone interested, this was the section of spine we found - sister’s foot is there for scale.
There were some separate vertebrae washed up - it was one of those that I took.
(I don’t know why the image has come out sideways!)

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