Nature is coming back in full force since most of the world has enacted lockdown procedures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Bevies of seashells are starting to build up on North Carolina shores after visitors were banned from visiting beaches. With no tourists picking up shells to take home as souvenirs, they’ve been left to grow in numbers on the sand, the Charlotte Observer reports.
A video of the seaside landscape was shared to Cape Lookout National Sheashore’s official Facebook page.
Footage shows the waves washing in and out, lapping against the shell-covered shore.
The video, viewed more than 5,000 times, has captured much attention, with some reckoning the shell piles could reach “about a foot high” by the time people are allowed back on the beach.
According to the local publication, the Outer Banks — where the video was taken — are considered to have some of the nation’s best beaches for shell collecting.
For some shell enthusiasts, the untouchable beach is just torture to see. “That was just plain mean to tease us with the shells, when we can do nothing about them,” one Facebook user commented. “My daughter and I collected over 50 large conchs last September at Cape Lookout,” another person wrote. “I can’t even imagine what’s there since the quarantine.”
As of Friday afternoon, North Carolina had more than 5,900 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 171 deaths.
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