The surf sends waves hissing up the sandy beach. Here salt spray fills the air, and the sheer power of the ocean exhilarates the senses. A Sooty Oystercatcher patrols the waveline, its piping calls faint over the roar of the sea. Seagulls float overhead on graceful wings, alighting to rest on nearby rocks, where they squabble gregariously among themselves. In the distance, waves wash against rock platforms.
Waves spill into rockpools, splashing playfully and gurgling as they drain out again.
Powerful ocean waves roll in, erupting into spray as they surge into a blowhole. Behind the beach, birds sing among the coastal banksias, mostly Honeyeaters which feed noisily on their blossoms. From nearby forest comes the ringing calls of Bellbirds, softened and blended as they carry across the surface of a still coastal lake. Heathlands are also a feature of our coasts, and at daybreak the dawn chorus heard over the dunes is delicate and beautiful. Overhead soar a majestic pair of White-bellied Sea Eagles, which swoop and dive with each other, calling on the wing.