Farewell Spit Eco Tours Blog

The 30th and 31st of August are the dates for the second annual "A Gnome away from home " weekend.

Have a look here to see what they got up to last year.

Sometimes when things go just right you see something special.

This was one of those times.

Looking back at the Farewell Spit Lighthouse from near the Gannet Colony just as a rain shower passed over.

Have a look at our photo gallery to enlarge this image.

The Belladonna Lillies or "Naked Ladies" planted by the Lighthouse keepers in days gone by flower every year about this time.

These ones are along the path at the foot of the lighthouse.

The concrete in the path is made of sand cement and shells, the shells were used instead of stones as there was  no gravel nearby.

A group of six Wrybill posed for their photograph about halfway along the ocean beach on Farewell Spit.

The wrybill are only seen from the bus a handful of times in a season. those who came out on a rather bleak day were rewarded with a rare sighting.

Compare the size with that of the oystercatcher in the right of the picture.

The native sand binding plants near the lighthouse on Farewell Spit are flourishing now.

The photo above is of female spinifex plants near the lighthouse at the end of Farewell Spit. The spiny heads break off and the wind spreads the seed. The male plant below has much smaller flowers.

Just before sunset the light is just right for photos of the sand and taking in the view of the intertidal plain on the inner beach of Farewell Spit..