Masked Lapwing and Chick
St Andrews Cross spider
White-faced Heron
Diet: small creatures they disturb when wading, or stalk by standing quietly & waiting.
Wedge-tailed Eagle with Prey
Largest bird of Prey in Australia
White throated Honeyeater
Length of adult 11.5 to 14.5 cm
Koala
Tawny Frogmouth Chicks Nest
Nests are built in tree forks.
Willie Wagtail with Chick
Very bold. Will protect their territory from kookaburras & eagles.
White-faced Heron
Nests have a haphazard appearance, made of sticks in a tree.
Wheelweaving Spider
Builds a small web which it destroys at dawn. Female 6mm, Male 3.5mm
Little Corellas
Diet: grains, grass seeds, bulbs & fruits.
Swamp Wallaby
Diet: shrubs, bushes, bark and fungi.
Whiptail Wallaby
Also know as the Pretty-faced Wallaby
Eastern Koel Male
Diet: figs, fruits, insects. Loud repetitive call
Whiptail Wallaby
Wallabies are Macropods which means 'big foot'
Koala
Lantana is cleared at Ivory's Rock so Koalas can climb their trees.
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Diet: insects, fruit, reptiles, mammals & other bird's chicks.
Forest Kingfisher
Nests in termite nests in trees & in tree hollows
Red-browed Firetail Finches
Large dome nests built in undergrowth. Side tunnel entrance.
Plumed Whistling Duck Family
Pairs for life. Parents raise chicks together.
Scaly-breasted Lorikeets
Feed in flocks often with Rainbow Lorikeets. Very social. Loud squarks.
Little Black Cormorants
Breeding plumage appears more bronzed than black.
Eastern Yellow Robin Nesting
Nest made of plant material & spider web, disguised with bark & leaves.
Galahs
Lifespan: 40 years. Mate for life.
Brush-tailed Phascogale
Wildlife Qld images at Ivory's Rock. Listed as Vulnerable.
Eastern Sedge Frog
Environment affects frog's colour - fawn to light green
Noisy Miner
Highly social & territorial birds.
Short-beaked Echidna
Solitary. Lifespan:16 years. Length: 35 cm. Diet: Ants & termites.
Goanna
Goannas are Monitor Lizards. 42 varieties in Australia
King Parrot Female
Lay eggs in deep tree hollows.
Australian Water Dragon
Diet: Invertebrates, fruit, flowers, rodents.
Dingo
Good for environment. Feral cats & foxes avoid them.
Carpet Python
Non-venomous. Constricts & suffocates prey.
Grey-crowned Babbler Nest
Large dome nests built in tree forks 4-7 metre above ground.
Red-neck Wallaby
Eastern Grey Kangaroos
Rest in shade during the day. Graze at night.
Magpie feeding Channel billed Cuckoo
The Channell-billed Cuckoo lays her eggs in the Magpie's nest to raise.
Pardalote
Double-barred Finches
Flocks can be up to 40 birds.
Kookaburra
Kookaburra nesting in an old termite nest.
Grey Fantail
Builds several nests in breeding season. Lays eggs in only one.
Bandicoot
Nocturnal, hunting beetles & grubs.
Silvereye
A small finch. Length: 11 - 13 cm Weighs approx 10 gms
Pied Currawong
Beautiful song. Diet: Invertebrates, berries, eggs & chicks, reptiles.
Brush-tail Rock Wallaby
Photographed approx 20 years ago.
Bush Stone-Curlew Eggs
Nests on ground, amongst leaf litter
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Australian Grebe
Dives deeply to catch fish
Noisy Miner Nest Chick
Lemon-migrant Butterflies
Butterflies migrate to lay eggs on Cassia plants.
Whiptail Wallabies
Home range: Up to 110 hectares.
Tawny Frogmouths
Experts in camouflage, amongst the tree branches.
Ground Cuckooshrike
Long legs, runs quickly. Forages for invertebrates.
Southern Boobook Owl
Smallest, most common owl in Australia
Wood Ducks
Spend more time foraging on land than in water.
Nankeen Night Heron
Nocturnal
Azure Kingfisher
Plunges into water to catch fish, aquatic insects, frogs.
Eastern Long necked Turtle
Tawny Frogmouths
Nocturnal
Crested Pigeons
Both parents incubate eggs & care for young.
Yellow Faced Honeyeater
Short-billed honeyeater. Diet: invertebrates also nectar, pollen from Banksia & Grevillea flowers.
Magpie feeding Channel billed Cuckoo
Magpie is fooled into raising the chick as its own.
Red-neck Wallaby Pinky
A 'Pinky' usually remains in mother's pouch until it grows fur.
Common Bronzeswing
Visits waterholes frequently. Shy & wary.
Tawny Frogmouth with Fledglings
Breeding pair bonds for life & share care for young.
Koala
Koalas rest 20 hours a day. Little energy is obtained from diet.
Black House Spider
Habitat: logs, rocks, building's window frames, wall crevices.
Whiptail Wallaby
Lives in groups of 10, moving within large mobs of 50- 100
Blue faced Honeyeater
Diet: mostly invertebrates, also nectar & fruit.
Redback Spider
Diet: Insects. Also juvenile mice, snakes, frogs snagged in web. Venomous. Length: Females 10mm Males 4mm.
Masked Lapwing Nest Eggs
Both parents take care of young and defend nest
Willie Wagtail
The largest & most well-known of Australian Fantails.
Red-neck Wallabies Fghting
Males will fight during breeding season.
Galahs
Diet: Seeds, grubs, roots, nuts, berries. Grain Crops.
Crested Pigeon
Distinctive thin black erect crest.
Perons Tree Frog
Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly
Female. Length is approx 7cm
Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly
Female. Males have a bright red body.
Nankeen Night Heron
Diet: frogs, yabbies, lizards, mice, invertebrates, caterpillars, & dragonfly larvae.
Square tailed Kite
Diet: birds, eggs, chicks, mice, insects, snails, reptiles.
Rainbow Lorrikeet
Diet: Pollen, nectar of grevilleas, banksias, melaleucas, eucalyptus flowers. Also insects & fruits.
Crested Pigeon Chick
Found in wooded grasslands near water.
Sugar Glider
Glide through the air, using flaps of skin between their legs.
Pelican
Pelicans are recent arrivals at Ivory's Rock.
Pale-vented Bush Hen
Also known as Moorhen. Shy. Lives near water.
Green Jumping Spider
Uses vision to stalk prey. A silk safety line prevents it from falling.
Wolf Spider
Habitat: leaf litter, burrows. Diet: small invertebrates, frogs.
Willie Wagtail feeding Chick
Diet: Mostly insects, also small lizards
Jewel Spider
Also known as Christmas spider. Length 10mm. Orb-webs.
Wood Duck Mother with Fledgings
Also known as the Maned Duck.
Koala
Eucalypt leaves are high in water. Koalas do not need to drink.
Plumed Whistling Ducks with Chicks
Lifespan: 8-10 years. Pairs for life, raising chicks together.
Bush Stone-Curlew Protecting Eggs
Nocturnal
Moth
Figbird Female
Nests in small groups, quite close together.
Red-neck Wallaby Pouch Joey
Red-neck Wallabies
Grooming each other.
Pale headed Rosella
Usually seen in pairs. Diet: grass seed, fruit & flowers.
Australian Grebes Nest
Both parents care for young.
Red-neck Wallaby
Lifespan: Up to 9 years
Plumed Whistling Duck
Also known as Grass Whistling Duck
White throated Honeyeater
Live in pairs or small groups.
Rainbow Lorikeet
Wood Ducks in Pond
Both parents care for young. Nests are a pile of down inside tree hollows.
Brush-tail Rock Wallaby Joey
Specially modified feet to grip to terrain.
Bar-shouldered Dove
Diet: seeds of grasses, sedges, herbs. Also rhizomes.
Rainbow Lorikeet
Wide range of habitats, rainforest, woodlands,& treed urban areas.
Southern Boobook Owl
Nests in tree hollows. Diet: invertebrates, small mammals.
Brown Honeyeater Nest
Female incubates eggs. Both parents feed young.
Rainbow Lorikeet
Enjoying the blossoms of the Paperbark tree
Black-fronted Dotterel
Usually lives alone. Forms large flocks up to 100 in winter.
Straw necked Ibis
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Pair grooming each other.
White Throated Honeyeater
Builds cup-shaped nest of bark & grasses in tree forks.
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Joeys are independent at 18 months.
Figbird Male
Also known as Green Figbird. Mimics other birds.
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet in Callistemon flowers
Diet: Nectar & pollen harvested with their brush-tongues.
Restless Flycatcher
Hovers & catches insects. Makes whirring, rasping noises.
Red-neck Wallabies
Inhabits eucalypt forests.
Eastern Koel Female
Migrates from Sth East Asia to breed here.
Eastern Grey Kangaroos
Groups of 10 or so individuals live within larger 'Mobs'
Tawny Frogmouth
More closely related to Owlet-nightjars than to Owls.
Grey Butcherbird
Diet: Invertebrates, small birds, chicks, lizards. Occasionally fruit & small seeds
Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies
Vulnerable in Queensland. Endangered in NSW (2019 fires)
Swamp Wallaby
Solitary animal. Habitat: thick forest undergrowth.
Mon ami le Kookaburra
Red Belly Black Snake
Venomous. Will flee when threatened. Diet: fish, tadpoles, frogs, lizards, snakes & mammals.
Grey Butcherbird
Beautiful songbird. Closely related to the more ground dwelling Magpie.
Little Corella
Pair for life. Nest in tree hollows. Both parents care for young.
King Parrot Male
Widespread across east coast, including suburbs.
Masked Lapwing Hatchling
Nests are often in exposed vulnerable sites.
Little Pied Cormorant
Can dive underwater for fish, yabbies. Also eats insects.
Red-neck Wallaby with Wallaby
Feeds primarily on grasses & roots.
Noisy Miner Nest
Part of the Honeyeater family.
Magpie
Lifespan: 25-30 years. Wingspan 65-85cm. Highly intelligent birds
Noisy Miner Albino Chick
This albino chick is the only one seen here in 30 years
Scaly-breasted Lorikeets
Lays eggs in hollows of decayed tree limbs. Modifies by chewing off pieces.
Eastern Spinebill
Advantageous long beak, extracting nectar where others can't.
Scarlet Honeyeater
Diet: Insects & nectar, taking flying insects on the wing.
Common Bronzewing
Adapted to urban areas.
Red-neck Wallaby
Koala
In 2022 listed as Endangered in Queensland.
Cicada
The song of many Cicadas can be deafening loud!
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Lays one egg other bird's nests to raise.
Wood Duck family
Able to walk easily on land. Forages in grasses, clover, eats insects.
Koala
Affected by habitat loss, cars, dogs.
Koala
Vision is poor. The only mammal with vertical slit pupils.
Masked Lapwing
Also known as a Plover
Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard
Protrudes large blue tongue to scare predators
Strawnecked Ibis
Diet: invertebrates, frogs, lizards & small rodents.
Masked Lapwing and Chick
Nests can be made in unlikely exposed areas.
King Parrot Male
Usually seen in pairs or small family groups
Pacific Bazza
Also known as the Crested Hawk.
Magpie
Highly regarded songbirds. Their pitch can vary over up to four octaves.
Pardalote
Also known as Peep-wrens. Length 8–12 cm
Peregrine Falcon Fledglings
Fledglings nesting on Ivory's Rock, ready to fly.
Brown Honeyeater
Loud strident call.
Pacific Bazza
Both parents care for the young.
Red-neck Wallaby
Eastern Koel Female
Cuckoo family. Lays eggs in other bird's nests.
Huntsman Spider
Poor eyesight. Senses insects through hairs on its body. Lifespan: 2 years.
Noisy Friarbird
Diet: nectar, fruit, invertebrates & other bird's eggs & chicks
Echindna
Egg laying Mammal. Deposits egg into pouch to hatch. The young is called a 'Puggle'.
Black Winged Stilt
Wading bird, feeding on insects & small fish.
Kookaburra
Also known as the Laughing Kookaburra. Laugh signals its territory to other birds.
Eastern Spinebill
Nests: twigs, grass, bark, & spider's web
Koala
Koalas are not bears. Closest relative is the Wombat.
Brush-turkey
Strong feet to rake leaf litter for food.
Eastern Bearded Dragon
Opens beard & mouth when threatened
White-necked Heron
Also known as the Pacific Heron
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Males can be 2 metres tall
Blue faced Honeyeater
Also known as Banana Bird - enjoys banana flower nectar.
Kookaburra
Bandicoot
Territorial. Solitary except in breeding season.
Magpie Worm
Comfortable walking along the ground. Diet: invertebrates, grubs, lizards.
Welcome Swallow Chicks
'Welcome’ Swallow was named by sailors. Sightings meant land was not far away.
Koala
Ivory's Rock is part of the largest continuous stretch of eucalypt forest in the region.
Huntsman Spider
Young Huntsman spiders are a paler colour.
White Throated Honeyeater
Habitat: forested areas near creeks.
Eastern Spinebill
Very energetic. Low whirring sound when hovering.
Common Green Tree Frog
Males grow up to 9cm. Females up to 12cm.
Pelican and Ducks
Wingspan: up to 2.5 metres
Brown Quails
Prefers to run and hide than fly
Golden Orb Spider
Builds large, semi-permanent orb webs, which have a golden sheen.
King Parrot Male
Known for its loud & musical call
Noisy Friarbird
Enjoying Grevillea flower nectar
Jabiru
Australia’s only stork. Also known as the Black-necked Stork.
Eastern Bearded Dragons
Diet: leaves, fruits, insects, small mammals & reptiles
King Parrot Male
Pale headed Rosellas
Often seen in pairs.
Masked Lapwing protecting Chick
Chicks reach full growth at 4 months.
Ibis Flock
White-faced Heron
Diet: variety of prey - fish, insects & amphibians.
Koala
Tends to sleep and rest for 20 hours a day
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Mob
'Mobs' is the term for groups of Kangaroos or Wallabies.
Whiptail Wallaby
Lifespan: 10 years
Masked Lapwing Chick
Wedge-tailed Eagle Fledgling
Diet: Mostly carrion. Also live rabbits & small animals.
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Roosts in tree hollows. Can be mobbed by birds that mistake them for owls.
Goanna upright
Stands upright to assess surrounds.
Bush Stone-Curlew Parents
Diet: insects, small reptiles & rodents.
Pale headed Rosella
Kookaburra
Largest member of the Kingfisher family.
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Can cover 7metres in one jump
Goanna
Avoids people. Shy unless threatened.
Pacific Bazza
Diet: fruits, insects, frogs, birds, snakes, lizards.
Noisy Miner
Diet: nectar, fruits, invertebrates, grubs, small reptiles, frogs.
Double-barred Finches
Builds nests in grasses & low shrubs.
Termites
Brown Honeyeater
Diet: Nectar, also spiders & insects.
Welcome Swallow feeding Chicks
Takes insects on the wing. Builds mud nests.
Australian Grebe Nest Chick
Floating Nest made from vegetation
Noisy Friarbird in Callistemon flowers
Honeyeater family. Form long-term pairs. Parents aggressively defend nest & surrounds.
Royal Spoonbill
Fishes by sweeping bill slowly from side to side. Also rapid motions while running.
Red-necked Wallaby with Pouch Pinky
A 'Pinky' has no fur. Once it grows fur it is called a 'Joey'.
Little Corellas Flock
Large flocks live along watercourses.
Pale-headed Rosella
Nests in deep hollows of large trees in open woodland.
Grannys Cloak Moth
Pheasant Coucal
When disturbed, runs rather than fly, or flies clumsily. Ground dwelling in dense undercover.
Koala
Descends to coolest part of a tree during hot weather.
Australian Grebe Nest Chicks
Eats feathers to regurgitate & prevent injury to chicks (fish bones)
Kookaburra
Kookaburras are carnivorous.
Carpet Python
Diet: mammals, birds, reptiles.
Goanna
Adults: 2 metres long, 14 kilos weight
Brown Quail
Also known as Swamp Quail.
Azure Kingfisher
Nests in burrows dug into banks.
Royal Spoonbill
Nests in colonies alongside ibises, herons & cormorants.
White-necked Heron
Will defend feeding territories against other species aggressively.
Brush-tail Possum
Marsupial. Carries young in pouch
Brush-tail Rock Wallabies
Listed as Vulnerable, due to habitat loss.
Bush Stone-Curlew Hatching
Exposed nests make chicks vulnerable
Scarlet Honeyeater
Diet: beetles, flies, moths & caterpillars.
Brush-tail Possum
Nocturnal. Nest in tree hollows. Solitary.
St Andrews Cross Spider
Named for their bright zig zag web decorations.
Red-browed Firetail Finch
Found in dense vegetation & grassy areas.
Peregrine Falcon
Swooping at speeds of up to 300 km/h. Pairs hunt co-operatively.
White-necked Heron
Shy and very wary. Diet: fish, dragonfly nymphs, insects.
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Highest speed recorded is 64km
Common Bronzewings
Native pigeon
Scaly breasted Lorikeet
The only lorikeet with an all-green head & red beak.
Great Egret
Usually hunts in water, also takes prey while in flight.
Green Tree Snake
Rises up, inflating throat & body if threatened. Makes a stink from glands. Not venomous.
Scaly breasted Lorikeet
Also eat insects & insect larvae found in foliage.
Whiptail Wallaby
Prefers hilly terrain, open eucalypt forest and grassy understory
Eastern Bearded Dragon
Average length 25 cm
Brush-turkey
Male builds mound for several females to lay eggs in.
Dingo
Native. Hunts large prey - Wallabies & Kangaroos.
Eastern Yellow Robin
A perch & pounce hunter. Diet is mostly invertebrates.
Common Green Tree Frog
Shelters under bark, in tree hollows during the dry season.
Bush Stone-Curlew Nest
Birds freeze to avoid detection.
Eastern Spinebill
Honeyeater. Length: 15 cm long.
Eastern Long necked Turtle
Solitary animals. Can move long distances.
Cicada
Cicada nymphs spend years underground. They climb trees to emerge as adults.
Galahs
Very social & affectionate birds.
Red-neck Wallabies
Macropod marsupial common across Australia.
Galahs
Part of the Cockatoo family. Friendly, playful & great mimics
Green Tree Snake
No fangs, no venom. Sharp teeth to grasp frogs.
Brown Cuckoo Dove
Diet: fruits & seeds in forest trees. Not often seen on the ground.
Brown Honeyeater
Nest made from bark, grass, & down.
Brush-tail Rock Wallaby
Diet: grasses, shrubs, trees, roots, bark.
Sacred Ibis
Also known as Australian White Ibis
Noisy Miner Albino Chick
Scarlet Honeyeater
Bark is torn from trees & bound with spiderweb to make nests.
Silvereye
Diet: Insects, fruit & nectar.
Satin Flycatcher
Found in tall trees in gullies.
Sulphur crested Cockatoo
Lifespan: 50-60 years. Chicks remain with parents. Family groups stay together indefinitely.
Great Egret
Golden Orb Spider
Webs sometimes trap small birds & bats, which it wraps & feeds upon.
Common Bronzewing
Diet: Seeds, vegetable matter.
Brown Cuckoo Dove
Very loud "whoop-a whoop" call.
Green Tree Frog
Nocturnal.
Little Corella
Considered pests by Grain farmers.
Cormorants sur le lac
Form large flocks, forages on water.
Royal Spoonbill
Diet: fish & invertebrates.
King Parrot Female
Diet: Seeds, fruits & flowers in the forest canopy.
Eastern Great Egret
Beak colour darkens during breeding season.
Red-neck Wallaby
Small in stature reaching 1 metre
Koala
Little Black Cormorant
Excellent divers & swimmers Webbed feet.
Eastern Golden Orb Weaving Spider
Sticky, wheel-shaped orb golden webs.
Tawny Frogmouth with Chicks
Diet: wide variety invertebrates, reptiles, small mammals.
Square tailed Kite
Listed Vulnerable in NSW, Threatened in Victoria, Endangered in Sth Australia, & Rare in Queensland.
Blue faced Honeyeaters
Territorial, feeding in flocks. Aggressive to other birds.
Goanna
'Lace Monitor' also known as 'Tree Monitor' is prevalent at Ivory's Rock.
Eastern Long necked Turtle
Diet: insects, worms, fish, frogs.
Swamp Wallaby
Swamp Wallabies can suckle two joeys of different ages.
Eastern Koel Male
Also known as the Pacific Koel.
Common Green Tree Frog
Eats almost anything, invertebrates, bats & small snakes.
Silvereye
Lifespan: 10 years. Migrates to Queensland in winter from Tasmania.
Rainbow Lorikeets
Pairs for long periods, if not for life. Only females care for young.
Plumed Whistling Ducks family
Plucks grass on land. Also takes food from water's surface.
Kookaburra
Pied Butcherbird
Beautiful warbling song. Diet: reptiles, mammals, frogs, birds, inverebrates.
Masked Lapwing
Bold. Aggressive when protecting nests.
Brush-tail Possum
Diet: mainly eucalyptus leaves, fruits, flowers. Raids gardens.
Crested Pigeons
Channel-billed Cuckoo
World's largest Cuckoo. Length 70cm, Wingspan 107cm
Pheasant Coucal Nest
The only Australian cuckoo that raises its own young. Nests are on the ground.
Goanna
Diet: carrion, eggs, chicks, small mammals, snakes.
Brush-tail Rock Wallabies
Wildlife Queensland photo. Confirms presence at Ivory's Rock in 2022!
Australasian Darter
Swims submerged with just its neck protruding.
Willie Wagtail
Is a pursuit predator that chases insects on the wing.
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Able to eat grubs that other birds avoid. Its gizzard's lining catches caterpillar spines, which are later spat out.
Brush-turkey
Diet: Insects, seeds, fruits. Garden raiders.
Koala
Whiptail Wallaby
Joeys stay in pouches for 9 months, then close to mother for 18 months.
Willie Wagtail Nest
Nests are reused, or rebuilt by recycling materials. Lined with feathers, fur, or hair plucked from livestock. Spiderweb on exterior.
Scarlet Honeyeater Female
Female incubates the eggs, but both parents feed the young. Up to 3 broods per season.
Red-neck Wallaby with Wallaby
Marsupials carry their young in their pouch.
Noisy Friarbird
Fledgling
Brush-tail Rock Wallaby Joey
Vulnerable - foxes, wild dogs & competition from feral goats.
Pardalote
Nests can be 1 metre deep in banks of earth.
Common Ringtail Possum
Creates a ball nest of woven twigs in tree canopy.
Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly
Habitat: wetlands, creeks, forests. Female.
Pelican
Their 'bill pouch' can hold 13 litres of water.
Crested Pigeon Nest
Young hatch after 3 weeks.
Straw necked Ibis
Diet: Invertebrates - beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, freshwater yabbies.
Welcome Swallows
Short bristles at sides of mouth help guide insects into their gullet as they fly.
Australasian Darter
Often seen drying its outstretched wings.
Rainbow Bee eater
Very social birds. Roost together in large groups.
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Migrates from New Guinea to breed here.
