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