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