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