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