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