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