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