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