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