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