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