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