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