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