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