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