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