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