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