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