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