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