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