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