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