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