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