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