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