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