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