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