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