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