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