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