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