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