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