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