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