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