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