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