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