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