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