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