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