
Brown Honeyeater
Loud strident call.

Crested Pigeon Chick
Found in wooded grasslands near water.

Silvereye
A small finch. Length: 11 - 13 cm Weighs approx 10 gms

Red-neck Wallaby
Lifespan: Up to 9 years

Tawny Frogmouth with Chicks
Diet: wide variety invertebrates, reptiles, small mammals.

Noisy Miner Albino Chick

Channel-billed Cuckoo
World's largest Cuckoo. Length 70cm, Wingspan 107cm

Noisy Miner Nest
Part of the Honeyeater family.

Eastern Spinebill
Advantageous long beak, extracting nectar where others can't.

Bush Stone-Curlew Parents
Diet: insects, small reptiles & rodents.

Ground Cuckooshrike
Long legs, runs quickly. Forages for invertebrates.

Goanna
Diet: carrion, eggs, chicks, small mammals, snakes.

Whiptail Wallaby
Also know as the Pretty-faced Wallaby

Pheasant Coucal Nest
The only Australian cuckoo that raises its own young. Nests are on the ground.

Red-browed Firetail Finch
Found in dense vegetation & grassy areas.

White throated Honeyeater
Length of adult 11.5 to 14.5 cm

Eastern Sedge Frog
Environment affects frog's colour - fawn to light green

Pardalote
Nests can be 1 metre deep in banks of earth.

Whiptail Wallaby
Lifespan: 10 years

Pale headed Rosella

Brown Quails
Prefers to run and hide than fly

Scarlet Honeyeater
Bark is torn from trees & bound with spiderweb to make nests.

Eastern Bearded Dragon
Opens beard & mouth when threatened

Australian Grebes Nest
Both parents care for young.

Eastern Great Egret
Beak colour darkens during breeding season.

Nankeen Night Heron
Diet: frogs, yabbies, lizards, mice, invertebrates, caterpillars, & dragonfly larvae.

Koala
Descends to coolest part of a tree during hot weather.

Koala

Little Corella
Considered pests by Grain farmers.

Noisy Miner
Diet: nectar, fruits, invertebrates, grubs, small reptiles, frogs.

Bush Stone-Curlew Hatching
Exposed nests make chicks vulnerable

Grey Butcherbird
Diet: Invertebrates, small birds, chicks, lizards. Occasionally fruit & small seeds

Wood Duck Mother with Fledgings
Also known as the Maned Duck.

Black House Spider
Habitat: logs, rocks, building's window frames, wall crevices.

Koala
Vision is poor. The only mammal with vertical slit pupils.

Common Bronzewings
Native pigeon

Galahs
Diet: Seeds, grubs, roots, nuts, berries. Grain Crops.

Kookaburra

Koala
In 2022 listed as Endangered in Queensland.

Silvereye
Diet: Insects, fruit & nectar.

Goanna
Avoids people. Shy unless threatened.

King Parrot Male

Magpie Worm
Comfortable walking along the ground. Diet: invertebrates, grubs, lizards.

Koala
Eucalypt leaves are high in water. Koalas do not need to drink.

Eastern Golden Orb Weaving Spider
Sticky, wheel-shaped orb golden webs.

Koala
Koalas are not bears. Closest relative is the Wombat.

Red-browed Firetail Finches
Large dome nests built in undergrowth. Side tunnel entrance.

Red-neck Wallaby Pouch Joey

Common Bronzeswing
Visits waterholes frequently. Shy & wary.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Highest speed recorded is 64km

Strawnecked Ibis
Diet: invertebrates, frogs, lizards & small rodents.

Willie Wagtail feeding Chick
Diet: Mostly insects, also small lizards

Dingo
Native. Hunts large prey - Wallabies & Kangaroos.

Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Diet: insects, fruit, reptiles, mammals & other bird's chicks.

White-faced Heron
Diet: variety of prey - fish, insects & amphibians.

Koala
Affected by habitat loss, cars, dogs.

Eastern Long necked Turtle

Eastern Koel Male
Diet: figs, fruits, insects. Loud repetitive call

Straw necked Ibis

Tawny Frogmouth Chicks Nest
Nests are built in tree forks.

Pacific Bazza
Diet: fruits, insects, frogs, birds, snakes, lizards.

King Parrot Female
Diet: Seeds, fruits & flowers in the forest canopy.

Noisy Friarbird
Fledgling

Noisy Friarbird in Callistemon flowers
Honeyeater family. Form long-term pairs. Parents aggressively defend nest & surrounds.

Masked Lapwing
Bold. Aggressive when protecting nests.

Pacific Bazza
Also known as the Crested Hawk.

Azure Kingfisher
Plunges into water to catch fish, aquatic insects, frogs.

Noisy Miner Nest Chick

Goanna
Goannas are Monitor Lizards. 42 varieties in Australia

Masked Lapwing protecting Chick
Chicks reach full growth at 4 months.

Great Egret

White Throated Honeyeater
Builds cup-shaped nest of bark & grasses in tree forks.

Magpie
Highly regarded songbirds. Their pitch can vary over up to four octaves.

Blue faced Honeyeaters
Territorial, feeding in flocks. Aggressive to other birds.

Whiptail Wallabies
Home range: Up to 110 hectares.

Red-neck Wallaby with Wallaby
Marsupials carry their young in their pouch.

Pale-headed Rosella
Nests in deep hollows of large trees in open woodland.

Masked Lapwing Nest Eggs
Both parents take care of young and defend nest

Common Green Tree Frog
Eats almost anything, invertebrates, bats & small snakes.

Magpie feeding Channel billed Cuckoo
Magpie is fooled into raising the chick as its own.

Kookaburra
Also known as the Laughing Kookaburra. Laugh signals its territory to other birds.

Willie Wagtail with Chick
Very bold. Will protect their territory from kookaburras & eagles.

Masked Lapwing Hatchling
Nests are often in exposed vulnerable sites.

Nankeen Night Heron
Nocturnal

Black-fronted Dotterel
Usually lives alone. Forms large flocks up to 100 in winter.

Masked Lapwing
Also known as a Plover

Common Ringtail Possum
Creates a ball nest of woven twigs in tree canopy.

Koala
Koalas rest 20 hours a day. Little energy is obtained from diet.

Magpie feeding Channel billed Cuckoo
The Channell-billed Cuckoo lays her eggs in the Magpie's nest to raise.

Channel-billed Cuckoo
Migrates from New Guinea to breed here.

White-faced Heron
Nests have a haphazard appearance, made of sticks in a tree.

Australian Grebe Nest Chicks
Eats feathers to regurgitate & prevent injury to chicks (fish bones)

Moth

Eastern Spinebill
Nests: twigs, grass, bark, & spider's web

Galahs
Lifespan: 40 years. Mate for life.

Tawny Frogmouth
More closely related to Owlet-nightjars than to Owls.

Brush-tail Rock Wallaby Joey
Vulnerable - foxes, wild dogs & competition from feral goats.

Lemon-migrant Butterflies
Butterflies migrate to lay eggs on Cassia plants.

Koala
Tends to sleep and rest for 20 hours a day

Scarlet Honeyeater Female
Female incubates the eggs, but both parents feed the young. Up to 3 broods per season.

St Andrews Cross spider

Pacific Bazza
Both parents care for the young.

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Rainbow Lorikeet
Wide range of habitats, rainforest, woodlands,& treed urban areas.

Pardalote
Also known as Peep-wrens. Length 8–12 cm

White throated Honeyeater
Live in pairs or small groups.

Koala

Termites

Little Pied Cormorant
Can dive underwater for fish, yabbies. Also eats insects.

Little Corellas
Diet: grains, grass seeds, bulbs & fruits.

White-necked Heron
Shy and very wary. Diet: fish, dragonfly nymphs, insects.

Red-neck Wallaby

Welcome Swallow feeding Chicks
Takes insects on the wing. Builds mud nests.

Little Black Cormorants
Breeding plumage appears more bronzed than black.

Eastern Spinebill
Very energetic. Low whirring sound when hovering.

Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Able to eat grubs that other birds avoid. Its gizzard's lining catches caterpillar spines, which are later spat out.

Eastern Koel Female
Cuckoo family. Lays eggs in other bird's nests.

Australasian Darter
Swims submerged with just its neck protruding.

White-necked Heron
Will defend feeding territories against other species aggressively.

Goanna
'Lace Monitor' also known as 'Tree Monitor' is prevalent at Ivory's Rock.

Koala

Masked Lapwing and Chick

Bush Stone-Curlew Protecting Eggs
Nocturnal

Eastern Spinebill
Honeyeater. Length: 15 cm long.

Blue faced Honeyeater
Diet: mostly invertebrates, also nectar & fruit.

Carpet Python
Diet: mammals, birds, reptiles.

Cormorants sur le lac
Form large flocks, forages on water.

Double-barred Finches
Flocks can be up to 40 birds.

Brush-tailed Phascogale
Wildlife Qld images at Ivory's Rock. Listed as Vulnerable.

Welcome Swallows
Short bristles at sides of mouth help guide insects into their gullet as they fly.

Plumed Whistling Ducks with Chicks
Lifespan: 8-10 years. Pairs for life, raising chicks together.

Masked Lapwing Chick

Wood Ducks
Spend more time foraging on land than in water.

Little Corella
Pair for life. Nest in tree hollows. Both parents care for young.

Black Winged Stilt
Wading bird, feeding on insects & small fish.

Grey Butcherbird
Beautiful songbird. Closely related to the more ground dwelling Magpie.

Eastern Long necked Turtle
Solitary animals. Can move long distances.

Royal Spoonbill
Nests in colonies alongside ibises, herons & cormorants.

Noisy Friarbird
Diet: nectar, fruit, invertebrates & other bird's eggs & chicks

Grey Fantail
Builds several nests in breeding season. Lays eggs in only one.

Jabiru
Australia’s only stork. Also known as the Black-necked Stork.

Plumed Whistling Ducks family
Plucks grass on land. Also takes food from water's surface.

Green Tree Snake
Rises up, inflating throat & body if threatened. Makes a stink from glands. Not venomous.

Koala
Ivory's Rock is part of the largest continuous stretch of eucalypt forest in the region.

Masked Lapwing and Chick
Nests can be made in unlikely exposed areas.

Yellow Faced Honeyeater
Short-billed honeyeater. Diet: invertebrates also nectar, pollen from Banksia & Grevillea flowers.

Pale headed Rosellas
Often seen in pairs.

Pheasant Coucal
When disturbed, runs rather than fly, or flies clumsily. Ground dwelling in dense undercover.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Joeys are independent at 18 months.

Bar-shouldered Dove
Diet: seeds of grasses, sedges, herbs. Also rhizomes.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeets
Lays eggs in hollows of decayed tree limbs. Modifies by chewing off pieces.

Pied Butcherbird
Beautiful warbling song. Diet: reptiles, mammals, frogs, birds, inverebrates.

Noisy Miner Albino Chick
This albino chick is the only one seen here in 30 years

Square tailed Kite
Listed Vulnerable in NSW, Threatened in Victoria, Endangered in Sth Australia, & Rare in Queensland.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Can cover 7metres in one jump

Red-neck Wallabies
Macropod marsupial common across Australia.

Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard
Protrudes large blue tongue to scare predators

Figbird Female
Nests in small groups, quite close together.

Red-neck Wallaby Pinky
A 'Pinky' usually remains in mother's pouch until it grows fur.

White Throated Honeyeater
Habitat: forested areas near creeks.

Pelican
Their 'bill pouch' can hold 13 litres of water.

Brush-tail Rock Wallabies
Listed as Vulnerable, due to habitat loss.

Australian Water Dragon
Diet: Invertebrates, fruit, flowers, rodents.

Willie Wagtail
Is a pursuit predator that chases insects on the wing.

Swamp Wallaby
Solitary animal. Habitat: thick forest undergrowth.

Red-neck Wallabies
Grooming each other.

Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly
Habitat: wetlands, creeks, forests. Female.

Sugar Glider
Glide through the air, using flaps of skin between their legs.

Green Jumping Spider
Uses vision to stalk prey. A silk safety line prevents it from falling.

White-necked Heron
Also known as the Pacific Heron

Huntsman Spider
Young Huntsman spiders are a paler colour.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Males can be 2 metres tall

Brush-tail Rock Wallaby Joey
Specially modified feet to grip to terrain.

Common Bronzewing
Diet: Seeds, vegetable matter.

Bandicoot
Nocturnal, hunting beetles & grubs.

Brush-turkey
Diet: Insects, seeds, fruits. Garden raiders.

Red Belly Black Snake
Venomous. Will flee when threatened. Diet: fish, tadpoles, frogs, lizards, snakes & mammals.

Wedge-tailed Eagle with Prey
Largest bird of Prey in Australia

Southern Boobook Owl
Smallest, most common owl in Australia

Carpet Python
Non-venomous. Constricts & suffocates prey.

St Andrews Cross Spider
Named for their bright zig zag web decorations.

Bandicoot
Territorial. Solitary except in breeding season.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeets
Feed in flocks often with Rainbow Lorikeets. Very social. Loud squarks.

Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Lays one egg other bird's nests to raise.

Green Tree Snake
No fangs, no venom. Sharp teeth to grasp frogs.

Australian Owlet-nightjar
Roosts in tree hollows. Can be mobbed by birds that mistake them for owls.

Cicada
Cicada nymphs spend years underground. They climb trees to emerge as adults.

King Parrot Male
Widespread across east coast, including suburbs.

Brush-tail Rock Wallaby
Photographed approx 20 years ago.

Brush-turkey
Male builds mound for several females to lay eggs in.

Red-neck Wallaby with Wallaby
Feeds primarily on grasses & roots.

Australian Grebe
Dives deeply to catch fish

Crested Pigeons
Both parents incubate eggs & care for young.

Eastern Koel Male
Also known as the Pacific Koel.

Brown Cuckoo Dove
Diet: fruits & seeds in forest trees. Not often seen on the ground.

Tawny Frogmouths
Nocturnal

Noisy Miner
Highly social & territorial birds.

Noisy Friarbird
Enjoying Grevillea flower nectar

Silvereye
Lifespan: 10 years. Migrates to Queensland in winter from Tasmania.

Kookaburra
Kookaburras are carnivorous.

Sulphur crested Cockatoo
Lifespan: 50-60 years. Chicks remain with parents. Family groups stay together indefinitely.

Whiptail Wallaby
Lives in groups of 10, moving within large mobs of 50- 100

Little Corellas Flock
Large flocks live along watercourses.

King Parrot Male
Usually seen in pairs or small family groups

Brush-tail Possum
Diet: mainly eucalyptus leaves, fruits, flowers. Raids gardens.

Eastern Grey Kangaroos
Rest in shade during the day. Graze at night.

Brown Honeyeater Nest
Female incubates eggs. Both parents feed young.

Crested Pigeon Nest
Young hatch after 3 weeks.

Plumed Whistling Duck Family
Pairs for life. Parents raise chicks together.

Rainbow Bee eater
Very social birds. Roost together in large groups.

Satin Flycatcher
Found in tall trees in gullies.

Ibis Flock

Eastern Bearded Dragon
Average length 25 cm

Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Pair grooming each other.

Red-necked Wallaby with Pouch Pinky
A 'Pinky' has no fur. Once it grows fur it is called a 'Joey'.

Little Black Cormorant
Excellent divers & swimmers Webbed feet.

Peregrine Falcon Fledglings
Fledglings nesting on Ivory's Rock, ready to fly.

Eastern Bearded Dragons
Diet: leaves, fruits, insects, small mammals & reptiles

Plumed Whistling Duck
Also known as Grass Whistling Duck

Kookaburra
Largest member of the Kingfisher family.

Bush Stone-Curlew Eggs
Nests on ground, amongst leaf litter

Eastern Yellow Robin Nesting
Nest made of plant material & spider web, disguised with bark & leaves.

Pied Currawong
Beautiful song. Diet: Invertebrates, berries, eggs & chicks, reptiles.

Grey-crowned Babbler Nest
Large dome nests built in tree forks 4-7 metre above ground.

White-faced Heron
Diet: small creatures they disturb when wading, or stalk by standing quietly & waiting.

Brown Honeyeater
Diet: Nectar, also spiders & insects.

Red-neck Wallabies
Inhabits eucalypt forests.

Goanna
Adults: 2 metres long, 14 kilos weight

Golden Orb Spider
Webs sometimes trap small birds & bats, which it wraps & feeds upon.

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet in Callistemon flowers
Diet: Nectar & pollen harvested with their brush-tongues.

Goanna upright
Stands upright to assess surrounds.

Redback Spider
Diet: Insects. Also juvenile mice, snakes, frogs snagged in web. Venomous. Length: Females 10mm Males 4mm.

Common Green Tree Frog
Shelters under bark, in tree hollows during the dry season.

Pale headed Rosella
Usually seen in pairs. Diet: grass seed, fruit & flowers.

Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly
Female. Males have a bright red body.

Brush-tail Possum
Nocturnal. Nest in tree hollows. Solitary.

Brush-turkey
Strong feet to rake leaf litter for food.

Azure Kingfisher
Nests in burrows dug into banks.

Scaly breasted Lorikeet
The only lorikeet with an all-green head & red beak.

Brush-tail Possum
Marsupial. Carries young in pouch

Rainbow Lorikeet
Enjoying the blossoms of the Paperbark tree

Brown Honeyeater
Nest made from bark, grass, & down.

Dingo
Good for environment. Feral cats & foxes avoid them.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo Mob
'Mobs' is the term for groups of Kangaroos or Wallabies.

Eastern Koel Female
Migrates from Sth East Asia to breed here.

Common Green Tree Frog
Males grow up to 9cm. Females up to 12cm.

Echindna
Egg laying Mammal. Deposits egg into pouch to hatch. The young is called a 'Puggle'.

Peregrine Falcon
Swooping at speeds of up to 300 km/h. Pairs hunt co-operatively.

Red-neck Wallaby
Small in stature reaching 1 metre

Koala
Lantana is cleared at Ivory's Rock so Koalas can climb their trees.

Rainbow Lorrikeet
Diet: Pollen, nectar of grevilleas, banksias, melaleucas, eucalyptus flowers. Also insects & fruits.

Royal Spoonbill
Fishes by sweeping bill slowly from side to side. Also rapid motions while running.

Whiptail Wallaby
Prefers hilly terrain, open eucalypt forest and grassy understory

Common Bronzewing
Adapted to urban areas.

Brown Quail
Also known as Swamp Quail.

Square tailed Kite
Diet: birds, eggs, chicks, mice, insects, snails, reptiles.

Rainbow Lorikeets
Pairs for long periods, if not for life. Only females care for young.

Wood Duck family
Able to walk easily on land. Forages in grasses, clover, eats insects.

Royal Spoonbill
Diet: fish & invertebrates.

Wedge-tailed Eagle Fledgling
Diet: Mostly carrion. Also live rabbits & small animals.

Brush-tailed Rock Wallabies
Vulnerable in Queensland. Endangered in NSW (2019 fires)

Grannys Cloak Moth

King Parrot Female
Lay eggs in deep tree hollows.

Double-barred Finches
Builds nests in grasses & low shrubs.

Southern Boobook Owl
Nests in tree hollows. Diet: invertebrates, small mammals.

Whiptail Wallaby
Wallabies are Macropods which means 'big foot'

Great Egret
Usually hunts in water, also takes prey while in flight.

Kookaburra
Kookaburra nesting in an old termite nest.

Wheelweaving Spider
Builds a small web which it destroys at dawn. Female 6mm, Male 3.5mm

Sacred Ibis
Also known as Australian White Ibis

Magpie
Lifespan: 25-30 years. Wingspan 65-85cm. Highly intelligent birds

Kookaburra

Whiptail Wallaby
Joeys stay in pouches for 9 months, then close to mother for 18 months.

Wolf Spider
Habitat: leaf litter, burrows. Diet: small invertebrates, frogs.

Crested Pigeon
Distinctive thin black erect crest.

Tawny Frogmouth with Fledglings
Breeding pair bonds for life & share care for young.

Scaly breasted Lorikeet
Also eat insects & insect larvae found in foliage.

Pale-vented Bush Hen
Also known as Moorhen. Shy. Lives near water.

Brush-tail Rock Wallabies
Wildlife Queensland photo. Confirms presence at Ivory's Rock in 2022!

Rainbow Lorikeet

Pardalote

Galahs
Part of the Cockatoo family. Friendly, playful & great mimics

Eastern Long necked Turtle
Diet: insects, worms, fish, frogs.

Brown Cuckoo Dove
Very loud "whoop-a whoop" call.

Fiery Skimmer Dragonfly
Female. Length is approx 7cm

Welcome Swallow Chicks
'Welcome’ Swallow was named by sailors. Sightings meant land was not far away.

Blue faced Honeyeater
Also known as Banana Bird - enjoys banana flower nectar.

Bush Stone-Curlew Nest
Birds freeze to avoid detection.

Australasian Darter
Often seen drying its outstretched wings.

Perons Tree Frog

Pelican and Ducks
Wingspan: up to 2.5 metres

Brush-tail Rock Wallaby
Diet: grasses, shrubs, trees, roots, bark.

Short-beaked Echidna
Solitary. Lifespan:16 years. Length: 35 cm. Diet: Ants & termites.

Galahs
Very social & affectionate birds.

Scarlet Honeyeater
Diet: beetles, flies, moths & caterpillars.

Mon ami le Kookaburra

Cicada
The song of many Cicadas can be deafening loud!

King Parrot Male
Known for its loud & musical call

Red-neck Wallaby

Willie Wagtail Nest
Nests are reused, or rebuilt by recycling materials. Lined with feathers, fur, or hair plucked from livestock. Spiderweb on exterior.

Red-neck Wallaby

Swamp Wallaby
Diet: shrubs, bushes, bark and fungi.

Figbird Male
Also known as Green Figbird. Mimics other birds.

Wood Ducks in Pond
Both parents care for young. Nests are a pile of down inside tree hollows.

Forest Kingfisher
Nests in termite nests in trees & in tree hollows

Straw necked Ibis
Diet: Invertebrates - beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, freshwater yabbies.

Golden Orb Spider
Builds large, semi-permanent orb webs, which have a golden sheen.

Green Tree Frog
Nocturnal.

Huntsman Spider
Poor eyesight. Senses insects through hairs on its body. Lifespan: 2 years.

Eastern Yellow Robin
A perch & pounce hunter. Diet is mostly invertebrates.

Red-neck Wallabies Fghting
Males will fight during breeding season.

Scarlet Honeyeater
Diet: Insects & nectar, taking flying insects on the wing.

Jewel Spider
Also known as Christmas spider. Length 10mm. Orb-webs.

Restless Flycatcher
Hovers & catches insects. Makes whirring, rasping noises.

Swamp Wallaby
Swamp Wallabies can suckle two joeys of different ages.

Willie Wagtail
The largest & most well-known of Australian Fantails.

Crested Pigeons

Eastern Grey Kangaroos
Groups of 10 or so individuals live within larger 'Mobs'

Tawny Frogmouths
Experts in camouflage, amongst the tree branches.

Australian Grebe Nest Chick
Floating Nest made from vegetation

Pelican
Pelicans are recent arrivals at Ivory's Rock.