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