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