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