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