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