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