A Magpie comes to lunch

Australian Magpie near the Whispering Wall reservoir, South Australia

Yesterday I wrote about the birds I saw while having a picnic lunch on our way to a short holiday on Yorke Peninsula last week. We stopped at the Whispering Wall, the retaining dam of the Barossa Reservoir between Williamstown and Gawler in the Barossa Valley.While we were eating our lunch a male Australian Magpie came up quite close to us. I guess it was used to getting a free lunch from people using the picnic grounds. It was out of luck with us, however.

Australian Magpie near the Whispering Wall reservoir, South Australia

The Barossa Reservoir, South Australia