Finally back from the trip and catching up. One morning at Bentson Rio Grande presented some of the best photo ops in a long time. Here a White-tipped Dove (right) approaches a little too close to a Mourning Dove.
A long time coming - but finally saw him in real life. Did not expect a photo but it was an early Christmas present. Bentson Rio Grande State Park. Surprisingly, this becomes the 5th country in which this species has been photographed on Birdviewing.
Being attacked by a Northern Shrike. The owl is competition, not its next meal. I had the camera on a tripod and was watching the shrike, waiting to see if it would attack. I started shooting a couple of seconds before it reached the owl, otherwise a shot like this would be very difficult to get.