The Loggerhead Shrike, A Rare Opportunity, Part 4 of 4

My encounter with the Loggerhead Shrike could probably have gone on for quite a long time. It had already gone on much longer than I anticipated. I was certain the shrike would fly off when I started to walk away, but it just turned on its perch and watched as I circled slowly past it. I think it may have actually been a bit upset I was leaving. Anyway, all good stories have an end and this was about as intense and visually powerful an end as I have ever seen:

I turned and walked on down the trail... The End

This set of photographs was taken at the Roosevelt Park Trailhead on the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River on Thursday, January 2, 2014.