(Ed.'s Note: While the political uproar continues in Washington over the construction of a $25 billion wall and the granting a road to citizenship to 1.6 million "Dreamers," one couldn't tell by walking along the southern border, the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Texas across the charco from Matamoros, Mexico. Pedestrians walk and motorists drive across on the bridge while wildlife live in the tepid waters below.
The wading bird on top is hunting along the southern side of the river while the dove below pecks along the access road under the Gateway bridge on the U.S. side. We thank one of our seven readers for sharing these photos with us.)