Drops of Beauty #418

This pretty well summarizes the week - hot, hot, and hot! (August 13, 2026)“If it doesn’t go the way you planned, let it be. - Rita OlitaHello friends! Not feeling my best this weekend, so I’m giving my writing brain a break. I do have new photos to share!The biggest surprise was seeing this avocet in August! I usually don’t see them until late September or October. I’m always excited to see an avocet!Meeting of the minds? (American avocet and two ring-billed gulls)It’s so much fun to photograph the ruby-throated hummingbirds at my feeder, but finding two of them having a “discussion” in the wild was even more exciting!Forster’s tern with the dive……and the successful catch.I’d love to be a tern for a day and experience what it’s like to dive in, catch fish, and take off again.Young kamikaze guarding “his” flowers. Two young males, one that might be a female, and one full-throated male at my feeder today.I thought all the full-throated males had left, but I saw one today at my feeders!…