I Spy With My Little Eye Something Starting With The Letter F

Feel Good Community Alphabet Hunt

Having fun going through the letter F today, so many words come to mind, let's play with thoughts and photography enjoying good company.

Faces Living in sub-tropical Durban a familiar little face that greets you every day is the Vervet Monkey, given half a chance they will take advantage of getting indoors to raid the kitchen.

Although many despise this little guys, they do know when they have done wrong, sheepishly return each day to raid the bird feeder, eat flowers or fruit in the garden so first up are my friendly little faces that come to visit even under lock down.

Next up is a Fly, how we despise them coming inside to sit on any food or fruit left out, forcing you to be wary never leaving anything for a minute. Meals are protected with flailing arms protecting food from ambush by this pest. Nothing is more annoying than a fly zipping around your face when trying to walk.

The house fly is a nuisance to humans, this reminds me of wasted opportunities posed by down-votes imposed on unsuspecting bloggers with no good reason here in our new hive home, I really hope the pests who bother people soon fly off before being swatted, everyone is stressed during trying times, "Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me" (A kysz mucho, nie przeszkadzaj mi), (Shoo Fly no me molestes) who agrees....

Family Symbiotic relationships do happen in the wild, what about passive symbiosis where animal relationships benefit species without harming each other. Here is a moment in time where three members of the animal kingdom find safety being together, while gathering food forming a greater family, in so doing protecting one another.

If any of the Vervet Monkeys who remain on the outskirts of circle or higher up in the trees take flight, the red duiker and mongoose will disappear into the undergrowth immediately to take cover, I have it as a bet that the monkey will be the alarm signal in this cozy little get together.

Both monkey and mongoose typically run in families, in this photograph the red duiker is the lucky one to enjoy a quiet moment grazing with so many. Never forget to share your amazing animals with @adalger in hive-127788

On a side note: We are Living in trying times family are cogs in the wheel that keep one going, both my adult sons still reside with us. The younger went back to work having a slight temperature was sent home after covid19 tests were performed, called back into place of employment four days later being cleared. Returning on Monday, was escorted by a Manager to an isolated area instructed he was put back into quarantine. Reason being the onsite Doctor who had attended to him on Friday had been declared infected with the virus. Fortunately he lives in a flatlet on our premise making quarantine from the family a little easier, not for his wife who is required to continue going to her place of employment. However in times like this I am happy there are no grandchildren being put through these traumatic times.

Fiscal Shrike a wily fellow who catches insects on wing, sometimes storing it's food by impaling it on a thorn bush to enjoy later. Nick names given here in South Africa for this bird is 'jackie hangman/hanger' or 'butcher bird', also known as the southern fiscal.

Pantry of the butcher bird may include small reptiles, small birds and plenty of insects, including that confounded fly. Enjoy sharing birds in your region visit @melinda010100 in hive-106444

Foaming Grass hopper with his bright red flash, always a good warning it may be poisonous, which apparently as the name denotes his foam is toxic. A grass hopper the fiscal shrike will not pick up in a hurry even when out in the open!

Fungi popping up in the most awkward places, never question how much kingdom Fungi does to stabilize earth being extremely valuable to our well-being, in yeasts, mildews, molds and mushroom they are all simply amazing! Learning more, sharing knowledge about fungi join @qwerrie all welcome sharing in Fungi Lovers hive-166168

Flowers everywhere one goes, nature impresses, it would be remiss of me not to include flowers for @dswigle in hive-154065. Bring her Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Lygumes anything that flowers is welcome with a poem, sonnet or descriptive detail about why you enjoy these flashes of colour in your surroundings.

Always more than one to bring cheer, knowing soon we will be able to move around more freely.

Deep throat glut of joy, live in abundance!

Wishing Each And Everyone A Wonderful Day. Alphabet Hunt seeing so many well known friends participate I'm inviting @sunscape to come join in.

All photography is my own, any queries or requests please drop a comment below, have a wonderful day!

Thought for Today: "He who feels it, knows it." - African Proverb

Alphabet Hunt #feelgood community created by @barbara-orenya in hive-190931