<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:07:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@birdie/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Jungle Under Our Feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just below the surface of grass... there's a world both tiny and vast.🌱 Canon EOS 80D Photo by @birdie 📷 Thanks for visiting!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@birdie/the-jungle-under-our-feet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@birdie/the-jungle-under-our-feet</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:18:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3Ce7tF3HKdfzJcEmbU9xxmGW6792NKMSSLmXVZDQqmSsAi6Azjd5XNcofgwQ7M2a5NpXCZsaQhL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoreline Stroll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Find your own wave. 🌊 Canon EOS 80D Photo by @birdie 📷 Thanks for visiting!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@birdie/shoreline-stroll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@birdie/shoreline-stroll</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfW1aSqRXbmsYZqq1dpGHDxQDKF4sQtHPZYGp6McKCra82bE1s5wa56hXqcMLMCzefADG7tQBDg2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Summer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello sunshine, hello flowers 🌞 So close you can almost smell them! Pretty, aren't they? 😊 Canon EOS 80D Photos by @birdie 📷 Thanks for visiting!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@birdie/happy-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@birdie/happy-summer</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfnSrLYq5mkYW9oH7CJigygUFkC1rfri99qdH1bYeAjupL8yosramgQeBfNiNwz8Ab7hFamwYJcW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vibrant Hibiscus Close Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a beauty! 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