<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:45:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/featheredfriends/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ravaged by two cold fronts in the Cape of Storms.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preparing the earth in the Cape for winter's pending arrival. No mountains could be seen in the picture above, and it would be amiss of me not to report the chilling and wet cold fronts that struck us]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/ravaged-by-two-cold-fronts-in-the-cape-of-storms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/ravaged-by-two-cold-fronts-in-the-cape-of-storms</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXqqrqq4bQ6KnMEdKEFWanBXc9VUtc4EfKxssTARnSvgNCKTN4wknQB3Q6CtGun3vSwhTs7dBdenFpQjnGc7tiurakVGB4N9brN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life always prevails/La vida se impone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi here's a picture of a Greater Antillean Grackle that broke a leg at some point in its life (or more likely somebody broke it) and is still flying about, hunting for scraps, surviving like nothing ever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@kylekatarn/life-always-prevails-la-vida</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@kylekatarn/life-always-prevails-la-vida</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kylekatarn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpw4RsZrLQVHyrUgQi4gR9F75KcuU2nUKhpFFsFZ28EPLVhhTA2m3ULuUah41HitoPC4VVk7rQRWsTg53Vxjwk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A juvenile Harrier Hawk landed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was no way that I could get around a palm tree to get the sun behind me. This was too good to worry about the position of the sun, and I just had to cope with the conditions. The African Harrier]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-juvenile-harrier-hawk-landed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-juvenile-harrier-hawk-landed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKo6AbnWFC2C67Wp9K5JsEocbKzjbJiff4b2dBkatUPFNeV55AwFSCMya4axWkiazZTZEUcv63FSHKgWznQqKdjavtFNWJv9mGYbdPJmhUobb9VYcXgcRVUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My father and his kindness lessons ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I hope you all are fine, today I am going to show you what a beautiful message was taught to me by my father. My father is a high school teacher, and he has been teaching there for thirty-five]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@abrarhussain/my-father-and-his-kindness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@abrarhussain/my-father-and-his-kindness</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[abrarhussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf12AvmPGHTrRvLnjYbV4dZeKyvaUJ32qtD68MbWczDdR43EGZ7aTxKzRstSGTkCP7UrTncFLCSNzDtXY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maestro Dziobello]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, on Sunday, when all normal people are resting, Dziobello decided not to waste time and give a concert for his favorite followers. 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I haven't gotten a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/some-flyers-at-our-lake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/some-flyers-at-our-lake</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQHnaSZ4TKowd3qSdmspYmpFZK9SetWhMpqHuULvvUtx6sQM6MefRS596758XsG65fp3QYqq2xBN6Jg1Np3MaDZFvfNGFhdja6C7vfJd5HWggt8nFsJKkKg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icaro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting at home, with a refreshing drink on the rooftop, I watch the afternoon slowly fade. A feeling of calm washes over me… and also of satisfaction. The shots at the fountain have been good today. 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Pronto voy a compartir]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@miprimerconcurso/d130bf48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@miprimerconcurso/d130bf48</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miprimerconcurso]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5rqy9vFZMnbeMhRu3KsA83BYsWYwubDhngkyDfSZiRxY2qu5SwMUnAwNQbYoYzdyC5tb3mD9dsD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Visitor! 😂]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spotted a Cooper’s Hawk on my backyard fence this morning while making breakfast. So I started recording. 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I decided to work on one of them so I could get it up in time for nesting season.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@sunscape/making-a-new-birdhouse-craft-day-by-sunscape</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@sunscape/making-a-new-birdhouse-craft-day-by-sunscape</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunscape]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19X4yXc7wYc7pYNX3YtkdZcYFBE1Ah3KeQ3atkqbcFhxPNBhcYs5RzCPacmpvVk7kX8dMtKuUfvAMNBdFNUW1KTFrj76fDUpwWJbR3d4PrVEtY3sKAfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[At first there was one.]]></title><description><![CDATA[And the one sat in a very unusual position between two bodyguards :) It was a Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimillis), and you will see his bodyguards in the picture below. 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