<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:09:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/herons/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A heron show on the lake.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two herons stood on the rocks in the water, one at the left and one at the right. They were Grey Herons (Ardea cineria) and the one at the left is a female, while the male stood at the right hand in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-heron-show-on-the-lake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-heron-show-on-the-lake</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDkza1kAMJKKDTRJz7qW1EcyEueZ4ze2gtdVih5Qdsw3wcmKHxnUMMHSY4b26o3rSWV6jSDgF2hYg7vTksJr8bhFbErMNXh4vz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[entry smap 262]]></title><description><![CDATA[we had an errand to do in the next town, Vengurla and on the way back we stopped at a shop on one of the main roads in town. i was precariously parked so i stayed in the car while my wife went in the shop.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@eolianpariah2/entry-smap-262</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@eolianpariah2/entry-smap-262</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eolianpariah2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnFy4tkTr7o7HvcwxxZXFRZgsa8kWVE9WK85SzjdEkTWsWnk1RMWwfGiJW1qCYbhziVAx1TZFJ3Y4Bfpa1nxC1idk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's follow a Heron.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stood in the shade of a field, when this guy appeared, and I decided to follow him. So, join me into the sunlight to see where the bird was going. It is a Grey Heron, and they are normally seen at water]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/lets-follow-a-heron</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/lets-follow-a-heron</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQHnaSZ4TKowd3qSdmspYmpFZKAVtgc2TxoXMuZnQyMdwPzXh8hchN7mEiWQ6bm1mwi1tQfGqARktuJpfLw9TEvnFW2w4HJAWeZspyu6qsiyZFWGySNVwqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An air attack.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I open the post to show you a big Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea). A nice and peaceful scene that will soon be shattered by an attack. Again, one of those dark sky mornings and I had to protect my camera against]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/an-air-attack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/an-air-attack</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDQYubagHzzVAhQzkpR51oqSNVEu5rFKRWAcidJwf2iGkbaaMDsQ4KdTPZdh872F12A285KgC4jXJeeZQ8ey9X64VLUD78WfHx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Птаство на ставку]]></title><description><![CDATA[Наші з Хенком ранкові прогулянки частково перемістилися на ставок. Бо там, де ми раніше ходили далеко-далеко в поля, зараз буває людно: городники починають готуватися до копання картоплі. То там, то там]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165469/@valentinalife/ptastvo-na-stavku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165469/@valentinalife/ptastvo-na-stavku</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165469]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valentinalife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:42:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZLRst7q5ixg7sCM3QPiWjjf7DD6F6vtpbRDJSbeNdGjjNDNKN1UL37xdfmeBMSXgNXVvtPXYavFkyddTrEcu8Ep5a5gst4gpTQbNvpo4GPgt8QEpFWZMgSQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacific coastline birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Along the Pacific coastline of Mexico there is a wide variety of bird life and it is a great place to do some birdwatching. Gulls circle overhead, pelicans glide in formation just above the waves, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/pacific-coastline-birds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/pacific-coastline-birds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[melinda010100]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 03:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqHbaFpZtwtZY8tpGeuVAtQKPwoEaBazgNB3xeYDn9D44PQniRRpsN7QyqMjqQf4eVRXjvL3ma3DkpQ1LGFujL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Великі перелітні повертаються]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ще до різкого похолодання побачила над нашими хатами кружляючих лелек. Вони прилетіли в ясний сонячний день. Але вде на завтра у нас випав сніг і вдарили хоч і невеликі, але морози. Мені дуже шкода бідних]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165469/@valentinalife/veliki-perelitni-povertayutsya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165469/@valentinalife/veliki-perelitni-povertayutsya</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165469]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[valentinalife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCCakuey7sQr6XGcPaNreYQh1a64pTRARbEC8d69aPaqcv9xcYXKKHjm3hHoAUd5FcwnngfNzo1ou2W2iWfSKhy3PeNP5WEBcdKFkPU1EWHDdFnDWVpPaW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The African sun was merciless today.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a windless day, and at 32C shade was essential. Also a video in here. Even a Grey Heron sat high up in a tree, panting in the heat. We are now approaching the last throes of the summer season, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/the-african-sun-was-merciless-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/the-african-sun-was-merciless-today</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDQWo6qiFPtAmcdRC96owVgQsJ822WmEmWzN8aFbCCVb8uph24ELiNZE8SqSvsEdcjPRzgRvKS5wsSASGjTXrerpjYQmVTnp62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Herons and Egrets (Genus Ardea)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latin NameObservation dateLocation Genus Ardea28 02 2025Hakimpur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 25.2892889.00120 Use Camera 📸🤳 Samsung galaxy F22 Thanks again]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-130906/@natureblog/great-herons-and-egrets-genus-ardea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-130906/@natureblog/great-herons-and-egrets-genus-ardea</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-130906]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[natureblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:48:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMMkdhVvUuDo6QXPALXjoVibpFyVkRNXyF6gpiNL3U3gbbzf9QXMVJQ9cRAG29eCSgKXbHwygmvHU7idRz61ATmtJFEe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Malachite sunbird showing his hovering skills.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The flower stem was too thin for him to sit on it. But he wanted to drink the flower's nectar and so he had to hover in the air. This is a Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa). I am the kind of guy that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-malachite-sunbird-showing-his-hovering-skills</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-malachite-sunbird-showing-his-hovering-skills</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDoMrcnVs7ZT5Tduav2uksyjxnkP4a8cdusYgfApFwn42QaGC42WZ7npb4atm9nW5tUC6CN8gP7XnVJxUt1mfAMkxPkTFF3BPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing with a Grey Heron.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tiring game, as I do all of the walking, and he does all of the flying. The game is like this, I creep up on him, and then he flies over to the other side of the dam. Then I walk around and creep closer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/playing-with-a-grey-heron</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/playing-with-a-grey-heron</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDnDpsW2veKHxCv8nFDy7FM9cavZSZQkRhrWLcMEUP1Kb1RZ7ge79fb8X85YTDTSRk4zLNpCeuXsY9jWm9zYM5LzBV826hVnBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Heron posed for me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slowly, ever so slowly I walked closer to her. She was across the stream and she kept a close watch on me. It is a female Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanochephala), and I know that it was not a male, simply]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-heron-posed-for-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-heron-posed-for-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXCpbBrM1vz2KWdnCb6bHyMtmSrGXDXwVVrCNypNHp6oFU6quvUL5tYkySodzpEg3yxJrSnz7dH2MrKs68XScQadZkZNTGwUL8E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A real treasure that I found.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new first for me, as I have never seen Heron babies in their nests before. So, come and let me show you my find. I heard a weird scream up high, but there was nothing in the sky. Then the sound was repeated,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-real-treasure-that-i-found</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-real-treasure-that-i-found</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKo6AbnWFC2C67Wp9K5JsEocbNMYbXk12xHaGRzMdRjqtMkBYruvk6ZPE8fLwY7zMwWCasevaqn7hyrKnSjHM6ks3GHUFY6pkNe5d6UYfKyHRHfeHWTCycsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A showpiece of note.]]></title><description><![CDATA[He said, Ah! You with the camera again, come and can you never leave a guy in peace?. I knew that he saw me, but I was at a distance and so I shouted at him to give me a show. A fun post to show you my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-showpiece-of-note</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@papilloncharity/a-showpiece-of-note</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDDM8zFNefapcK72M1QzpF2MqytSvuGAjAZNd6cydXENxT6NjvdZyeZvUEBRFCecmuucNKpdJRQ2CcLYGA1nuRkaRuAH6bSneA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the 264th day mobile photoshoot. ||   five herons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nature Hello friends, I wake up early in the morning. And start doing my exercises. But today nothing happened due to rain. It has been raining since morning. It is raining heavily. 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These fabulously]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdbanter/florida-long-legged-waders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdbanter/florida-long-legged-waders</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdbanter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH9tg1EG311SebbbseAbt5CRpxZCq1YS9EQmJAUE8ZAXs1RRUA8Pzs6sn3ZWfaHZ2DkwJ3ceuAC4KU224HaCcbMjdWk9kXjgLyBYw3dNQqsFRzntrasQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Blue Heron]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Great Blue Herons are very common birds in most wet or marshy areas of the United States, but despite their abundance I love it every time I see one. 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