<?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 01:24:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hive-106444/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Winners Of Show Me A Photo Contest Round 266 in Feathered Friends Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Feathered Friends Lovers, Another week is over and it is time to announce the winners of Round 266 of #SMaP (Show Me a Photo) Contest in Feathered Friends Community. I am late with this post, apologies.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@nelinoeva/winners-of-show-me-a-5f4ecd2acf718</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@nelinoeva/winners-of-show-me-a-5f4ecd2acf718</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nelinoeva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLpcoKRDEgWRK2rB1twSuLdDYgs7Bkv4fvYmZ77T5sEkM5riHukgSApyqYknMKFuJ2NMg8Uc8SkyuRNGGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black-capped Chickadee]]></title><description><![CDATA[A very fun and curious bird, at least whenever I've seen them. I like when I can encounter them in the forest, and seeing a lone one perched like this was a great opportunity, as I will often see them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@mmckinneyphoto13/black-capped-chickadee-636ae88dfc4e9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@mmckinneyphoto13/black-capped-chickadee-636ae88dfc4e9</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmckinneyphoto13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11bUsDFpMrHsUnxdQoVRRbpPBcR89AH1KsMaQdmKAgFxtPnWfd3j7F2jF2L23gMDr6Ea3cnPGWUraj8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birdwatching - 3273🐦]]></title><description><![CDATA[🦉 The Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) Spinus spinos (Greek) unidentified bird mentioned Aristotle and other ancient Greek. authors These yellow birds are true nomads. They literally have no fixed nesting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@ratel/birdwatching-3273</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@ratel/birdwatching-3273</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11hf3HSn9ZjY6vUftkCTzSLqpmcf3A2EPDeQSrpMP1wbagG5xZDSVDFgrzFLQCY9X4LQhEm6Nm6htQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too White For Dirt - SMAP 267]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know if it’s just me, but whenever I visit a place, I’m not only visiting the place. I’m also checking out the environment, looking around to see if there’s anything worth capturing on camera.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@luchyl/too-white-for-dirt-smap-267-d3z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@luchyl/too-white-for-dirt-smap-267-d3z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[luchyl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:28:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4Pvz7LJVgc1Y8Dr68VKxqQHhW8F1esq8FF9Y66qbNY1YzcowFgtxCha4bKmRhfNH4S98DD846v1WNdDR1nn1LLCHQ3JwfyQhNoxzPY5UVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show Me A Photo Contest Round 266-Aguaitacaimán (ESP-ENG)  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[English ​📸 Hello to the whole community. This is my entry for the weekly contest—this time featuring a photograph of the Aguaitacaimán. ​Aguaitacaimán isn’t the original name of this bird, but that is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@estilodereba/show-me-a-photo-contest-afd924cd9e81a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@estilodereba/show-me-a-photo-contest-afd924cd9e81a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[estilodereba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:11:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqwJdbbPJCagmq3NNAHmhKsqp5yis6q5kFUM7XaQ5GsRTwAk1MW7nnPi1GrRrcVeWQanX6MmVzPTtTKbGauSDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penguin Walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've posted about these penguin walks at the Calgary Zoo before, and here is another one. They remind me of little rock stars coming out for their adoring fans. The paparazzi line up to catch a glimpse]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@mmckinneyphoto13/penguin-walk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@mmckinneyphoto13/penguin-walk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mmckinneyphoto13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf123SxasQvLqiKqpWTSCYBZoN3aiigMnvXXNTWxjfRkz51DEkaMSPxXH8t3zbqyLyUxUJT7n8s917Vst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SMAP 266 - More Of The Same]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings Feathered Friends Community. Let's all welcome Round 266 of the Show Me A Photo or SMAP Contest hosted by @nelinoeva. If somehow you haven't heard of this contest yet after all this time, then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@gems.and.cookies/smap-266-more-of-the-same</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@gems.and.cookies/smap-266-more-of-the-same</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gems.and.cookies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:25:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6KincH1mMRDEkvcUA8XrSPyuShhCjw9jK4ZjqDcetVCkU4FqKwWzRwchDiUV974rKBFyxbqMcPCMVkPyDKRGhXQ1847Pa5ugS11GZj7qqLobEEGLgW6gaz2M1G95MEt51YqrNRnjxKHBqcZLg9qbabtAStRVzmBsS1kv1RDiCZxEggVQXBumga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feathered Wanderings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada doesn’t have the exotic birds that I see from other countries, but the ones that we have are cool and charismatic in an understated way. They can also be shy, like this little bird that I was trying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/feathered-wanderings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@litguru/feathered-wanderings</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[litguru]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqu3EzUpdg9Btp5CvVHFk1oJxoFKKRydRx2nbaurQAdFBibX7y1hrqjG37xNRh4toBi41uURgQjpHp1EFv5WYoi2ir41m46TpMbKFmLZPDevgJ38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contest Round 266 Hot summer all need water.]]></title><description><![CDATA[White-browed bulbul Brahmani Starlings, Red-whiskered bulbul Jangle myna. Hello, friends, bird watchers, and community members! I am still in India, where the temperature is rising, the humidity is high,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@hindavi/contest-round-266-hot-summer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@hindavi/contest-round-266-hot-summer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hindavi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf12HWJyNo64EhUgLd2Qi3MQXU2H8pRno8RgfPVS4omFasEtfBioJTU44JwbMrKgdZmj5EP7jnCJwz494?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feathered Friday - Hooded Oriole and Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are some more desert birds from Arizona for this #featheredfriday This is a first sighting for me. A hooded Oriole! It seems the blooming ocotillo cacti really attracted them. They also are way more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@sketch.and.jam/feathered-friday-hooded-oriole-and-others</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@sketch.and.jam/feathered-friday-hooded-oriole-and-others</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sketch.and.jam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBehuDcNMCrKTJw77VXvFX6jQsDTMu9PFXcnr3zshxCAW8MzoJo3dbuhqbVH136rt6JBi36sHMz6CCmbF6twzjkAPfvpD8ahKFCppe6YTfiBU5QjtpUzi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free as a Bird]]></title><description><![CDATA[It sounds beautiful, although for birds, of course, things are far less romantic. If you think about it, birds in the sky don’t really embody abstract freedom. Each is preoccupied with its own concerns:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@alexanderfluke/free-as-a-bird</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@alexanderfluke/free-as-a-bird</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexanderfluke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJuYyeHx28fywHw3rNUv6sK26dbUpYRafGx4xAZXnwyAqAQR8767u25RuLqpoAHNwcHjBgs8y4V6fhv7nmesvpzdf1QYkq8KGErHyiDJS2MUjkBHhptxCB9R3BU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oystercatcher — Ostrero (En/Es)  | PhotoFeed Contest -  Wildlife Photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @nenio/oystercatcher-ostrero-en-es-or-photofeed-contest-wildlife-photography by @nenio.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@nenio/oystercatcher-ostrero-en-es-or-photofeed-contest-wildlife-photography-hive-106444</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@nenio/oystercatcher-ostrero-en-es-or-photofeed-contest-wildlife-photography-hive-106444</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nenio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:51:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeding jackdaws with pumpkin seeds on my way to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[#birds #nature #urbannature #wildlife #urbanwildlife Of all the birds I can find in my city, Warsaw in Poland, jackdaws are my favorite ones. Those birds are not only enormously intelligent, but also they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@creatinvoker/feeding-jackdaws-with-pumpkin-seeds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@creatinvoker/feeding-jackdaws-with-pumpkin-seeds</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[creatinvoker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:54:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89qQD9EFmq5574RNMmJ4SAYmTGGMApG5fvoJjhKFLBVY3VaRUTifBJyJYG4qfE5Uo57ucKSmNH1TSSK19QeZUo52Q6B5MEqVzWH7xc8n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birdwatching - 3272🐦]]></title><description><![CDATA[🦉 The Eurasian treecreeper or common treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) Certhia (Greek): kerthios - a small bird crawling through the trees, mentioned by Aristotle familiaris (lat.): common, easily recognizable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@ratel/birdwatching-3272</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@ratel/birdwatching-3272</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ratel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11x6E5rvdgUzsqE5fSkHiUU4UTsJFCoaqLgH2QM8WrG29MAbB1rYhfoxBt5e2BjYd26hfxqkpA4nVV8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[White and Brown Pelicans ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm always happy to to see the fresh water American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) arrive back in Wisconsin in the spring. Unlike the plunge-diving style of the Brown Pelicans in Baja, these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/white-and-brown-pelicans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@melinda010100/white-and-brown-pelicans</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[melinda010100]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqmRLTLuuoTMp7MBP5zRHhmAMSiME8PQUJaQfikmF5VsqpLTZaHTtHySsQW84XRWPBe8FJsZ2aTkvyDnAzXQgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This week, all bird photos are welcome [Esp/Eng].]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una vez más nos volvemos a encontrar en este maravilloso ¨Feathered FriendsCommunity¨:  para acompañar a nuestra amiga @nelinoeva en su genial ¨Show-Me-A-Photo-Contest¨:  A medida que pasa el]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@jlufer/this-week-all-bird-photos-are-welcome-esp-eng</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@jlufer/this-week-all-bird-photos-are-welcome-esp-eng</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jlufer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFGyjkSsQhgsENDTXpp12aGxzXVgNvTDsWfPN25cnBhxfMn6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The thrush dared to descend from the tree (Es-Eng)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bienvenidos a todos los seguidores de esta hermosa ¨FeatheredFriendsCommunity¨:  Esta semana ha sido realmente emocionante ver a las diferentes especies de aves que nos visitaron. 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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