<?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, 28 Apr 2026 16:53:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/kalahari/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[EKÒ - MY LAGOS STORY]]></title><description><![CDATA[PICTURE BY AUTHOR, TOCHUKWU DANIEL. ![20210831_183239.jpg] A story on wits and survival in a difficult continent as Africa. The city was always bustling with life — tight, clumsy, hard to breathe all at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@bishoptee12/eko-my-lagos-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@bishoptee12/eko-my-lagos-story</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bishoptee12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6JF67DVGhrg43irx9TMiK12RqEPqU6jDYWa6wtMQuUgTrpwgyqfTqZfnijir2mNLqQ6oNiNxrWotZ5Kjx8Pb2DPYJBWcvCSJ1iZdwobFQuL4r37Qbg2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What keeps population in check without driving up work hours per week?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I periodically encounter the claim that hunter-gatherer societies had “15 hour workweeks”, most recently on the Ezra Klein podcast ( This has always surprised me so yesterday I looked into it a bit. As]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/kung/@leguna/what-keeps-population-in-check-without-driving-up-work-hours-per-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/kung/@leguna/what-keeps-population-in-check-without-driving-up-work-hours-per-week</guid><category><![CDATA[kung]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 01:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCXp44VvvRtFgSE7sSpZptVDd48wXwgqtCqQ1zogLLF7h2SD56HUSvx84TPHE51HH23cJ5UP6XoQgzN4t2CRfjcff2evHYAS6xD6Y7pXL68kJ9k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The three-banded sandplover (Charadrius tricollaris) Kulík třípásý]]></title><description><![CDATA[Překvapilo mě kolik vodních ptáků jsem pozoroval v poušti. Umělá napajedla prostě působí jako magnet. I was surprised at how many water birds I watched in the desert. Artificial water holes simply act]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-three-banded-sandplover-charadrius-tricollaris-kulik-tripasy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-three-banded-sandplover-charadrius-tricollaris-kulik-tripasy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMe6s3wiPgGFTi3naqHERgdwJew6rJYRaB3RR7sSAdZKnpK4UUMUrhKjjqvM4NP83nwjxkDzwkerQ7PsECd47pJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argiope australis ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nic pro arachnofobiky. Taková potvora dovede uplést v křoví třímetrovou síť jako nic. Tady šel po pláni někam pěšky. Nothing for arachnophobics. Such a monster can weave a three-meter net in the bushes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/argiope-australis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/argiope-australis</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvf3xsYr6qQ7dm31DuBHGui8pKMdEVPxhLfEeEoVMPfUw4atEqQ6v3tShFbWCaRJpbNk8bkTU7T9ntxBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Namaqua sand lizard (Pedioplanis namaquensis)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Such a nice little lizard. I was very pleased that the colors came out despite the bright sun. Taková hezká malá ještěrka. Moc mě potěšilo, že v tom ostrém slunci vyšly i barvy. Un pequeño lagarto tan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/namaqua-sand-lizard-pedioplanis-namaquensis-qo46v3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/namaqua-sand-lizard-pedioplanis-namaquensis-qo46v3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:54:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDpiLFjPxLyhe6vTXsYhXXUNnDuq4DXGnQtYFWsg3R4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pachylomera femoralis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where there are large herbivorous mammals, there are also large piles of dung. And in the Kalahari, there are big beetles that process manure, but I can't say that I would like them. Tam kde jsou velcí]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/pachylomera-femoralis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/pachylomera-femoralis</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHcpZA4cy79k4QfRHt6Rcm2GPoxBf8mzUkFfapn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burchell's sandgrouse (Pterocles burchelli)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Really beautiful birds and rare for Europeans. The photo is from the watering hole. Opravdu krásní ptáci (Stepokur Kropenatý) a pro evropana vzácní. Fotka je od napajedla. Pájaros realmente hermosos y]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/burchell-s-sandgrouse-pterocles-burchelli</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/burchell-s-sandgrouse-pterocles-burchelli</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:28:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8h5gyGfyHgQJs3p6EaE1UZUoYMrMzPdpGi88geMGhR24Rc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The ground agama, (Agama aculeata)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We got out of the car to stretch a little on a wide plain and I was lucky. She ran along the way of the driven cars. I think small animals just like those grassless paths. Vystoupili jsme z auta trochu]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/the-ground-agama-agama-aculeata</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/the-ground-agama-agama-aculeata</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8h5gyGfyHgQJs3p6EZ7Lc8gUDnD9r4mPqk49a4CiSEqtsx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reason why I didn't go into the bushes, I didn't get out of the car in the bushes and I didn't walk far from the car even in clear sections. The lions come easily to the camp, as well as it's just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/lion-panthera-leo-melanochaita</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/lion-panthera-leo-melanochaita</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8h5gyGfyHgQJs3p6Ecz9nqyfur37PJkZctQL4CP2MQMEFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier (Granatina granatina)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I saw this beautiful bird only for a few seconds once during my whole stay in the Kalahari. Tak tohodle krásného ptáčka jsem zahlédl jen na pár vteřin jedinkrát za celý pobyt v Kalahari. Así que vi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-violet-eared-waxbill-or-common-grenadier-granatina-granatina</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-violet-eared-waxbill-or-common-grenadier-granatina-granatina</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYM6tvzyke9b43SaDWSPmSjHMpvVkdfaQpgHctU6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modrá obloha je na fotografie ptáku v letu dobrá. Pták je prokreslený i zespodu. Proti tmavé zatažené obloze by se to takhle nepodařilo. The blue sky is good for photos of a bird in flight. The bird is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-bateleur-terathopius-ecaudatus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-bateleur-terathopius-ecaudatus</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMe6s3wiPgGFTi3naqHERgdwJew6rJYRaB3RR7sSAdZKnpK4UUMUrhKjjqvM4NNYRcqMQ1J6Fk9nSnDVwAhHEii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ještě jeden skřivan z polední pouště. Another lark from the noon desert. Otra alondra del desierto del mediodía. observes between Phukwi Pan and Phokoje Pan, Central Kalahari 7.3.2020 Fotografie jako důkaz.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-red-capped-lark-calandrella-cinerea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-red-capped-lark-calandrella-cinerea</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDpiLFjPxLyhe6vTXsNJZhiz4Py2sXgEJxNYzHkCqYRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The grey-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This observation is for avid birdwatchers. The lark is not beautifully colored, but as an observation in the center of the African desert super. Another notch in the stock ... well in the memory card.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-grey-backed-sparrow-lark-eremopterix-verticalis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-grey-backed-sparrow-lark-eremopterix-verticalis</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL7537Mj2DLuVcxuJRmscDBBiF3F4wT1QzfxnHXJuHk38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The black kite (Milvus migrans)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The black kite is a predator which, with the exception of the Americas, can be found everywhere in the world. Luňák hnědý je dravec kterého s výjimkou Amerik najdete snad všude na světě. El milano negro]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-black-kite-milvus-migrans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-black-kite-milvus-migrans</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHcpZA4cy79k4QfRHt6Fp2BZVHBTTAHSCJnqWcv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The common orange tip (Colotis evenina)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlike large animals, butterflies are photographed very badly from the car. The great thing about the Kalahari was getting out of the car. This earned me a number of beautiful observations of insects,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/the-common-orange-tip-colotis-evenina</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/the-common-orange-tip-colotis-evenina</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8h5gyGfyHgQJs3p6EcBnmAEd1yCozch3nXQsGDiAN1YkWJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Grass Yellow (Eurema brigitta)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've seen a lot of yellowtails and I have better photos, but this one is "100% desert"😀 Žluťasků jsem viděl dost a mám i lepší fotky, ale tenhle je "100% pouštní" He visto muchos peces]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/small-grass-yellow-eurema-brigitta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/small-grass-yellow-eurema-brigitta</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:50:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL7537Mj2DLuVcxuJRmscCgDaF9aebsw5fUCP8pgRWPjc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[African Monarch, (Danaus chrysippus ssp. orientis)]]></title><description><![CDATA[observed in Piper Pan, Central Kalahari 6.3.2020 Fotografie jako důkaz. Zveřejňuji svá pozorování na iNaturalist.org Identifikace je potvrzena ostatními uživateli. Photo as an evidence. I publish my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/african-monarch-danaus-chrysippus-ssp-orientis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@birdwatcher/african-monarch-danaus-chrysippus-ssp-orientis</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYM6tvzyke9b43SaDWWwRiz1eC94wEh42oNqeEfG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've seen quite a few of these cute little antelopes, but it wasn't easy to take pictures of them. They are shy animals and easily get lost in the grass or behind a bush. Těhle roztomilých malých antilopek]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/the-steenbok-raphicerus-campestris-qn59si</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@birdwatcher/the-steenbok-raphicerus-campestris-qn59si</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:21:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHcpZA4cy79k4QfRHt547pEgZ2cFyisohtqq8Y6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When there is water there is also a tern. Even in the desert. This was at an artificially supplied watering hole. Když je voda najde se i rybák. Dokonce i v poušti. Tohle bylo u uměle zasobovaného napajedla.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-whiskered-tern-chlidonias-hybrida</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-whiskered-tern-chlidonias-hybrida</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHcpZA4cy79k4QfRHt62sGgGfZb5hhent8DXjwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, vultures are becoming a rarity in Africa. Supi se v Africe bohužel stávají vzácností. Desafortunadamente, los buitres se están convirtiendo en una rareza en África. Piper Pan, Central Kalahari]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-lappet-faced-vulture-or-nubian-vulture-torgos-tracheliotos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@birdwatcher/the-lappet-faced-vulture-or-nubian-vulture-torgos-tracheliotos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdwatcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL7537Mj2DLuVcxuJRmscCgLjPMbeCwBioh12ZD3m2JSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>