<?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 18:07:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/milkweed/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Joy of Growing Milkweed and Monarch Butterflies]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent article in the New York Times Monarch Butterflies, I read about a fascinating new thing these crazy scientists have just done. They apparently have come up with a very small and light bluetooth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/milkweed/@stacyloesch/the-joy-of-growing-milkweed-and-monarch-butterflies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/milkweed/@stacyloesch/the-joy-of-growing-milkweed-and-monarch-butterflies</guid><category><![CDATA[milkweed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stacyloesch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfM4GUfV3UtnzebmRVQXxQgSZQZ3pueXFNH8FwKo1E9AQUFLMEavsPUvFkqgzocg9ktZUaN9QmUdiiRWHJxyx8yBcwkWqqKEWHymYvH75QuDj3aHGzqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Milkweed Bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good Night 🌉 Good night I started writing to give you a regular photography post today by wishing you a good night. I hope everyone is well with the infinite mercy of Allah Almighty. Alhamdulillah, we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@mrnazrul/common-milkweed-bug</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@mrnazrul/common-milkweed-bug</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrnazrul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMFYEJpnu9ea87aYDrNsb658XijmmsAcMKF8zwAibS76CA84qcqJuVkns46qzB2GQTN8tTnnWZSaRxxKGe5cVJSH5MvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Monarchs Needs Help Sometimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I live in an area that witnesses monarch butterfly migration annually. The bright orange and black beauties travel from Mexico upwards towards Canada each spring, returning in the fall. Not all make it,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@bobbyb58/even-monarchs-needs-help-sometimes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@bobbyb58/even-monarchs-needs-help-sometimes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobbyb58]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtcpYX4AcBBJcJkutBSnKUZC81h6YsdHA64hATPypywUhQY5qzFLnPmyhi43weq3sGguyXQDQojPTSNcUnhk3zFzwDB6aFxJrsZHwLwVZ612GgBcvSSu5xtzAyJX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Eng /Esp] Already big the milkweed //Ya grande la lechosa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends of amazing nature, how are you? Thankful to God for allowing me to share with you. Today I will be talking to you about how this milky plant is growing. Hola amigos de amazing nature, como]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@paty2005/eng-esp-already-big-the-milkweed-ya-grande-la-lechosa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@paty2005/eng-esp-already-big-the-milkweed-ya-grande-la-lechosa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[paty2005]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcnE4BkaTbLQg3gQYP7SY61WL831SCkpNuCv1exn5aSU5KeKSH4DbNgf6UbD3WCmkeNF11VEjZsZqgHJn8TU8Z1TaqTdEEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Evolution of a Monarch]]></title><description><![CDATA[My patch of narrowleaf milkweed often attracts monarch butterflies in the springtime. This year was abundant! The photo sequence attached shows the journey of one particular monarch I found. It started]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@bobbyb58/the-evolution-of-a-monarch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@bobbyb58/the-evolution-of-a-monarch</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobbyb58]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3eGCaeqEnx8QDn51X9vd772LdSHwYTt91XbJG6x23rX4jpYBHSpojTVG6KSEyFFi2ffuw1DSKGPAKB3x7xra3fyGmJFs3X4WcK3jQN2HeyRNy4Ve9jxcEtM2eCn1eMWUNce9igeKsHQPfTPSUxf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Love Monarchs!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's monarch butterfly season in Southern California, as the migration moves northward. Thanks to generous rain and some groundclearing at home, there's pleanty of California native narowleaf milkweed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@bobbyb58/i-love-monarchs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@bobbyb58/i-love-monarchs</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bobbyb58]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 18:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3eGCaeqEnx8QDn51X9vd772LdSHwYTt91XbJG6x23rX4jpYBHSktKmTAh8WWFzCubqTvua5hRgjHrNT6Hb2HDSFzozLpdMsr8ThBvMGaay8wh3VY8EN8RkH4bKtchCqzXcr2SYtpfJUJBAfXsb5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milkweed and Monarchs - Helping Our Endangered Butterflies, But Properly!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Monarch: Most of us know and love this butterfly for its pretty orange colors and its extensive migratory pattern, spanning all across the North American continent, between Mexico and Canada. Recently,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@stortebeker/milkweed-and-monarchs-helping-our-endangered-butterflies-but-properly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@stortebeker/milkweed-and-monarchs-helping-our-endangered-butterflies-but-properly</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stortebeker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBfMHSWJJpaBEZE4oKotG2xq9MJeDHuxPHD6VMiLSrRJzFAts1CESSrDLDYpDHGLLz2T8Rn2tCWRPo62KAdsZvtFByNJVi1j2BgLCwKDF4pkQ5BgCWJuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers  For Enjoyment And Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone. It’s a joy to witness the awakening beauty of spring and summer flowers seen throughout the countrysides, towns and neighbour’s yards. 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