<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:02:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/coots/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Spot of Fowl Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[While visiting a nature reserve we witnessed two coots having a right go at each other. It’s that time of year when they start nesting and getting territorial. One minute they were swimming peacefully,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ellenripley/a-spot-of-fowl-play</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ellenripley/a-spot-of-fowl-play</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ellenripley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:54:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEzNYtqbGEDRoyYeseHMDTak3FVSeLWxosH3VuuLMhF3cDKrG4LFSAeM3xZkVFpavbVqhNJosBBKFzvufM7fbJYaipuafKfstNGnoRGk7jfcASo6NRH22Y6qMF99zEQDHCuxLw2yL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stroll at our golf course.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some random shots of a swallow and others to share the beauty. I found a shady spot to start with a swallow, as the heat was unbearable. This is a White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) sitting on]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/a-stroll-at-our-golf-course</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/a-stroll-at-our-golf-course</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDb48HmUSc7XK7ETaF7u7NAkWihgNauxGioyoJ9q7ciBMt7AcugjvewvkZrqKKbTcToULLXs9DnejmwtkctMsjXY7pMcrz1FeW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountains, dragonflies, dams and birds.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bit of everything in here for you to wonder at. We cannot get enough of the amazing sights in this country. South Africa has been blessed with an abundance of nature and wildlife. 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We have many]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/new-birth-now-in-our-spring-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/new-birth-now-in-our-spring-season</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDZRaMRjwiM6UoRe7XB7GxGoT5X8CUw9t2Jv9EaSRgFrvGPpP692daUQCf7va6o37gvRTYRe57eTjGqNiwcmGqXyYk6nPUpQiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet  love by a smiling Coot feeding its baby.]]></title><description><![CDATA[At times I was afraid that the chick would drown as the parent dived right next to it. So come and look at the action in here and be as amazed as I was. 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Marian's aunt invited us to breakfast and my camera suggested that I should]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/red-knobbed-coots-babies-and-moorhens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/red-knobbed-coots-babies-and-moorhens</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:35:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3UweTg39dSjSwqZPRgZgnYSxXDDq9JsPTE7xjb2MKJf5FBqT1tRkJnUPnGqw8yXxnRmxR1GPv61AZ7V3t7huLPsGjM33m6ZvvMdHpEdm5dhErWgM1KrE8NmS7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Coot- An Bird Name That Leads Many to Smile]]></title><description><![CDATA[American Coot Fulica americana The American Coot is a common species in both remote natural wetlands and in many city park ponds. A slang term in the U.S. is to call someone an "old coot" which]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@birdbanter/american-coot-an-bird-name-that-leads-many-to-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@birdbanter/american-coot-an-bird-name-that-leads-many-to-smile</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[birdbanter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH9tg1EG311SebbbseAcU35VNoWNzdQkdNYB1fS5bCmmX53Quk62hY2hKhf9HHEn38nNYXEEvBtvub5XCEHynGW2TMXPWEXcVwEDG6tfLUhZaB4AmEEr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends or Enemies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The First photo is of a Red-Knobbed Coot swimming peacefully in the dam. Something unbelievable here today. I will show you two sworn enemies in a friendship. Now Moorhens (Callinula chloropus) are secretive]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/friends-or-enemies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@papilloncharity/friends-or-enemies</guid><category><![CDATA[featheredfriends]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[papilloncharity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 09:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRNT1G4T6md1feKS4QQqseLjGXbYjCoWkamHrhZHzYXYg/473.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trouble in the sun!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here was the judge, an African Darter getting onto his seat in the dam. The opponents, all juvenile Red-knobbed coots (Fulica cestrata) gathered to take up their positions. 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Ramna Park, Dhaka]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rayhankabirs/coots-are-fuzzy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rayhankabirs/coots-are-fuzzy</guid><category><![CDATA[flower]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rayhankabirs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 22:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJrgLocix64KkrJr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rallidae may be a giant family of little to medium-sized birds which incorporates the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. generally they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments close to lakes, swamps]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@audreylogan/rails-crakes-gallinules-and-coots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@audreylogan/rails-crakes-gallinules-and-coots</guid><category><![CDATA[birds]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[audreylogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:16:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72idE55SdcbQuUmL4rE5U2GhyPHWBz9tcMWTLARCMm1wz7ouj2VjZvGXEhhS4Ae5ejBwkV4wzVrNia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise Man Words About Animal Right]]></title><description><![CDATA[All animals understand love and affection, but only man shows the propensity to place himself into the shoes of another life form Author: The Cruxshadows]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@travelmaster/20180105t195222331z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@travelmaster/20180105t195222331z</guid><category><![CDATA[animal-right]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[travelmaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCozRsAHJx7nwpH5JFmcifcmqmU8xTc9xPhtfmMLxHp35Ei8iKS3hy9db2BSMjaiUGn8M7d2GyrLDVBaWnX5nzYUwvS9SWqKhnH4igDifTa66YNyGGJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>