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Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 291

nelinoeva — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:51:18 GMT

Hello Feathered Friends Lovers, Welcome to #SMaP Show Me A Photo Contest Round 291

It turns out the Free Theme to continue with each new round and to give you more freedom by choosing different birds to photograph. I have no new photos and will choose something I made some time ago as an example.

The hungry crow with a nut. They know better how ro crush it and pick the tasty bit from inside.

ROUND 291
SHOW ME A PICTURE OF BIRD

FREE THEME

Now is your turn and let me see your photos of birds, but first read carefully the rules below⬇️

Rules

Show me your photo of a bird, following these rules:

The photo must be your own.
Post in the community Feathered Friends
You may add more photos, but you should state which one is your entry, otherwise the first will be taken into account. Tell us something about your photo/s.
Your photo must follow the weekly theme.
Please put the link of your entry in the comment section of the contest post here.
Put in the title of your post that this is an entry for the contest. (Optional) Use #smap as a tag.

Last, but not least - have fun!

If you create quality post with more images and interesting story about them, making extra effort can give you bigger upvotes and attract curators. Keep that in mind.

Prizes:

Five winners and each winner will receive 2 Hive and 600 Ecency POINTS, thanks to Feathered Friend community @barbara-orenya and @melinda010100

I am most grateful to the donation of Ecency Points provided from @archontribe by @ervin-lemark, @apnigrich and @eolianpariah2

Update!

Thanks to @sirenahippie and her generous donation, each winner will receive 10 Foodie tokens.

Another 0.25 Hive will drop in your wallet if you are among the winners thanks to @sagarkothari88 and his generosity!

Thanks to @melinda010100, @abrockman and @ecoinstant each winner will have 2 Archon.

Each valid entry will receive 60 Ecency Points as a tip!

Please take you time to visit the blogs of our sponsors and give them some love. We are most grateful for their generosity. For those who are not familiar with Ecency POINTS - the ecency.com and its mobile version reward the users with POINTS when post, comment and using Ecency apps. The accumulated points can be used to promote your posts or to be gifted to other users.

Feathered Friends Community is grateful to all who set the community as beneficiary on their posts. If you like to help the community, you may also donate HP to @hive-106444 . Your support will help building higher VP and higher votes on your posts.

banner and feather divider created by @barbara-orenya

Thank you for viewing.

Birds in Belgrade, Serbia

melinda010100 — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:05:33 GMT

My kids have been on a holiday in Belgrade this past week with extended family. They all rented a house together and met up in the Zemun neighborhood on the banks of the Danube, just 20 minutes away from downtown. All the buses in Belgrade are free for everyone, so it was easy to travel around and explore the city

Sharing lunch with the pigeons.

This seemed to be a favorrite perch for this hooded crow. It was there often.

These are Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) gathered along the banks of the Danube River in Zemun, a historic municipality of Belgrade, Serbia.
This stretch of the riverfront along the Zemun Quay (Zemunski kej) is famous for its resident population of mute swans, which regularly gather along the shore to feed, and preen. They don't seem to mind making themselves available for photoshoots!

Showing her niece how to take mobile phone photos.

All photos are from my family albums.

5% Of this posts rewards goes to Ecency.
20% goes to the Feathered Friends Community @hive-106444
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Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round -290 SMaP

hjrrodriguez — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:27:27 GMT

Blessings to all my fellow Hivers. I am grateful to share a new post here in the #featheredfriends community and participate in its weekly contests—this time, edition #290, featuring an "Free Theme" once again. As always, the contest is sponsored by our friend @nelinoeva and showcases fantastic photos of these little friends, who play an important role in our lives—just as they do in the lives of the little ones at home.

Bendiciones para todos los amigos Hivers agradecido por compartir una nueva publicación aquí en la comunidad #featheredfriends y sus concursos semanales en esta ocasión con el número -290 con nuevamente "Tema Libre" y cómo siempre contando con el patrocinio de la amiga @nelinoeva dónde se muestran fotografías geniales de estos amiguitos los cuáles forman parte importante de nuestra vida al igual qué la de los más pequeños de la casa.

We had a visit today from some relatives we hadn't seen in a while, and to my surprise, one of our young cousins arrived with his pet—a small parakeet. As you can see in the photos, the bird is very well-tame; they spoil it so much that it even crawls all over him. I took the opportunity to snap these pictures and share them here with all of you.

En el día de hoy nos visitaron algunos familiares los cuáles tenían un tiempo sin hacerlo y para mí sorpresa uno de nuestros primitos llegó con su mascota un pequeño Periquito el cuál cómo pueden observar en las fotografías lo tienen muy bien amaestrado ya qué aunque es todavía algo complicado lo tienen muy consentido en dónde hasta incluso le recorre casi todo el cuerpo así que aproveché para tomar las fotografías y compartirlas aquí con todos ustedes.

entry smap 290: common eider's swimming abilities

eolianpariah2 — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:53:03 GMT

common eiders are designed for a life in the sea, specifically the cold northern oceans. they have several special adaptations to survive the cold but here i will mention some of their abilities as swimmers both on the surface and under or as they say in India, inside the water. with their legs set far back on their body and big webbed feet they are powerful swimmers that can deal with the at times rough ocean. in the photo above their bow wave and wake are clearly visible, much like one created by a boat.

i was standing on the footbridge as a juvenile male swam toward a group on the other side of the bridge. these sea ducks are heavy with dense bones that help make them particularly good divers. but this feature also disadvantages them when taking flight so instead of making the great effort of rising up and running across the water's surface in order to take off they generally prefer to swim.

since they are so heavy they sit low in the water which is why they create a more distinct bow wave than many other ducks. rather than gliding lightly over the surface they have to push the water in front of them away to the sides. their powerful legs do the pushing leaving visible roiled water behind. they manage fine even in choppy waters, though then of course their wake is far less visible

to dive they jump up and forward and dive head first. to help propel themselves under they partially open their wings and pump in order to fly as much as swim, using both their wings and feet. also this allows them to reach the bottom where they feed on mussels and other invertebrates. they steer using their feet as rudders.

to stay underwater they must continually fight against their buoyancy but when they want to return to the surface they just stop swimming and let themselves naturally float upward. when reaching the surface they pop up slightly above the water much like a ball released below the surface does.

when needed they can swim much faster over short distances by lifting themselves higher up in the water and pumping their legs very quickly. they can often be seen doing this to catch up to their group or when they sense danger.

although there are an unusual number of juvenile eider here locally there has been an alarming reduction of eider populations several places along the northern coasts in Norway.

Hen Zephyr and her chickens

torem-di-torem — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:43:57 GMT

This year we have a replenishment. Hen Zefyr sat out four wonderful chickens. Now they have grown up, but so far they are not big enough to walk in the garden. That's why they live with their mother in a special enclosure. Their dad, the rooster Sultan, comes every day to look at his children.

https://youtube.com/shorts/TljivbXON5I?si=Io2wDUxl2hY95AfU

https://youtube.com/shorts/4suwFmSPx2A?si=badhkP0g28MtZu2o

111 weeks of selecting "Feathered-Friends" bird images.

hive-106444 — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:06:42 GMT

https://i.postimg.cc/XYGbJT3p/1j1j1j1j11j1j1j1j1aves-destacadas-de-la-semana.jpg

fotografía ¨original¨: de @ratel

https://i.postimg.cc/N0GMH80n/imagen-uno-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/XvQmL8n1/segunda-imagen-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Birdwatching-3321🐦¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmNh7bc2grZKyq5ntXmsuMFAHZSc88qoFE43yz5W94TZnB/dsc_4627.jpg Autor @ratel

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨One-Eye-Open-¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/alexanderfluke/23u63Lyw9QhqBaxFMrV5d3sMiYtA4zzUh1hgp66ydvNs4tvAChVJCBeB2taDzADAh2SDn.jpg Autor @alexanderfluke

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨289-SMaP¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmXEWi4FaYXHKsFcmynmKXhTZYkeiivhgNeuXJ29zgAP4Y/1790471482343.jpg Autor @hjrrodriguez

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨A-Call-for-Calm¨: https://images.hive.blog/DQmSjzLh8ZUGZbQbdimihUCizbEPF3K9bMMgx6SANFUZoUL/image.png Autor @hylene74

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨The-little-geese-are-cold¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/popurri/23x19JQimGWdoP3K5tArFJtaiY1XHKEcJTPpaTJ2v6WVV6dBs7s9jctfg1RCPr9fceF12.jpg Autor @popurri

https://i.postimg.cc/Dyvr0wch/imagen-tres-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpghttps://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnseh3NuL6KUBitJTXrc5Jz3moTQfEFut2A2.webp?format=webp&mode=fit

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmR9am1qu2gc8o3VaLdfoSQz99dzXTRjRLfmmnQGcAJQ94/img_3013.png

Winners Of Show Me A Photo Contest Round 289 in Feathered Friends Community

nelinoeva — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:48:36 GMT

Hello Feathered Friends Lovers,

Another week is over and it is time to announce the winners of Round 289 of #SMaP (Show Me a Photo) Contest in Feathered Friends Community.

Our tradition on Monday is to showcast the winning photos and their authors. The birds will never stop to amaze me. And you all who participate in the contest contribute a lot to show how wonderful they are.

Special thanks to @mshbd for helping to distribute the prizes.

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Let's start with the collage

And the winners of round 289 are:

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

in no particular order

@manuelgil64

@muhammadhalim

@litguru

@jlufer

@alexanderfluke

Prizes:

Five winners and each winner will receive 2 Hive and 600 Ecency POINTS, thanks to Feathered Friend community, @barbara-orenya and @melinda010100.

I am most grateful to the donation of Ecency Points provided from @archontribe by @ervin-lemark , @eolianpariah2 and @apnigrich .

Another 0.25 Hive will drop in your wallet if you are among the winners thanks to @sagarkothari88

Thanks to @melinda010100, @abrockmanand @ecoinstant each winner will have 2 Archon. Each valid entry will receive 60 Ecency Points as a tip!

Thanks to @sirenahippie and her generous donation, each winner will receive 10 Foodie tokens.

Please take you time to visit the blogs of our sponsors and give them some love. We are most grateful for their generosity.

For those who are not familiar with Ecency POINTS - the ecency.com and its mobile version reward the users with POINTS when post, comment and using Ecency apps. The accumulated points can be used to promote your posts or to be gifted to other users.

Feathered Friends Community is grateful to all who set the community as beneficiary on their posts. If you like to help the community, you may also donate HP @hive-106444 . Your support will help building higher VP and higher votes on your posts.

👇 Don't forget to check this week's theme 👇

FREE THEME

https://ecency.com/@nelinoeva/feathered-friends-show-me-a-da0c3774be61

banner and feather divider created by @barbara-orenya

Thank you for viewing.

"Feathered Friends": Another selection of images; that makes 110.

hive-106444 — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:39:03 GMT

https://i.postimg.cc/htFwC2sC/1l1l1l1l1l1l1aves-destacadas-de-la-semana.jpg

fotografía ¨original¨: de @muhammadhalim

https://i.postimg.cc/N0GMH80n/imagen-uno-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/XvQmL8n1/segunda-imagen-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Migration-to-Cuba-Is-on-the-Rise-Again¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/muhammadhalim/1000570684.jpg Autor @muhammadhalim

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨A-peacock-does-not-apologize-for-being-seen¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/steemflow/23uQpVWkY1D21wzJCtAPwkdiecRdwWePj1KvPBozhUF68sDYY4SxqnKNiRjawb8VaXjGQ.jpg Autor @steemflow

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Birdwatching-3319-🐦¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmWzhnzpeGPLCBxz5LArEFWsDXyY3sqpKUkUPoRYJcoCD8/dsc_4824.jpg Autor @ratel

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨SMAP-Contest-Round-288¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmRYV6mqp7ySXUDXUDMjqth1v9u2QV6j45mSrUsEhpkyx7/20240517_121842.jpg Autor @hindavi

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨When-Free-Birds-start-to-feel-comfortable-with-you¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmYkLspPefjqsPupCmSsU8sd8oazTgoxbQorTtuRE2JpBE/1789708078209.jpg Autor @les90

https://i.postimg.cc/Dyvr0wch/imagen-tres-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpghttps://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnseh3NuL6KUBitJTXrc5Jz3moTQfEFut2A2.webp?format=webp&mode=fit

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmR9am1qu2gc8o3VaLdfoSQz99dzXTRjRLfmmnQGcAJQ94/img_3013.png

109 weeks of selecting "Feathered-Friends" bird images.

hive-106444 — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:11:18 GMT

https://i.postimg.cc/qv2bdP0K/1h1h1h11h1h1h1h11haves-destacadas-de-la-semana.jpg

fotografía ¨original¨: de @ratel

https://i.postimg.cc/N0GMH80n/imagen-uno-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/XvQmL8n1/segunda-imagen-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Birdwatching-3318🐦¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmetD4vef73TfgedrJTGm1dKK28ERkBXrUwEF32LeSSq4f/dsc_5752.jpg Autor @ratel

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨No-one-outpizzas-the-Hut¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmR6K2miEMWjpswfJCRLzoJMKsGijenzXi21WwJwD5g7FL/1789564623612.jpg Autor @melinda010100

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨From-My-Vantage-Point¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/alexanderfluke/23tH3VckR5pTR2jX6ZP1cBEGanBYozUGjRrKVGmDusGHQstH6MK1gcqFRt1pyB8TGxd3d.jpg Autor @alexanderfluke

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Pelican-from-the-zoo¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmTuuV9HWbeThvi9ticWBrPma5qMKXs4ojTMhCV5h6Uxro/a1552.jpg Autor @goga22

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨The-Swan-Family¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmTbTNR41Pa6sgkABv5RUhVayeTmy14vs2dAsxS6dFicNy/20260910_9.jpg Autor @apnigrich

https://i.postimg.cc/Dyvr0wch/imagen-tres-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpghttps://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnseh3NuL6KUBitJTXrc5Jz3moTQfEFut2A2.webp?format=webp&mode=fit

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmR9am1qu2gc8o3VaLdfoSQz99dzXTRjRLfmmnQGcAJQ94/img_3013.png

"Feathered-Friends" Bird Image Selection – Week 108

hive-106444 — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:22:27 GMT

https://i.ecency.com/DQmQ3ysS4GWj18GFYJ1NJyk4QbqgGwvDfg4KcAd3vJPnYK4/1l1l1l11l1l1l11l1l1aves_destacadas_de_la_semana.jpg

fotografía ¨original¨: de @melinda010100

https://i.postimg.cc/N0GMH80n/imagen-uno-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/XvQmL8n1/segunda-imagen-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨New-Hummingbird-feeder¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmcUNoYnVmJHySEy3HgyxNXJ914nT3jf4Rj3PD2C2ryywX/1788564954019.jpg Autor @melinda010100

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Birdwatching-3316-🐦¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmNhnsBXrCbi3mnCT9DArYpgvnC6R8gNajdUJJmJpUkZA7/dsc_6812.jpg Autor @ratel

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Guaco¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmWQAxxWoCKCsHQgbQsYTstczs8waSdWit9H1jp4d2t2VJ/1788786836660.jpg Autor @estilodereba

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨what's-in-a-drop-or-two¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmS7YuVXbu3L82AHRdPeRUhms5y69AszuU7bXG2HdB4yjT/20260731_203604.jpg Autor @eolianpariah2

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg ¨Smap-contest-286¨: https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmV7GaxFSuSWuxJYc8JMrEdnmyjdQeGWjvHP3DiTYFvHDV/pasted_image_1788642240356.jpg Autor @hindavi

https://i.postimg.cc/Dyvr0wch/imagen-tres-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpghttps://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnseh3NuL6KUBitJTXrc5Jz3moTQfEFut2A2.webp?format=webp&mode=fit

https://i.postimg.cc/WbcZK63X/separador-presentacion-de-amigos-emplumados.jpg https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://images.ecency.com/DQmR9am1qu2gc8o3VaLdfoSQz99dzXTRjRLfmmnQGcAJQ94/img_3013.png

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Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 291

Hello Feathered Friends Lovers, Welcome to #SMaP Show Me A Photo Contest Round 291

It turns out the Free Theme to continue with each new round and to give you more freedom by choosing different birds to photograph. I have no new photos and will choose something I made some time ago as an example.

The hungry crow with a nut. They know better how ro crush it and pick the tasty bit from inside.

ROUND 291SHOW ME A PICTURE OF BIRD

FREE THEME

Now is your turn and let me see your photos of birds, but first read carefully the rules below⬇️

Rules

Prizes:

Five winners and each winner will receive 2 Hive and 600 Ecency POINTS, thanks to Feathered Friend community @barbara-orenya and @melinda010100

I am most grateful to the donation of Ecency Points provided from @archontribe by @ervin-lemark, @apnigrich and @eolianpariah2

Update!

Thanks to @sirenahippie and her generous donation, each winner will receive 10 Foodie tokens.

Another 0.25 Hive will drop in your wallet if you are among the winners thanks to @sagarkothari88 and his generosity!

Thanks to @melinda010100, @abrockman and @ecoinstant each winner will have 2 Archon.

Each valid entry will receive 60 Ecency Points as a tip!

Thank you for viewing.

Birds in Belgrade, Serbia

Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round -290 SMaP

entry smap 290: common eider's swimming abilities

Hen Zephyr and her chickens

111 weeks of selecting "Feathered-Friends" bird images.

Winners Of Show Me A Photo Contest Round 289 in Feathered Friends Community

Hello Feathered Friends Lovers,

Another week is over and it is time to announce the winners of Round 289 of #SMaP (Show Me a Photo) Contest in Feathered Friends Community.

Our tradition on Monday is to showcast the winning photos and their authors. The birds will never stop to amaze me. And you all who participate in the contest contribute a lot to show how wonderful they are.

Special thanks to @mshbd for helping to distribute the prizes.

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Let's start with the collage

And the winners of round 289 are:

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

in no particular order

Prizes:

Five winners and each winner will receive 2 Hive and 600 Ecency POINTS, thanks to Feathered Friend community, @barbara-orenya and @melinda010100.

I am most grateful to the donation of Ecency Points provided from @archontribe by @ervin-lemark , @eolianpariah2 and @apnigrich .

Another 0.25 Hive will drop in your wallet if you are among the winners thanks to @sagarkothari88

Thanks to @melinda010100, @abrockmanand @ecoinstant each winner will have 2 Archon. Each valid entry will receive 60 Ecency Points as a tip!

👇 Don't forget to check this week's theme 👇

FREE THEME

"Feathered Friends": Another selection of images; that makes 110.

109 weeks of selecting "Feathered-Friends" bird images.

"Feathered-Friends" Bird Image Selection – Week 108

ROUND 291
SHOW ME A PICTURE OF BIRD