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A Big Year - birds

Challenge #19 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by gidgetto.

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Capture and Display your best photographs of birds throughout the year 2017. please enter the species of bird, if known. if bird is unknown Will the community leave a comment in the comments section as to the type of bird so we will be able to keep track of the birds spotted. Happy Birding.

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Announced:

Sunday, 28th May, 2017 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 4th June, 2017 – Saturday, 10th June, 2017 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 11th June, 2017 – Saturday, 17th June, 2017 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No cut and pasting

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The shot must be from 2017
Big Year shall start at 12:00 AM on 1 January of that year and end at 11:59 PM, 31 December of that year, based on the local time of the location of the birder at each time threshold.
if entering 2 shots they should be different species
no photograph should be entered into this challenge series more than once
The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Peregrine falcon

by Morris0

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Until you see these stunning birds in flight it's hard to imagine just how fast they are. I was lucky enough to see both the male and female at one time and even see them mate. While I did get photos of them mating they were behind too many branches for a good image. That was a constant challenge when they were in the trees yet by moving around I was able to get plenty of clean photos. The falcons sit so quietly and blend in so well that it's quite easy to walk right past one.

Camera:	Nikon D300S
Lens:	Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM \| S
Submitted:	Friday, 9th June, 2017 03:06 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 1st April, 2017
Focal length:	420 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1000 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	640
Notes:	Nikon D300s + Sigma 150-600 Sport + SB-910 + Better Beamer for fill flash. Shot from a tripod
Views:	1013
Galleries:	View this photo in Morris0's gallery

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