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A big year - birds 2018

Challenge #55 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by gidgetto.

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Capture and Display your best photographs of birds throughout the year 2018. 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, 11th March, 2018 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 18th March, 2018 – Saturday, 24th March, 2018 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 25th March, 2018 – Saturday, 31st March, 2018 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No cutting and pasting

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The shot must be from 2018
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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American Goldfinch (male)

by aSevenArr

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American Goldfinch

Camera:	Sony a9
Lens:	Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
Submitted:	Sunday, 18th March, 2018 04:46 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 17th March, 2018
Focal length:	752 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	8000
Notes:	Using 2x TC
Views:	80
Galleries:	View this photo in aSevenArr's gallery

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