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A big year - birds 2018

Challenge #66 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, 27th May, 2018 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 3rd June, 2018 – Saturday, 9th June, 2018 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 10th June, 2018 – Saturday, 16th June, 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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Nesting Eagles

by Hawk Eyes OvO

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Chrome Point , Denman Island, BC

Camera:	Olympus OM-D E-M10 II
Lens:	Fujinon 8.6-172mm f1.8 C-Mount
Submitted:	Sunday, 3rd June, 2018 02:46 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 31st March, 2018
Focal length:	600 mm
Shutter speed:	1/800 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	200
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Views:	81
Galleries:	View this photo in Hawk Eyes OvO's gallery

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