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A big year - birds 2020

Challenge #129 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by gidgetto.

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Capture and Display your best photographs of birds throughout the year 2020. 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, 23rd February, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 1st March, 2020 – Saturday, 7th March, 2020 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 8th March, 2020 – Saturday, 14th March, 2020 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No cutting and pasting

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The shot must be from 2020
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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Whiskered Tern

by Birdman50

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Camera:	Sony a7R IV
Lens:	Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Submitted:	Tuesday, 3rd March, 2020 03:19 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 1st March, 2020
Focal length:	600 mm
Shutter speed:	1/3200 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	400
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Galleries:	View this photo in Birdman50's gallery

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