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A big year - birds 2020

Challenge #146 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, 21st June, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 28th June, 2020 – Saturday, 4th July, 2020 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 5th July, 2020 – Saturday, 11th July, 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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Glossy Ibis

by Sagnik7

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Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6E ED VR
Submitted:	Saturday, 4th July, 2020 11:25 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 19th January, 2020
Focal length:	500 mm
Shutter speed:	1/3200 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	1100
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Views:	10
Galleries:	View this photo in Sagnik7's gallery

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