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A big year - birds 2020

Challenge #154 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 August, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 30th August, 2020 – Saturday, 5th September, 2020 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 6th September, 2020 – Saturday, 12th September, 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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Owl

by RicksSony

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Owl

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM \| C
Submitted:	Sunday, 30th August, 2020 07:04 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 27th June, 2020
Focal length:	600 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1000 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	500
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Views:	18
Galleries:	View this photo in RicksSony's gallery

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