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A big year - birds 2020

Challenge #164 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, 1st November, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

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

Voting:

Sunday, 15th November, 2020 – Saturday, 21st November, 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

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Mountain Bluebird in Flight

by Geoff Cole Images

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A Mountain Bluebird, the State Bird of Idaho, takes wing.

Camera:	Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Lens:	Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 Pro
Submitted:	Wednesday, 11th November, 2020 05:00 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 5th June, 2020
Focal length:	300 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2000 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	1600
Notes:	Using Olympus E-M1 Mk II Pro Capture Mode, handheld
Views:	12
Galleries:	View this photo in Geoff Cole Images's gallery

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