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A big year - birds 2020

Challenge #165 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, 8th November, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 15th November, 2020 – Saturday, 21st November, 2020 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 22nd November, 2020 – Saturday, 28th 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

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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White-throated Sparrow

by bobito CT

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Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Submitted:	Monday, 16th November, 2020 02:39 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 15th November, 2020
Focal length:	400 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	400
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Views:	15
Galleries:	View this photo in bobito CT's gallery

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