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A big year - birds 2021

Challenge #173 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by gidgetto.

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Capture and Display your best photographs of birds throughout the year 2021. 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, 3rd January, 2021 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 10th January, 2021 – Saturday, 16th January, 2021 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 17th January, 2021 – Saturday, 23rd January, 2021 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No cutting and pasting

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The shot must be from 2021
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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Azure Kingfisher

by ruley74

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Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6E ED VR
Submitted:	Friday, 15th January, 2021 09:34 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 2nd January, 2021
Focal length:	500 mm
Shutter speed:	1/125 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	320
Notes:	RAW processed in DXO PL4 only
Views:	283
Galleries:	View this photo in ruley74's gallery

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