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A Big Year - Birds 2022

Challenge #47 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by OSP2017.

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Capture and display your best photographs of birds throughout the year 2022. Please respect the birds and their environment; a good guide to ethical bird photography can be found here: https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/audubons-guide-ethical-bird-photography

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Announced:

Wednesday, 2nd February, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 9th February, 2022 – Tuesday, 15th February, 2022 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 – Tuesday, 22nd February, 2022 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Minimal processing. Replacement of any original scene element or addition of non-original elements by any method or technique is not permitted.
Full EXIF data must be present
No borders, signatures, or watermarks
No frame stacking or stitching

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The shot must be from 2022; please disregard the automatically generated "no restrictions" rule above
The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained. Your entry will be disqualified if it's discovered that you've used unethical practices, including but not limited to luring the birds with bait, photographing nests with a wide angle/macro lens, or flash photography of nocturnal birds
No photograph should be entered into this challenge series more than once. This includes minor image variations, such as photos of the same bird species taken in the same setting.
The photo must be your own work
Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant
If you vote in the challenge you've entered, please vote fairly and don't sandbag other entries
If an unusual voting pattern is discovered, the offending entry will be disqualified

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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43 entries

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587 votes

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by Morris0

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Snowy Owl blastoff after being parched on fence on a Long Island South Shore beach.

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T3
Lens:	Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM \| C
Submitted:	Monday, 14th February, 2022 15:58 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 6th January, 2022
Focal length:	600 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2000 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	1600
Notes:	Fuji X-T3 + Fuji 1.4x TC + Fringer Pro II lens adapter + Sigma 150-600 C for Canon Manual exposure on tripod with gimble head
Views:	416
Galleries:	View this photo in Morris0's gallery

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Lynn876

nice!

Feb 24, 2022permalink

Morris0

Thank you Lynn

Morris

Feb 24, 2022permalink

J. Michael

Pretty shot Morris, very Pretty!

Feb 23, 2022permalink

Morris0

Thank you Michael

Morris

Feb 24, 2022permalink

Craig from Nevada

Congratulations, Morris.
Fantastic image.

Feb 23, 2022permalink

Morris0

Thank you Craig

Morris

Feb 23, 2022permalink

PentUp

Congratulations Morris... stunning capture!

Feb 23, 2022permalink

Morris0

Thank you,

Morris

Feb 23, 2022permalink

Morris0

I appreciate all the kind votes for my photo. It is an honor have my photo selected by my pears.

Morris

Feb 23, 2022permalink

arniebook

Congrats Morris. Well deserved. I got 11th.

Arnie

Feb 23, 2022permalink

Morris0

Thank you Arnie

Morris

Feb 23, 2022permalink

SigmaChrome

Congratulations, Morris. Great catch.

Feb 23, 2022permalink

Morris0

Thank you SigmaChrome

Morris

Feb 23, 2022permalink

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