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A Big Year 2023

Challenge #4 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by BrassGlass.

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Capture and display your best photographs of birds throughout 2023. Please respect the birds and their environment; violations of ethical bird photography will result in disqualification if discovered. 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:

Saturday, 11th March, 2023 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 18th March, 2023 – Friday, 24th March, 2023 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 25th March, 2023 – Friday, 31st March, 2023 (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 2023; please disregard the automatically generated "no restrictions" rule above
Bird(s) should prominently feature in the frame. Landscape photos with birds as a minor element may be disqualified
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 may be entered into this challenge series more than once. This includes minor image variations taken in the same setting.
The photo must be your own work
Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant
Participants voting must vote fairly and not "sandbag" other entries
If an unusual voting pattern is discovered, the offending entry will be disqualified
Refrain from commenting on photos with personal opinions until after voting is closed.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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34 entries

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230 votes

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The food transfer

by dv312

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Between male and female Peregrine Falcons during courtship times

Camera:	Sony a1
Lens:	Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Submitted:	Tuesday, 21st March, 2023 05:37 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 18th March, 2023
Focal length:	840 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2500 sec
Aperture:	F9
ISO:	640
Notes:	use monopod
Views:	209
Galleries:	View this photo in dv312's gallery

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