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A Big Year - Birds 2022

Challenge #67 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, 22nd June, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 29th June, 2022 – Tuesday, 5th July, 2022 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 6th July, 2022 – Tuesday, 12th July, 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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Maternal Love

by Xiaomao

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Barn swallow

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark III
Lens:	Canon EF 600mm F4L IS III USM
Submitted:	Saturday, 2nd July, 2022 09:37 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 29th June, 2022
Focal length:	600 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2500 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	1250
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Views:	75
Galleries:	View this photo in Xiaomao's gallery

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FINEART4YPvK

Exceptional lively scene. Nature at its best. Unique shot. Surprising. Just missing the sound. Congratulations.Paul.

5 hours agopermalink

Xiaomao

Dear Paul, I'm glad you like the scene! It was a great experience to shoot the barn swallows, the fledglings would wave their wings quickly, open their bills as wide as they possibly could and cry as loud as they could. Usually the loudest crier got fed by the mother/father.
Best regards.

2 hours agopermalink

Z6User

Lovely image.

19 hours agopermalink

Xiaomao

Thanks for your comment, Z6User!

2 hours agopermalink

JasonTheBirder

Very good composition!

1 day agopermalink

Xiaomao

Thank you very much, Jason.

1 day agopermalink

Elchanan

Wonderful! That's what it's all about.

1 day agopermalink

Xiaomao

Thanks a lot I am glad you like the image.

1 day agopermalink

cucodavis1971

well done

1 day agopermalink

Xiaomao

Thank you so much, dear friend.

1 day agopermalink

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