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Owl Festival-Day1
by \| 12-03-2016 03:39 0
On 1^st February 2016 at about 7:30 A.M. NST the owl fest began. We were all excited for this awaited day. The first program this day was The Big Day (Bird Watching Competition) which was parallel with bird watching and nature photo walk to the interested ones other than the Big Day participants. There were nine participants in the big day competition including me. We were given three hours time. The highest number of bird sighted was 31.This beautiful Gurung village doesn?t only have beautiful landscape but is also rich in biodiversity as well. Also during birding we met some village women's who were washing /beating Himalayan nettle (Girardina diversifolia) in the spring. Himalayan nettle also called allo/chalne sisnoo in Nepali is a shade tolerant, tall, and stout and erect herb which grows up to 3m in height with perennial rootstock. The plant grows as a clump, and each clump has many stem. The stem contains bast fiber of unique quality which is strong, smooth and light. It is a very useful herb and is traditionally used as fooder, medicine, fuelwood, fence, clothes making etc. The women there were in the making of Allo shawl. This herb is used for making purse, bags, ropes, mats and clothes in Nepal. The best thing about it is that its fibers are fully biodegradable. It feels so good to know that how our traditions are accustomed to wise use of nature. Talking about the birding, first sighting was of Large-billed crow. The rest are listed below:- After the birding we returned back and submitted our bird list. Thereafter the formal program began at about 12:30 A.M. it started with the inauguration of the Temporary owl Museum at the Sikles Youth Club's building by the respected Chair Man, Govinda Gajurel of National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). The owl museum showcased paintings, informative pamphlets, owl drawings made by different schools student's, owl's robot, Owl's call machine, handicrafts, curio items etc. It was well arranged and a full package giving total information on owls. Thousands of people visited the museum. After that many local games were held they included Thelo competition (Short put game), rope pulling competition, Jhiljhili Game, Cock fight, Ghurghurai and Hyakuche. People from different villages participated in these interesting traditional games. This day programme ended with the owl conservation Camp which included powerpoints, videos and documentary.

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says :
Way to go Alina, the bird watching, the art contest were all wonderful and innovative events to celebrate the owl festival.
Must commend the initiative taken by the locals.
Posted 28-03-2016 04:35

says :
The owl is a wonderful species of birds
Posted 22-03-2016 21:53

says :
Thats awesome
wel done Alina!
Posted 18-03-2016 23:45

says :
Thank you for going through Heonjun. It was a lucky day to observe those beautiful birds as the list contained many birds new to me. Keep birding and you shall get to see more birds. :D
Posted 15-03-2016 19:46

says :
@Oeng This festival is celebrated in the other parts of the world too Oeng.It was a mixture of culture and conservation. :)
Posted 15-03-2016 19:43

says :
Wow this Owl Festival I wish to partake ar it someday Alina ^_^
Posted 14-03-2016 22:13

says :
Wow! This was the first time I have heard of such event. This kind of tradition not only promotes biodiversity conservation, but also the richness of a particular culture. Here in our country, the Philippines, we are considered to be one of the richest countries in terms of biodiversity (one major consideration is species endemism). However, we are also considered to be a biodiversity hotspot, hence, a lot of species are threatened or worse, endangered. So thank you for increasing everyone's awareness towards biodiversity and also towards your very rich culture. Good job, Alina!
Posted 13-03-2016 11:05

says :
Hello Alina. Nice to know the biodiversity of animals such as Owls are being celebrated through various local events. Not only do these events raise awareness and promote animal conservation, but also they help to strengthen the local heritage as well. Great report! :)
Posted 13-03-2016 05:02

says :
Alina, I hope you had an awesome time at Owl Festival. You might introduce us at the starting of your article about what Owl Festival is, when it has started and why it is being held in your country. Anyways, I believe owls are very attractive, and those pictures are so lively and beautiful :-) Hoping for other articles to be uploaded! Keep up the good work!
Posted 12-03-2016 21:52

Arushi Madan says :
Opening Owl museum, Owl conservation camp, bird watching and especially the competition to record the maximum number of birds-go a long way in appreciating nature and spreading awareness about biodiversity. Thanks for the interesting report.Glad to know about Himalayan nettle.
Posted 12-03-2016 18:33

says :
Hi Alina! Good to hear from you. I also like owls. They are one of my favorite species from the moment I read harry potter series :D You're very lucky to be able to observe all those fascinating birds in the mountains. I remember seeing sparrows in the Himalaya with much more diverse colors than I see from those in Korea. Hope you had a great day and look forward to seeing your next update :)
Posted 12-03-2016 13:42

says :
omg!! Owl is my favorite animal, and it also represents my club here. by the way, your project is so amazing and creative to learn, keep up your great work, Alina! ^^

Posted 12-03-2016 07:33