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Artist Shilpashree marks Bengaluru Bird Day with a masterclass in hen sketching for nature fanatics.
Credit: DH Photo/S Okay Dinesh
Nature lovers and passionate hen watchers of all ages got here collectively on Saturday to rejoice ‘Bengaluru Bird Day.’ The ninth version of this annual occasion featured partaking classes, together with interactive workshops and artistic quizzes.
During the occasion, artist Shilpashree, a practitioner of nature journaling for practically 14 years, performed a workshop on this distinctive artwork kind. The workshop emphasised the significance and strategies of nature journaling. Inspired by Shilpashree’s experience, attendees eagerly retrieved their sketchbooks and pencils to seize numerous birds and different parts of nature.
Learning to attract is studying to see. Nature journaling is a healthful course of that results in self-expression and connects us to nature and our inside selves, says Shilpashree. Participants have been enthralled by the variety of hen species and their distinctive traits. Bird fanatic Hannah Oswin shared her observations, noting that the Covid-19 pandemic had a stunning affect on Bengaluru’s hen inhabitants.
She defined, “It was solely after Covid that we bought to see the birds round 2 am or 3 am. We may see birds like peacocks, ashy prinia, and customary tailorbirds.”
Volunteers from People for Animals (PFA) voiced issues in regards to the unfavorable affect of fast urbanisation on Bengaluru’s hen inhabitants. They noticed that birds typically suffered accidents, dehydration, and displacement as a result of elements equivalent to encroachment on lakes, lack of inexperienced cowl, and irregular monsoons.
Nagesh, a PFA volunteer, emphasised their main objective of defending these birds, highlighting actions that people can take.
He suggested, ‘In order to help the birds, people can check before trimming the trees, keep bird baths, and feed them.’
