Wikimedians of Nepal/Annual Report 2021

2021 Activities Report from Wikimedians of Nepal

Wiki Loves Earth 2021 in Nepal

Wiki Loves Earth 2021 in Nepal is an international photographic competition to promote natural heritage sites around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons).

Time Line

01 May, 2021 - 31 June, 2021

Project Page

• Project Page in Wikimedia Commons

Organizer

• Wikimedians of Nepal

Organizing Members

1. Nirmal Dulal

Output

Description	Target	Outcomes	Remarks
1. Number of Total Participants (including core team)		174
2. Number of newly registered users	-	148 (85%)
3. Number of total new images/media uploaded to Wikimedia Commons		572
4. Number of Photos added on Wikimedia projects		25 (4%)
4 a. Number of Featured Images	-	6
4 b. Number of Quality images	-	48
4 c. Number of Valued Images	-	3

Gallery of Finalist Images

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  A male dragonfly Crocothemis erythraea at early morning in Chitwan National Park
  Photograph: Mildeep
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  Baya Weavers (Ploceus philippinus') are best known for their elaborately woven nests. Location: Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
  Photograph: Mildeep
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  A Feral Pigeon in flight, Rainy day
  Photograph: Mildeep
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  Two House Sparrows where a female House Sparrow is feeding its young during spring breeding season in Kathmandu, Nepal.
  Photograph: Prasan Shrestha
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  Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
  Photograph: Dasrath Shrestha Beejukchhen
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  Halo formed above Everest seen from Gokyo Ri
  Photograph: Nirojsedhai
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  A bug peeks from the leaf hole. Location: Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
  Photograph: Mildeep
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  A pair of Globe skimmer or wandering glider (Pantala flavescens) copulating in mid air druing autum season in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.
  Photograph: Prasan Shrestha
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  A northern pintail floats atop the Taudaha Lake, Kathmandu, Nepal at the end of winter before it heads back up north for the summer
  Photograph: Prasan Shrestha
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  Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) flying with it's catch. Darters normally toss and swallow their catch in the water but this particular one flies with his catch as another one tried to snatch his catch. Location: Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
  Photograph: Mildeep