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5 No 1 Apr 98 Prawn Farming at Sungei Buloh Workshops for Children & for Teachers 5th Anniversary Celebrations: events and messages BabeWatch R(A): Herons at Sungei Buloh Time and Tide Wait for No Man: what you can see at the various tide levels Bird Sightings (Dec 98-Jan 99) |
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was a sizzling hot Saturday afternoon. Through the journey was long and
winding, that did not deter the more than 60 people from venturing to the
spectacular site on 28 February 1998.The stage was cleared. All of them came to gawk at one loving pair displaying their courtship behaviour, while another was building their love nest. Oh no, pardon me. Please do not misunderstand. R(A) in this case does not refer to the Restricted (Artistic) classification for films. It stands for Really Amazing. Kindly let me explain. The only babes these visitors were ogling at were the nesting herons of the Park. Visitors were taken into the Park by our trained volunteers to look for the nesting Purple and Grey Herons. Along the route to the heronry, these participants got to find out more about these birds through interesting analogies and educational games. They even had the chance to build nests and fish like the herons. The highlight of the programme was seeing these beautiful herons for themselves in the act of building the nest, nestlings begging for food from their parents and parents feeding their chicks through regurgitation. One participant commented that it was an eye-opener and hoped to attend more of such guided tours. This HeronWatch 98 is one of our programmes leading up to the Park's 5th Anniversary celebrations in December. You are welcome to join our next programme on 21 March. We hope that through these activities, you will be more aware and appreciative of their habitats. See you soon. |
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