Vol
10 No 3 Jul-Sep 02
Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Photo by Ong Kiem Sian
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full-colour quarterly magazine featuring articles of interest to
nature lovers everywhere.
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photos and articles in this issue
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Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Photo by Ong Kiem Sian
NATUREWATCH is a
full-colour quarterly magazine featuring articles of interest to
nature lovers everywhere.
This page is a sampler of the
photos and articles in this issue
About this site
Official
Magazine of the Nature Society (Singapore)
Nesting
Secrets of the Rufous-backed Kingfisher Hours of patient observation
paid off for a group of NSS birders as they watched the nesting activities
of a pair of Rufous-backed Kingfishers. Lim Kim Chuah
gives a detailed fascinating account of their breeding process.
Tale
of the Common Rose and the Dutchman's Pipe In nature, symbiotic
relationships often happen over time and that between the Common Rose and
the Dutchman's Pipe is a good example. KF Yap
takes a close look at how a lovely swallowtail butterfly and a straggly
climbing plant get along.
Save
the Bird An
injured pitta bird found temporary sanctuary in the home of Lee
Liak Peng who had the satisfaction of seeing it gain strength and
fly away back into the wild.
International
Coastal Cleanup Singapore An annual cleanup of marine litter
on Singapore's shores, conducted as part of an international campaign, netted
three tonnes of rubbish in less than two hours, giving an insight into the
trash problem at home, and hopefully, pointing out the way to a solution.
N. Sivasothi reports. 
Plant
Fact Sheet The
slender cork-stem passion flower has a religious significance for Christians
as Wee Yeow Chin reveals.
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