Abundant nature and great #BIRDING opportunities at Bird Island Lodge

Nature and wildlife are abundant here at Kwa Nibela, and we would like you to come pay us a visist.

The Nibela peninsula is an awesome #BirdingLocation  with flamingos,  pelicans, herons and many other water birds found where the Mkuze swamps  and the Hluhluwe rivers spill into the St. Lucia Estuary.  Then there are the many other terrestrial birds like doves, finches and horn-bills that  frequent the area as well.

Spiders, wasps, ants and butterflies are also plentiful, as are the many other creepy crawly things, like SCORPIONS and beetles, with the occasional tortoise  and some not so common birds.

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you may be fortunate to see a local resident SKILLY  (Skilpad) the tortorse that floats around and enjoys the sun shine her at Bird Island Lodge in Kwa Nibela...

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You need to be carefull of these fellas, coz their sting can be quite painful. them fellas with small pincers are more venomous than these guys with big fat pincers.....  always a pleasure to find these guys hiding in the dead tree branches on the forest floor.  this guy was how ever hiding in our fire wood pile  and nearly got roasted.... 
the Nibela Penisula is such an awesome spot, great weather most year round, and a bit more dry that the surrounding areas for some strange reason. I suppose the nature of the water and air flow patterns have a strange impact on the rainfall. this is very evident in the plants and vegetation in the South east corner, where the vegetation is vastly different to the nearby Hluhluwe thorn veld and sand forests around false bay. 

Location: A1114 Rd, KwaNibela, South Africa

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