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Fish Eagle Family in Zinkwazi

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Since it's Mythbusters Week and we're all about learning new things, here's a fun fact about the little village that surrounds Sugar Bay: Zinkwazi Beach is named after the Zulu word iNkwazi , which means Fish Eagle . And for good reason too. We're lucky enough to share our tropical paradise with many of these majestic creatures and are excited to report that there's a new addition to the family! And not only that, but our resident Fish Eagles have been seen teaching their young chick to fish in the lagoon! Sugar Bay's Project Manager Charl often fishes from the lagoon launching site and was lucky enough to make the sighting.   On the shore opposite the launching site is an old dead tree that hangs over the water, known to all at Sugar Bay as the  Wishing Tree . And it seems the eagles have claimed this as their favourite spot to spy their next meal. In fact, Charl has often found himself competing with the pair for the rights to the bream and perch...