Freshening up at Robinson

“Splash, splash, the roseate spoonbills were taking a bath on our recent walk through Robinson Preserve,” says Bruce McFadden of Holmes Beach, who shared photos of the birds he took in late January while hiking in the park with wife Janice and friends. More than 200 species of birds — ospreys, eagles, songbirds, woodpeckers and wading birds — have been documented at the preserve, which islanders can access from an entrance in the 10600 block of Manatee Avenue West. Islander Courtesy Photos