In The Prairie With The Florida Grasshopper Sparrow

Published on August 29, 2025

Photography and writing by Corridor Connect Director Alex Freeze

It’s pitch black at 4:45am as I drive the rural Osceola County roads winding between the orange groves, but I couldn’t be more awake. Today, I’m going to see my first Florida grasshopper sparrow.  Male Florida grasshopper sparrow “dark green over white”, or [...]

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