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Christina Evans (cgstudios) > Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) -- male singing on territory (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)

This subspecies of Grasshopper Sparrow is listed federally as endangered.

Christina Evans (cgstudios) > Eastern Meadowlark singing in a field of Liatris (Blazing Star) (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)

Christina Evans (cgstudios) > Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) -- male

Christina Evans (cgstudios) > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - young female (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)

You can see some of the "sap wells" in the tree that are drilled and maintained by this bird. Sapsuckers extract and feed on the sap from trees. Their work is appreciated by other birds and animals that like to eat sap or the insects that it attracts.

Christina Evans (cgstudios) > Northern Shrike feeding its fledgling (Kissimmee Prairie)

Christina Evans (cgstudios) > Wild Turkey - Florida Osecola Subspecies (Kissimmee Prairie)

Christina Evans (cgstudios) > Eastern Towhee, alleni subspecies (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)

Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) -- male singing on territory (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve)

This subspecies of Grasshopper Sparrow is listed federally as endangered.

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