Mark Hedden
Mark Hedden is a photographer, writer, and semi-professional birdwatcher. He has lived in Key West for more than 25 years and may no longer be employable in the real world. He is also executive director of the Florida Keys Audubon Society.
WILD THINGS: ASK THE BIRD GEEK
Why aren’t there any blue jays in the Lower Keys? — Paul Z. Bandit
It’s pretty hard to avoid blue jays in the eastern half...
WILD THINGS: DUCKS: RUSSKIES, OKIES AND OTHERWISE
The things that freak people out about Muscovy ducks are the caruncles, sometimes called wattles – the prominent, bright red, fleshy bits on their...
WILD THINGS: BALD EAGLES AND MAKING IT OFFICIAL
There were five of us in the car – my sister Karen, my brother-in-law Lee, and their friends Kathy and Charles. We’d been up...
WILD THINGS: ENTER SANDERLING
A male sanderling in breeding plumage is something to see, a bird with a classic shorebird profile – horizontal torso, slim, longish bill, respectable...
WILD THINGS: KUNG FU HERONS & THEIR PLACE IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS
It was the third year that Ellen Westbrook and I had done the morning part of the Christmas Bird Count by bike, which officially...
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BOYS LACROSSE TEAMS EARN BIG WINS IN WEEK ONE
The Key West Conchs lacrosse team got off to...
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Ten years ago, Coral Shores high school student Sara...
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THE KEY PLAYERS PRODUCTION ‘ALMOST, MAINE’ TAKES STAGE BEGINNING FEB. 27 IN KEY LARGO
Audiences should prepare to get carried away into a...
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KEY WEST’S MERCER BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD IN HOME TRACK OPENER
Keys teams descended on the Southernmost City on Feb....
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WANT TO GIVE A TED TALK AT COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS?
The College of the Florida Keys is seeking passionate...
