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: 59 species or bust

Summer had been officially over for nearly half a day, and I had the day mostly free. The only limiting factor, I thought, was...

Wild Things: More Ask the Bird Geek

What’s your favorite fun fact about cormorants? — The Long Haul Swimmer. I don't know if it counts as a fact, but my favorite thing about...

Wild Things: Ask the Bird Geek

What is your favourite and least favourite bird? — House Boat Pedaler God I love a question that requires no research. But stop spelling “favourite”...

Wild Things: Very loud, rare birds

Kids scream, and by kids I mean fledgling hawks trying to get their parents to feed them. And by scream I mean make a...

Wild Things: Trash pandas of the Florida Keys

It was a lovely boating day, a little windy, but not too choppy in Jewfish Basin because it never is. We pulled up next...

Popular

Health department recognizes National Suicide Prevention Month

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County recognized...

Best of Marathon honors John Dick with Robin Tanner Public Service Award

Elected officials are always stepping into the line of...

Overseas Media Group welcomes Mike Horvath as newest digital strategist

Overseas Media Group (OMG), a locally-owned digital marketing agency...