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: DANCE IS LIFE — FOR SOME

I was reading a species account of the Reddish Egret the other day, when the authors described the bird as a “charismatic species,” which...

WILD THINGS: YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE STANDARDS

It’s not that my wife hates birdwatching. She just has very stringent standards for when she will go. The idea of walking around for hours,...

WILD THINGS: COUNTING ON THE BIRD COUNT

The 121st Christmas Bird Count, Key West edition, started with Ellen Westbrook and three guys named Mark (Songer, Whiteside and me) standing at the...

ART OF DUKE RILEY: BOOZE, PLASTICS & CIGAR-TOTING PIGEONS

It was windy on Boca Chica Beach and Florida Keys cold. A dark row of clouds looked as if it wanted to make good...

WILD THINGS: VEXED BY A DUCK

I hate chasing birds. And I hate getting up early. And, closing out my third decade living in the Keys, I don’t much like...

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