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: SHORT-TAILS & SHORT WALKS
I was walking my dog through the Meadows, thinking some very non-specific thoughts, when I heard the screaming. I had my suspicions about the...
WILD THINGS: STEPPING CAREFULLY AROUND THE MAINLAND
If you drive north into the rest of America, especially if you haven’t been there for a while, it can feel like surfacing in...
WILD THINGS: THE ROADS LESS TRAVELED
A small flock of magnificent frigatebirds chasing each other just above the power lines next to the Key West Golf Course was the first...
WILD THINGS:A LEAST TERN AND REDDISH EGRET TABLEAU
The interior of the 12-year-old Honda CR-V is well insulated, soundwise, but still, the raindrops thumping on the roof were loud. Ellen Westbrook and...
WILD THINGS: BIRDS & STORMS
Birds are not necessarily the first thing on most people’s minds when a hurricane is churning toward them. But birders have some unique personalities,...
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FLORIDA KEYS HOSTS ANNUAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Monroe County Administrator Christine Hurley, Monroe County Mayor Jim...
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KIDS’ WISHES WILL BE FULFILLED THIS CHRISTMAS
Hundreds of kids in the Upper Keys will wake...
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MILES TO GO: CHRISTMAS MAGIC — SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
My mom made Christmas magical. Still does. And my...
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JIM’S NOTEBOOK: DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW — AND THREE CHRISTMAS WISHLISTS
My brothers and I always seemed to find our...
