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: ON TATTLERS & KARMIC STANCES

I’ve done stupider things, but driving north on U.S. 1 on Fantasy Fest Friday to chase a bird, when I knew I was just...

WILD THINGS: ASK THE BIRD GEEK

What happened to the parrots that used to fly around Old Town and eat mangoes? — Banyan Tree Amy I’m not sure when you moved...

SUZIE ZUZEK DE POO’S VIBRANT KEY WEST LEGACY WITH LILLY PULITZER – HOME & GARDEN MAGAZINE

The second floor of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is dark, quiet and cool, even on a sweltering summer day in Manhattan. The...

WILD THINGS: RECENT MIGRATIONS

There was a small flock of red-winged blackbirds up in the casuarinas over by East Martello. They looked to be all female, but they...

WILD THINGS: POLKAS, GINGER ALE AND THE FASTEST ANIMAL ON THE PLANET

Frank wanted ginger ale, and it was a good idea to give Frank a mixer with his bourbon, otherwise there was a chance he’d...

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