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: NORTHERN GANNETS ARE THE POINTY-HEADED MOUTH-BREATHERS OF THE SEA

The wind was up, so it was likely to be “sporty” crossing the Northwest Channel, but as I cleared the anchorage behind Wisteria Island...

WILD THINGS: Drama in the distant treetops

Certain aspects of your life are hard to explain. For instance, I would not want to answer to a jury of my peers why...

WILD THINGS: SINGING WITHOUT KNOWING THE WORDS

There’s an oft-quoted line from “To Kill A Mockingbird”: “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy … but sing...

WILD THINGS: SOUTHERN SEADUCK REDUX

When I got there, Ellen Westbrook was standing on the South Roosevelt seawall with her binoculars up, staring out at the horizon, which was...

ARTIST JOHN MARTINI’S ‘PROCESS OF ACCUMULATION’

The sculptor John Martini works out of a large blue building on Emma Street. You’ve seen it — if not in real life, then as...

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‘LOOK FOR THE HELPERS’: SHARF FAMILY GETS OVATION FROM MARATHON CITY COUNCIL

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MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S SCHOOL GROWS UP

The Montessori Children's School is all grown up. What started...

‘LONG LIVE LAMBADA’ BY KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL DANCE CO.

Step into the world of “Long Live Lambada!” where...

KEYS DERMATOLOGY MOVES TO NEW ISLAMORADA LOCATION

The Islamorada Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting...