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: 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...

WILD THINGS: FLAMINGO SIGHTING IS FRESH OMEN FOR 2021

10:22 a.m. and the year was still pure. I had not seen a bird. I was in the living room, staring at my laptop, trying...

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KEY WEST WOMAN GETS 12-YEAR SENTENCE FOR DEADLY CRASH

Judge Mark Wilson sentenced a Key West woman to...

CANCER CARE RETURNS TO KEY WEST WITH NEW BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITY

Baptist Health celebrated the opening of its new cancer...

BLESSINGS FOR ANIMALS OFFERED BY UNITY OF THE KEYS FEB. 21

The annual blessing of the animals takes place on...

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WILD THINGS: THE SCOOP ON SCAUPS

Heavens to Murgatroyd, the light at Fort Zach was...