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: SCUTES & SHITE-POKES AT THE BLUE HOLE
I was up at the Blue Hole on Big Pine the other day, standing on the platform, staring at the gator in the shallow...
WILD THINGS: PRESERVING THE SPIRIT OF KEY WEST’S FRAN FORD
I was thinking about Fran Ford the other day. Possibly because I was sitting on a bench in the shade of a giant ficus...
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...
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IN PICTURES: REALTORS GROUP HOSTS AFFILIATE EXPO IN KEY WEST
The Key West Association of Realtors held its annual...
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LOWER KEYS MEDICAL CENTER HONORS EMPLOYEES
Lower Keys Medical Center recently celebrated eight team members...
Education
CFK INVITES PUBLIC TO CAPSTONE SHOWCASE ON APRIL 29
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) invites the...
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UPPER KEYS NEIGHBOR OF THE WEEK: LINSEY EKBLOM
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