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: MOB RULES OVER KEY WEST
I was up at Hugh’s View a few weeks ago, on the roof of The Studios of Key West, making small talk about art...
WILD THINGS: MIGRATING BIRDS, CIVIL WAR REENACTORS & DEAD POETS
Migration was over, at least officially, so a common yellowthroat shouldn’t have been in the seagrape, but there she was, flitting around as if...
WILD THINGS: THESE BIRDS ARE MESSING WITH ME
It’s not often that an animal messes with you just for the fun of it.
Stuart, my half pit bull, used to do it. If...
DEBORAH MITCHELL’S SHOW AT THE STUDIOS BLENDS ART, SCIENCE & ACTIVISM
Florida is one long, downhill slide, at least in an environmental sense. What happens in the Central Florida ranch lands affects Lake Okeechobee, which...
BLACKPOLL CONUNDRUM WARBLER SPOTTED KEY WEST
A male blackpoll warbler is easily identified by the black cap that makes it resemble Moe from the Three Stooges or, arguably, me, intermittently,...
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IMMIGRATION AGENTS CONDUCT STOP AT AN EARLY VOTING SITE IN KEY LARGO
Video captured by a local resident showed federal immigration...
Athlete of the Week
Athlete of the Week: Parks Dunn
Parks DunnJunior, Coral ShoresSwimming
“Parks is a fierce competitor who...
Arts & Entertainment Upper Keys
Spooky events in the Upper Keys bring costume contests, treats and more
A lagoon will again turn haunted, the Florida Bay...
Arts & Entertainment
Lose yourself in Key West’s legendary ‘Locals’ Parade’ during Fantasy Fest
Fantasy Fest’s Masquerade March, affectionately known as the Locals’...
Health
Functionally Caffeinated Wellness: Is 10,000 steps a lie?
I was so duped.
Duped because I didn’t even think...












