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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Lose yourself in Key West’s legendary ‘Locals’ Parade’ during Fantasy Fest

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Functionally Caffeinated Wellness: Is 10,000 steps a lie?

I was so duped. Duped because I didn’t even think...