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: 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...
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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