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.

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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