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: SHORT-TAILS & SHORT WALKS
I was walking my dog through the Meadows, thinking some very non-specific thoughts, when I heard the screaming. I had my suspicions about the...
WILD THINGS: STEPPING CAREFULLY AROUND THE MAINLAND
If you drive north into the rest of America, especially if you haven’t been there for a while, it can feel like surfacing in...
WILD THINGS: THE ROADS LESS TRAVELED
A small flock of magnificent frigatebirds chasing each other just above the power lines next to the Key West Golf Course was the first...
WILD THINGS:A LEAST TERN AND REDDISH EGRET TABLEAU
The interior of the 12-year-old Honda CR-V is well insulated, soundwise, but still, the raindrops thumping on the roof were loud. Ellen Westbrook and...
WILD THINGS: BIRDS & STORMS
Birds are not necessarily the first thing on most people’s minds when a hurricane is churning toward them. But birders have some unique personalities,...
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Have you ever wondered how birds feed along their...
Arts & Entertainment Key West
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN DURING KEY WEST’S PARANORMAL WEEKEND
Paranormal enthusiasts and ghost hunters are invited to a...
Lower Keys Community
TAKE A WALK WITH WOMANKIND THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
Womankind has partnered with the international nonprofit Walk with...
Wild Things
WILD THINGS: IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK AND QUACKS LIKE A DUCK…
There is a semi-old adage that says if something...
Florida Keys Community
BIRD FLU CONCERN SPELL TROUBLE FOR MIGRATORY GROUPS FLYING OVER THE KEYS
We have been hearing a lot about avian influenza,...
