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LoraKim Joyner
Feb 4, 2020
It's a Harpy Day in the Neighborhood
My parrot conservation exploratory trip to French Guiana was a success, that is, if I let go of the devastating low number of parrots I saw.


LoraKim Joyner
Jan 22, 2020
Liberating Wings
I agree that we must take care of the most oppressed, and ourselves as well. To do so we need to get at the root causes that lead to dominat


LoraKim Joyner
Dec 31, 2019
The Grace of Beauty and Tragedy
The heartache of conservation mixes with the awe of life and slowly over the years I have learned that there is no beauty without tragedy.


LoraKim Joyner
Dec 19, 2019
We Give Thanks for this Special Year
We continue to honor One Earth team members with this music video, Fly Parrot Fly, by musician and song writer, Michael Schindlinger:


LoraKim Joyner
Dec 10, 2019
Peaceful Parakeet Rangers
Though it feels like war at times due to the overwhelming challenges and frequent threats and actualities of violence, we must live and brea


by LoraKim Joyner
Dec 9, 2019
Awe and Wonder
People report having three awe-inspiring experiences a week. How many do you have? Think back on this week – how many times did you drop you


by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Nov 26, 2019
Bird with a Badge
Often when we are out doing parrot surveys in various countries some member of the Brotogeris genera fly by, so high, erratically, and fast.


by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Nov 12, 2019
Four and Five on the Parrots List
Last week just got away from me, so I’m blogging today about both the fourth and fifth parrots on LoraKim’s list of the world’s most beautif


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Nov 5, 2019
Save a Species by Failing, and Admitting It
The greatest cause of conservation project failure was interpersonal relations, not external factors like politics, corruption, and violence


by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Oct 29, 2019
Beauty with a Yellow Face
Let’s talk, today, about the third bird on LoraKim Joyner’s list of the most beautiful parrots, which is the yellow-faced parrot. The conser


by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Oct 23, 2019
The List
Due to “popular demand,” I am providing our readers with LoraKim’s list of which parrot species (living and extinct) she considers the most


by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Oct 15, 2019
Beauty is More Than Feather Deep
It’s often the case for me that the more I get to know an individual (human or otherwise) I discover more and more ways that they are unique


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Oct 1, 2019
Saving the Earth by Becoming Animal
Experiencing and imagining catastrophic loss is a motivator, but it might not be enough. At least it isn’t for me on most days, as I mourn


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Sep 24, 2019
Parrots, Poems, Prayers, and Promises
A little over a month ago I wrote about how counting parrots as part of our population monitoring efforts was like a prayer for me. I asked


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Sep 18, 2019
Termites and the Endangered Yellow-faced Parrots of Paraguay
During a nest watch of yellow-naped amazons, I was dreaming in the sun…that one day when those with power and privilege are spied out amongs


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Sep 11, 2019
A Broken Earth: We Must Re-parrot (repair it)!
Every parrot in every home is linked back to the devastating trade. This fact might elicit some shame or anger, but mostly it is a statement


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Sep 5, 2019
Burning Love: A Parrot Shows How to Put Out Fires of Human Desire
When in Paraguay over the last 3 weeks, it was the parrot breeding season. I was outside for 12 days, all day, and nearly every day I was p


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Aug 13, 2019
Making the Impossible Possible - Food Choices Save Parrots and Planets
The Earth has been telling us, for decades (and longer), "I told you so! You can't keep on the way you are without dire consequence


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Aug 6, 2019
Wild Until Death: Praying to Birds
One can't get to heaven without death, but in this case it is the acceptance of death that is the gateway. By embracing death we erase a


by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jul 30, 2019
Parrots are People Too
Life is an interconnected whole, and if we help relieve oppression or injustice in one location by getting at the root causes of domination,
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