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Yes, You Can Fly Free with Parrots!
People came to the island of Ometepe, Nicaragua as strangers, and during the 4 days as parrot pilgrims, became family, and left transformed.
LoraKim Joyner
Feb 21, 2024


Depoliticizing Our Lives with Birds
The parrot pilgrimage on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua in 2023 helped us get beyond our political divisions by being with birds, beyond words.
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jan 6, 2024

Celebrating COLORES - Parrot Conservation in Guatemala
In Guatemala, hope for the endangered parrots hope never truly dies because beauty is eternal in parrot, forest, and people.
LoraKim Joyner
Sep 11, 2023


Parrot Pilgrims One and All
A Parrot Pilgrimage in Nicaragua in 2022 offered beauty, meaning, and healing. No matter where we are, everyone can be a pilgrim.
LoraKim Joyner
Jan 24, 2023


Vinaceous-breasted Amazon: The Parrot of the Gods
During August 2021 a diverse team came together to count the vinaceous-breasted amazon at Limoy Reserve in Paraguay.
LoraKim Joyner
Jan 4, 2022


Here’s Looking At You Parrot
Looking at parrots is a scientific art, such as during parrot conservation in Paraguay. It changes one to listen to what the parrot says.
LoraKim Joyner
Sep 14, 2021


Children Conservationists in La Moskitia, Honduras
Children accompany us during our conservation activities in La Moskitia, Honduras. It helps them learn by example, and its fun for all!
LoraKim Joyner
Jun 22, 2021


Brave Conservationist Saves Her Wild Parrot Nest in Guatemala
Evelyn, one of a team of young parrot rangers, takes risk to protect the endangered yellow-headed parrot in Guatemala.
LoraKim Joyner
May 4, 2021


RIVER TRANSECTS IN PARROT POPULATION MONITORING - Come Play with Us!
To assess the parrot populations in hard to reach areas, we experimented with a methodology to survey parrot populations from rivers.
LoraKim Joyner
Mar 23, 2021


Parrot Conservationists' Spirits Live On in Us
Parrot conservationists remind me of Wendell Berry whose writings say to me, “If we don’t know where we are, we don’t know who we are.”
LoraKim Joyner
Jan 25, 2021


Every Day Earth Day for Parrot Conservationists
Conservationists impact parrots’ lives for the better all the time. They develop a heart inspired touch that pervades their work.
LoraKim Joyner
Apr 22, 2020


The Story of Anayda and Rosa
Anayda and Rosa (This is blog was originally published in 2016) Rosa came into this world weighing maybe 20 grams, all pink with unruly...
LoraKim Joyner
Mar 10, 2020


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 29, 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 LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln
Oct 15, 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 18, 2019

Parrots and People Carry Messages
We are journeying up and down the Pacific coast of Guatemala in the range of the endangered yellow-naped amazon. What message do we deliver
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Feb 12, 2019


The Mysterious and Threatened Yellow-faced Parrot
Locals in Paraguay told us about the yellow-faced parrots at Retiro (station) Alicia, and so, to learn more about them, we showed up in time
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner with Gail Koelln
Sep 11, 2018
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