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Humorous, compelling, and insightful, these pages are a guide to living a life that is good for oneself and the planet by immersing oneself in the world of birds. LoraKim draws on experiences and knowledge from a lifetime of working with birds as a conservationist to summarize this book in a provocative way: ""If you are reading this book, shut the cover and go out and be with birds. If you still persist, I warned you. The beauty is in more than in words, but in birds."" LoraKim Joyner has worked in avian conservation in the Americas for nearly four decades as a wildlife veterinarian. As part of her work, and as a result of the devastation to people and parrots she has witnessed, LoraKim offers healing and hope to a world where loss of biodiversity, climate change, terrorism, political polarization, and pandemics threaten us all. She does this by leading Bird Walks all over the country, and as a Unitarian Universalist minister and Co-director of One Earth Conservation.

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""Packed full of practical wisdom and deep compassion, Dr. LoraKim Joyner's book is a timely, empathic guide. She identifies the ways our five forms of intelligence allow us to appreciate the interconnected beauty and wonder of the earth that we, birds, and other animals call home. Birding for Life is both guide and clarion call for urgent caring action to save ourselves and life on the planet."" - Lori Gruen, American philosopher, ethicist, author, and the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University ""In this extraordinary book, LoraKim Joyner brings us on a journey of inner and outer reflection, demonstrating that birds and all the beauty, tragedy, resilience, pain, freedom and loss of freedom represented in the culture of birds are reflected in our own human culture and in our hearts. Knowing, understanding, and valuing who birds are inspires us to explore our own place and purpose in the world we share, and to grow because of that experience. In this way, birding becomes a spiritual anchor and a practice in mindfulness, enabling us to embrace our own grace, depth, and worth as we do theirs.""- Karen Windsor, Executive Director, Foster Parrots, Ltd ""When LoraKim asked me to give a quick read to an early draft of her newest book, I had no idea it would change my listening skills and awareness of the birds I could hear and when I could hear none. My world took wings, and I finished the last page wishing for more as a converted birder.""- Jane Arrowsmith Edwards, editor, playwright, novelist, and novice birder""If you are bird-curious, or early in your bird journey this book is the perfect guidepost to lead you deeper in. It highlights everything the bird-curious need to know about how birds can act as guides through a tumultuous world - internal or external- and how they bring us together in our grief, joy, and shared humanity as beings that inhabit Earth. I am grateful for the opportunity to share yet another reflection of her time across the Americas (and beyond) and appreciate how birds can help us take the punches and fully bear witness to the beauty that's always around us and within us.""- Nicole Becich, DVM, Association of Avian Veterinarians Conservation Committee Chair""LoraKim Joyner reminds us that nature and the planet are at a precipice - and we need to change the way we're doing things. By saving the birds we save such a large and integral piece of our planet. This book inspires us to see avian life differently, pathing a road to hope.""- Colet Abedi, bestselling author

Author Information

LoraKim combines her experience as a wildlife veterinarian, Unitarian Universalist minister, and Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication to address the importance of both human and nonhuman wellbeing. She serves as a Community Minister affiliated with the First Unitarian Church of Des Moines, Iowa, and Co-director of One Earth Conservation. She is an inspiring speaker and leads nation-wide workshops and webinars in Compassionate Communication and Nurturing Nature. With over 38 years of experience working with parrot conservation in the Americas, she currently leads projects in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guyana, Suriname, and Paraguay. You can read about her life and work in her memoir, Conservation in Time of War.

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