Kadeem Parchment (he/him) is a filmmaker and photographer, currently working on a few short stop-motion film projects. He studied at George Brown College and started working with Lakeshore Arts in 2014. Kadeem continues to support the work LSA does because he likes the people, the environment, and learning something new.
Treasures of Ours
Kadeem Parchment
Age: 29
Ethnicity: Canadian/Jamaican
Treasure: Doctor Bird, Jamaica, Swallow-Tail Hummingbird
It’s a tattoo of Jamaica’s national bird. It represents my parents culture.
The doctor bird, scissor-tail or scissors tail hummingbird, is indigenous to Jamaica, where it is the most abundant and widespread member of the hummingbird family. While most authorities now consider it a separate species, some (including the American Ornithologists’ Union) continue to consider it conspecific with the black-billed streamertail. The red-billed streamertail is the national bird of Jamaica.