Bird Earrings

Bird earrings are fanciful and imaginative. The dangly ones hang suspended from your ears, and can give the illusion that the birds are flying. For a more nestled or stationary pose, studs or posts will enhance the image. I have a lovely silver pair of clip-on Laurel Burch designer dove earrings. Bird earrings can cover the spectrum of your favorite birds. As there are two—one for each ear--the birds have each other as friends.

 

The bird earrings can be made with many different materials—precious metals, such as sterling silver or gold, copper and other metals, fimo clay, bakelite clay, Svarkovsi crystals, precious and semi-precious gemstones, or rhinestones. It is a fun way to have jewelry representing just about any type of bird that you like. Ranging from parrots to penguins, hummingbirds to peacocks, doves to owls, ducks to canaries, sparrows to swans, the designs will keep each day interesting.

We’ve selected three popular types of jewelry to talk about in more detail: dove earrings, hummingbird earrings, and owl earrings. Dove earrings are gracious and peaceful. They remind one of a cooing dove, or a dove in flight. They are traditionally associated with peace. Hummingbird earrings are sweet, as the long-beaked bird hangs suspended in flight, or with its nose in a flower. They would provide a nice gift for a gardener, or anyone who likes flowers and this intriguing bird. Owl earrings are mysterious and wistful; with the big-eyed owl giving the impression that it knows ever-so-much more than you could imagine. They would make an excellent gift for a book lover or a night owl. 

I used to have a pet parakeet that perched on my shoulder. For a little bird, she was very smart. However, she was also curious. If you are a bird lover, then you might want to be careful what style of jewelry you wear around the actual avians. My friend used to volunteer for the Audubon Society, and she said that predatory birds—such as owls and hawks—would be intrigued by dangly jewelry on your ears, and want to catch them. This would not be good for your ears, which would be attached to the jewelry—even if you were wearing bird earrings! However, as most people purchase the jewelry for ornamentation, it would be reasonable to wear them at other times. (Just watch out if you visit owls, hawks, falcons, eagles, or other predatory birds at the Audubon Society, in nature, or at the zoo!)

In addition to earrings, a bird necklace, or bird jewelry, is a great way to declare your love for your favorite avian. Designers like Wild Bryde have a fine collection of jewelry to choose from. Produced by an artist and naturalist, this line of jewelry is often displayed in museum gift stores.