Shimmering cameo earrings featuring a copy of my original sketch of the Carolina Parakeet!
Gold-toned earrings with tan rhinestones measures 1/2"
18kt gold-plated fishhook-style backs
Image printed on high-quality matte photo paper
Protected by a clear epoxy-like layer
Water-resistant, not water-proof. Not recommended to wear in water.
Comes in a specially-wrapped gift box!


Carolina Parakeet~ Conuropsis carolinensis
*Once North America's only resident parrot, the last confirmed Carolina Parakeet died on February 21, 1918 at the Cincinnati Zoo. The species was once a locally abundant resident in the southeastern and midwewstern US, where it thrived in bald cypress swamps and mature sycamore-dominated bottomlands. It's tolerance for cold weather was an important adaptation that made this particular member of the Psittacidae (parrot) family unique. It's extinction was due to many reasons, all stemming from the arrival of European settlers. The species died out before it received any comprehensive biological study and was declared "officially" extinct in 1939.

*Information taken from https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/carpar/introduction

For more information, check out my blog on the Carolina Parakeet.

**Original photo that inspired sketch taken at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL by James St. John