Flying Puffin

To keep their dense bodies airborne, puffins rely on rapid, continuous wingbeats. This framed silhouette captures that heavy-set flight profile, using the photo-etched brass to clearly define the bird's stout, triangular bill against a landscape backdrop. My favorite details are the small cuts outlining the head, which add solid dimension to the piece in either the gold-tone or silver-rhodium finish.

• Subject: Puffins
• Category: Single Species Portraits
• Form: Earrings
• Finish: Rhodium Plated, Gold Plated
• Rarity: occasional
• Tags: Full-Body, Framed, Landscape, Hallmark Photo, Species Photo, Theme Overlap
• Reference: PNG-08

Flying Puffin is a vintage Wild Bryde earrings featuring puffins. This entry in the Wild Bryde Unofficial Collectors Guide documents the piece with photographs and collector notes for identification.