Bird tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with four swallows flying off its right-hand loop, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with four swallows
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight above two roses and a rosebud, drawn in blue and orange pencil on cream paper, as a design for a tattoo.
Swallow and roses tattoo sketch
Black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched flame-shaped wings and a tail of flames, drawn in solid black ink on white paper.
Tribal phoenix in flames
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird with patterned wings, small roses and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate bird with rose and flourish design
Symmetrical stylised owl drawing in teal and black with bold outlines and patterned wings, on a plain white background.
Stylised teal owl design
Two pencil-and-ink tattoo designs on pale paper, one showing a small bird with a crescent moon and leaves, the other a bird among large flowers, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birds and flowers tattoo designs on paper
Black ink drawing of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a forked tail, drawn in fine line on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow in flight, ink design
Black fine line script reading alis volat propriis with a small bird silhouette in flight, shown on a pale grey background.
Alis volat propriis script with bird
Black tribal-style design of a bird with outstretched wings, filled with white scrollwork and swirls on a plain white background.
Spread-wing bird with scrollwork
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design: an infinity symbol with the words be strong believe in cursive script, with small birds flying across the lines on lined paper.
Infinity symbol with 'be strong believe' script and birds
Line drawing of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with dotted stippling on its wing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Songbird and blossom branch design
Flash sheet of six black line infinity symbol tattoo designs, several with handwritten or block lettering such as family, sister and always, and some with bird silhouettes.
Infinity symbol tattoo designs with words
Black ink design of a swallow in flight, with its wings and body filled with Japanese-style waves, flowers and a koi-like fish, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight with wave and koi patterns
Black ink drawing on white paper of a semicolon with three swallows flying from its top, shown as a tattoo design on a lined notebook page.
Semicolon and swallows design drawing
Black line drawing of a traditional-style bird carrying a sealed envelope with a scalloped flap and small heart, with flowers and radiating rays, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Bird carrying a love letter with flowers
Black ink design of an anchor with a looping line leading to a flock of birds and the script words carry with me the weight of the sea, shown on a white background.
Anchor and birds with script quote
Pencil drawing of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a flock of birds rising from the top of the rope, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Anchor, rope and birds design
Solid black silhouette of a swallow in flight on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Swallow in flight silhouette
Four white Valentine's cards each show a taped-on traditional-style tattoo flash design: an anchor, a shark head, a swallow and a heart with a flame, with no body part visible.
Traditional flash designs on Valentine's cards
Black ink drawing of a bare tree with a heart-shaped root system, a small hanging heart and several birds in flight, a blackwork-style design with no body placement shown.
Bare tree with heart roots and birds
Pencil drawing of a flying owl with spread wings and talons out, shaded in black and grey, presented as a tattoo design.
Flying owl with spread wings
Three blue traditional swallow designs in flight with black outlines on a cream background, shown as flash.
Three swallows in flight
Hand-drawn black linework tattoo design on paper showing an arrow with feathers, a dreamcatcher, three small birds and the word love in script.
Arrow, feathers and dreamcatcher design
Black fine line drawing of an open birdcage with a small bird flying out of it, on a white background.
Open birdcage with a bird flying out
Pencil drawing of a raven above a wolf's head with a Celtic knot between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Raven, Celtic knot and wolf design
Pencil sketch of a bird with a raised, feathered wing and clawed talons on cream paper, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Diving bird sketch with raised wing
Sepia pencil drawing of a pair of lungs made from branching twigs, with three small birds perched within, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Lungs formed of branches with three birds
Four cartoon owls of different sizes drawn in purple ink with shaded feathers on a beige background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Four purple owls in a row
Pencil drawing of an owl in flight, with wings and body filled with swirls, dots and stylised lettering, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate owl in flight design
Black crown design filled with white mountain and pine tree linework, with the lettering you my are king and PSALM 44:4, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Crown with mountains and lettering
Black linework flash design of a raven with spread wings, decorated with spiralling Celtic knot patterns on its wings and body.
Celtic knot raven in flight
Coloured pencil drawing of a skull formed from bare branches, with a blue bird perched on top, blue blossom, a green apple and no body placement shown.
Skull of branches with a bird and blossom
Black ink drawing of a stylised peacock with a raised crest and long tail feathers, drawn on lined notebook paper as a tattoo design.
Black ink peacock design
Black design of a feather releasing flying birds beside the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and birds with script quote
Traditional-style flash design on paper showing a sailing ship on rough seas and a black and grey rose in a bold black oval frame, with no body part visible.
Sailing ship and rose flash in oval frame
Pencil sketch of a griffin-like bird with spread wings, raised talons and a long swirling tail, drawn as a possible tattoo design with no body part shown.
Pencil sketch of a spread-winged griffin
Black silhouette flash design of a flock of birds in flight, rising diagonally from lower left to upper right on a white background.
Flock of birds in flight
Stylised drawing of two swallows in flight, one in solid black and one with pale lavender shading on its wings, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Two swallows in flight
Black and grey pencil drawing of a phoenix with spread wings, flames and long flowing tail feathers, a design suitable for a large tattoo.
Phoenix with flowing tail feathers
Black and grey shaded drawing of a compass wrapped in twisted branches with a rope, a stylised anchor and a flying bird, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass, anchor and bird tattoo design
Black ink flash design of two birds and the lettering I am flawed if I'm not free, with swirling flourishes, shown on a white background.
Two birds and quote lettering design
Solid black silhouette of a swallow in mid-flight with forked tail and swept wings, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Swallow in flight silhouette
Black ink sketch of a tattoo design with songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies and bees among cherry blossom branches, with no body placement shown.
Birds, butterflies and blossom sketch
Black silhouette of a tree with curling, swirling branches and three birds perched among them, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Swirling tree silhouette with birds
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, chevrons, swallows, a dreamcatcher, feathers and triangles, on a white background.
Gold metallic flash sheet with arrows and birds
Blue ink drawing of a phoenix with spread feathered wings and a tail curling into a scroll-like swirl, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail
Black silhouette drawing of a flock of birds taking flight across a white background, a design suited to a tattoo.
Flock of birds in flight silhouette
Illustrated silver-white phoenix with spread wings wreathed in orange and red flames on a black background, a design with no body placement shown.
Phoenix rising in flames