Bird tattoo ideas

3,605 photos and flash · 22% Fine line, 15% Realism · Forearm most common

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A traditional-style swallow flash design in red, black and white on a light blue background, shown inside a metal circular badge.
Traditional swallow flash in a round badge
A purple and blue swallow in flight, drawn in a neo-traditional style with swirled wing shading, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Purple swallow in flight
Grid of sixteen flash designs including an anchor, bird silhouette, clefs, bow, diamond, hearts, flowers, a dinosaur and butterflies, with no body placement shown.
Flash sheet of sixteen small motifs
Black line drawing design of a peacock with lotus flowers and a circular frame of heart-shaped motifs, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Peacock and lotus line design
Pencil sketch of a feather with flock of birds lifting away from its tip and the words Take those broken wings and learn to fly, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds rising and a quote
Botanical flash design of a compass rose inside a wreath of branches, flowers and leaves, with a bird, a rope and an anchor, on a cream background.
Compass and anchor wreath design
Watercolour flash design of a purple and pink feather dissolving into a scattered flock of birds rising up and to the left, on a white background.
Feather turning into flying birds
Black silhouette design of birds lifting from a feather above the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and flying birds with script quote
Black silhouette of a raven perched on a thin curving branch above the word Nevermore in flowing script, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Raven on a branch above Nevermore script
Sheet of hand-drawn bird silhouette designs, each set against a rainbow watercolour wash, with a partial hand visible at the left edge.
Bird silhouettes with rainbow watercolour washes
Black and grey realistic hawk in flight, its wings breaking into ink splatter and fading into a city skyline, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hawk in flight with ink splash wings
Blue pencil sketch of a traditional-style swallow in flight with a heart-shaped key in its beak, drawn on a pale blue textured background.
Swallow carrying a heart key
Black silhouette of a hummingbird feeding from a dark flower with long trailing stamens, shown as a blackwork tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Hummingbird feeding from a dark flower
Pen drawing of two swallows in flight, one with a medallion on its wing and filigree scrolls around it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two swallows in flight with ornate scrolls
A grid of twelve flat, outlined flash designs in blue, red, green and light blue, including a snake and dagger, a MOM heart, a skull, a ship and a diamond.
Grid of twelve flat flash designs
Three black line origami-style designs, a pinwheel and two birds, on a white temporary tattoo sheet in kraft card packaging.
Origami bird temporary tattoo designs
Black and grey flash drawing of two swallows in flight above a moth with spotted wings, on a pale background.
Two swallows and a moth flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a stylised peacock with eye-marked tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on lined paper with no body placement visible.
Stylised peacock tattoo design
Paper tattoo request form with pen drawings of an anchor, a dreamcatcher, a feather, a flock of birds and an infinity symbol with the word Word.
Tattoo request form with anchor and dreamcatcher designs
Black and grey pencil drawing of a hummingbird in flight with one wing raised, a design suitable for a fine line or realism tattoo.
Hummingbird in flight, pencil study
Black ink flash design of a bare tree with stippled trunk and roots, with birds perched on the branches and flying above, shown on a plain light background.
Bare tree with birds and roots
Bold black silhouette of a stylised bird in flight facing left, with spiral wing tips and white line details, shown as a flash design.
Stylised black bird with spiral wings
Pencil drawing of a melting pocket watch with Roman numerals, cogs and bird shapes trailing down, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement.
Melting pocket watch with gears
Solid black phoenix design with spread wings and a curved head on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement visible.
Black phoenix with spread wings
A grid of cross stitch chart designs in traditional tattoo flash style, including swallows, hearts, roses, a pin-up, a cherry pair and lettering, on a grey background.
Sheet of cross stitch tattoo-style flash designs
Black and teal flash design of a stylised bird with swirling patterned linework, perched on a branch with circular accents.
Patterned bird perched on a branch
Black and grey linework design of a hummingbird in flight, its wings breaking into scattered dots and triangular shards, on a plain white background.
Hummingbird in flight design
Black ink tribal design of two swallows in flight, drawn in bold blackwork linework on a sketchbook page.
Tribal swallows in flight
Coloured pencil drawing of a koi fish and a long-beaked bird above stylised swirling waves, in a Japanese-influenced flash design.
Koi and bird over swirling waves
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical owl with intricate knotwork and tribal linework on its face and body, with bright blue eyes, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Symmetrical owl design with blue eyes
Blue line drawing of two sleeve designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a skull, a dragon, a rose, flames, a bird, a tattoo machine and the words Love and Hate.
Dragon and skull sleeve flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a geometric owl with spread wings, patterned with chevrons and fine hatching, on cream paper; a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Geometric owl in flight design
Black stylised phoenix in flowing swirls and feather-like lines on a plain grey background, drawn as a flash design.
Stylised black phoenix design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman framed by two birds, roses and leaves in a neo-traditional style.
Woman portrait with birds and roses
Black ink sketch of a ribcage with a flower, a pelvis, an insect wing and a spine decorated with a bird, blossom and mushrooms, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ribcage, pelvis and spine with flora and fauna
Black silhouette of a swallow in flight, surrounded by grey swirls, splashes and small birds on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without skin.
Swallow silhouette with grey swirls
Flat-lay of black clothing and boots beside a flash-style design of three black silhouette birds with small script, shown without a body placement.
Black outfit flat lay with bird tattoo design
Ink and watercolour drawing of a phoenix with spread wings and a long flowing tail, shaded in yellow and red on paper.
Phoenix in flight, ink and watercolour design
Black traditional-style swallow flying on a plain light background, with the words NOT ONE WILL FALL in capitals beneath it.
Swallow in flight with lettering
A flash sheet of ten swallows in fine black linework with soft grey-blue wash, shown in different flying poses on cream paper.
Swallows in flight flash sheet
Black ink drawing of the words Let me be brave in script lettering, with a bird in flight dissolving into stippled dots at the end of the phrase.
Let me be brave lettering with a bird
Japanese style full back tattoo design in colour, showing a blue oni demon, a dragon head and a scaled serpent with red claws on a torso outline.
Oni and dragon full back design
Line drawing of three dove outlines in fine dark linework, each carrying a word: hope, faith and love, on a textured surface.
Three dove outlines with hope, faith and love
Black and white line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a flowing flame-like tail, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Phoenix with spread wings and flame tail
Black and grey traditional style flash drawing of two swallows in flight, shown as a design with no body placement.
Two swallows in flight
Two mirrored swallows in a traditional style, black with white outlines, shown against a plain white background.
Pair of traditional swallows
Pen and ink drawing of a dark blue feather breaking apart into a flock of small birds, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Black ink linework drawing of an ornamental hummingbird design with dotted circles and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornamental hummingbird line drawing