Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil and coloured drawing of an infinity symbol with the words Love and Family in script, with green and purple feathers and small birds, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Infinity design with love and family script
Colour tattoo of a cockatiel with a yellow crest and orange cheek patch, with the word Charlie in script beneath it, on skin.
Cockatiel with the name Charlie
Two black and grey skull tattoos on fingers, one skull wearing a top hat, with a bird and leafy vine on the back of a hand.
Top hat skull finger tattoos
Two photos of a fine line script tattoo reading Perfectly Imperfect, one with a small red balloon and one with a shaded feather and birds, on skin.
Perfectly Imperfect script with balloon or feather
Close crop of a fit torso in a white sports bra and black briefs showing a small outlined heart tattoo on the side of the ribs and a grey shaded bird tattoo on the thigh.
Small heart on ribs and bird on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird in flight whose wing blends into a bare tree, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Bird in flight merging into a bare tree
Fine line blue-black tattoo of a woodland treeline with birds in flight across the inner forearm.
Tree line and birds on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched beneath an ornate orange key on a red circle, in a neo-traditional style.
Bluebird and ornate key tattoo
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on the skin behind a person's ear, in a traditional style with fine linework.
Small swallow tattoo behind the ear
Black and white photo of a small swallow silhouette above the words 'this too shall pass' in fine script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
Small geometric tattoo of a black linework origami bird over a solid green triangle on the inner forearm, near a gold watch strap.
Origami bird over green triangle on a forearm
Traditional style red bird tattoo with black outlines, spread wings and clawed feet across the upper back.
Red bird with spread wings on a back
Two photos of a watercolour-style feather tattoo with purple, pink and blue washes and black birds in flight, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Feather and birds on upper arm
Black and grey flash drawing of a songbird in flight with mandala-style patterned wings and body, shown without a body placement.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight
Black and grey dreamcatcher with two feathers, a flock of birds and the word Dream in script on the inner wrist.
Dreamcatcher, feathers and script on the wrist
Greyscale pencil drawing of a small bird in flight, carrying a dandelion seed head in its beak against a plain white background.
Bird in flight with dandelion seeds
Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a songbird perched on an ornate birdcage beside a shaded purple rose, with leaves and dotted chain detail.
Bird, birdcage and rose design
Realistic colour tattoo of a feather fading into a flock of black birds, placed on the side of the ribs.
Colourful feather with flying birds on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a round-eyed bird beside a stem with heart-shaped leaves and a small bud, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Round-eyed bird and heart-leaf sprig on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of four birds in flight, decreasing in size, across the top outer side of a foot.
Four birds in flight on a foot
Black fine line outline tattoo of a standing penguin on an ankle, set against a red background.
Penguin outline on an ankle
Flash design of a flock of dark silhouetted birds flying in a curving line across a white background.
Flock of birds flying in a curve
Colour tattoo of a peacock perched on a blossoming branch across the side of the abdomen, with its feather tail running down onto the thigh.
Peacock and cherry blossom on hip and thigh
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with a banner reading Dad, on the side of a man's neck.
Swallow tattoo on the neck
Black tattoo of a bare branch with three small birds in flight, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone.
Bare branch and three birds on a collarbone
Two black and grey fine line tattoos inside outlined triangles on the lower leg: a Hokusai-style wave on the left and pine trees with birds on the right.
Wave and pine trees in triangles on lower legs
Close photo of a small black and grey peacock tattoo in fine line style on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small peacock on the inner wrist
Two matching fine line script tattoos on the inner wrists, one reading to with an infinity symbol and one reading and beyond with small birds.
Matching infinity and beyond wrist tattoos
Traditional flash design of two swallows, one with yellow and purple flowers and green leaves, the other pierced by a dagger, with no body placement shown.
Two swallows with flowers and a dagger
Black ink flash design of a calligraphy quote in flowing script above a small bird silhouette, with no body placement shown.
Script quote with small bird design
Colour tattoo of Snow White with closed eyes and a red bow, framed by a rabbit, bird and other woodland animals and yellow swirls, on a limb.
Snow White portrait with woodland animals
Close-up of a red and green stylised bird tattoo with green wing feathers and a red curled tail on a person's upper back.
Red and green stylised bird on upper back
Realistic swan tattoo on the inner forearm, with grey and white feathers, a red beak and blue water beneath.
Swan with spread wings on a forearm
Two matching fine line tattoos of dark silhouetted birds joined by a looping heart outline, one pink and one blue, on a calf and an ankle.
Matching bird and heart tattoos on two legs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brick lighthouse above a moustached man in a patterned collar, on the inner forearm.
Lighthouse and moustached man on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree within a circle, with branches dissolving into flying birds, on a person's upper back.
Tree in a circle with birds on upper back
Black ink drawing of a bird with spread wings, filled with mandala and zentangle-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Patterned bird in flight
Traditional style tattoos covering both lower legs, including roses, a heart and a bird, shown with white canvas shoes and a daisy-print skirt.
Traditional tattoos on both legs
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a faded grey bird with script lettering, on the right a colour peony with green leaves in a bold neo-traditional style.
Faded bird beside a red peony on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a flock of birds, a dandelion and cursive script on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Bird flock and script on the side torso
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a bare branch that runs across the forearm.
Two birds perched on a branch
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on a forearm, with green and purple plumage shaded against an orange background.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Geometric owl tattoo with red-ringed eyes and a red central accent on the upper arm, in black linework with grey shading.
Geometric owl with red eyes on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric mandala and om symbol tattoos cover a forearm, with a small tattoo on the hand.
Mandala and dagger tattoos on a forearm
Black line drawing of a traditional anchor wrapped in rope with two swallows in flight, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with rope and two swallows
Black ink swallow tattoo with patterned wing and body detailing, shown on a section of skin on the torso.
Ornamental swallow on torso
Close photo of a black and pink dinosaur tattoo with small birds around it, placed on the side of the torso near the navel.
Pink dinosaur tattoo with scattered birds on torso
Black and grey swallow silhouettes tattooed on two inner wrists, with two birds perched on a wire on the left and flying birds on both sides.
Swallow silhouettes on both wrists