Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a mandala, lotus and stylised birds across a person's torso and thigh, photographed in low light.
Blackwork mandala and lotus across torso and thigh
Two hands held together with gold metallic geometric temporary tattoos of triangles, a bird and a crescent moon on the fingers and palms, with gold rings.
Gold geometric temporary tattoos on hands
Pencil drawing of a peacock with a blossom branch and tail feathers with eye markings, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Peacock and blossom branch drawing
Two matching cartoon birds perched on a branch, one green and one purple, tattooed in colour on the inside of two wrists.
Matching cartoon birds on two wrists
Traditional style tattoo of a diamond kite with an eye at its centre and a trailing string of red and black bows on the forearm.
Eye kite with bow ribbon on forearm
Three solid black bird silhouettes in flight in a loose arc on the inner forearm, with a penny held beside them for scale.
Three birds in flight on a forearm
Fine line black script reading we only part to meet again with a date beneath and two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Script quote and two birds on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a grey-blue heron with pink shading, standing among reeds on water, on the lower leg.
Heron standing in reeds on a leg
Black and grey tattoo of a dove with wings spread in flight, shaded in a realistic style on bare skin.
Flying dove tattoo in black and grey
Realism style tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the upper back, shaded in black and grey with soft clouds behind it.
Realistic dove in flight on upper back
Pencil drawing of a woman with birds in her flowing hair, stitched lips and shaded eyes, offered as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Woman with birds in flowing hair
Black and grey swallow tattoo carrying a small key, placed on the upper shoulder against a pink wall.
Swallow carrying a key on the shoulder
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of a bird with long swirling tail feathers on the lower abdomen, beside the navel.
Fine line bird on the lower abdomen
Traditional colour tattoo of a blue swallow with a banner reading O JOY, flowers and leaves, on a area of skin.
Blue swallow with O JOY banner
Black and grey sketch-style owl tattoo with turquoise accents on the eye and a blurred turquoise moon, across the inner forearm.
Sketch-style owl with turquoise moon on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two ravens in flight, their wings merging with bare branches, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ravens in flight merging with bare branches
Ink drawing of a songbird in flight, its body formed from a treble clef and musical notes, with wings of stave lines and floating notes, on a plain white background.
Bird made of music notes and a treble clef
Black and grey photo of two flying bird silhouettes above the script words Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line lettering style.
Two birds and script quote on a forearm
Black ink flash design of a swallow with a lace-patterned wing, paisley motifs and flowers, drawn in a black-and-white fine line style.
Swallow with paisley and lace-style flowers
Black line drawing of a dove in flight on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dove in flight line drawing
Black fine line tattoo of a semicolon with a flock of birds rising from its top, on the ankle.
Semicolon with birds on an ankle
Colourful sketch-style bird tattoo with black linework and watercolour-like splashes across the ribs and side of a bare back.
Multicoloured sketch-style bird on ribs
Four photos of matching small fine line tattoos on fingers, wrists, and feet, including a purple flower, a bee, two birds with a red heart, and a black arrow.
Matching small tattoos on hands and feet
Colour tattoo on an arm of a cartoon dog lying on a jack-o'-lantern beneath a bird in a witch's hat flying a broomstick past a full moon, with a bat and stars.
Halloween night scene on an arm
Two people show matching colour tattoos of two birds on a branch with quote text above, on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching bird and branch tattoos on two backs
Forearm tattoo of an engraved-style bird perched on a wireframe icosahedron, with teal and red accents.
Bird perched on a geometric icosahedron on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a red heart with a tan banner reading MOM, a blue bird, pink roses and yellow stars.
Traditional heart banner reading MOM
Pencil sketch of a raven head in a geometric dotwork style, with fragmented triangles and circle construction lines, drawn in a spiral sketchbook.
Geometric raven head design in pencil
Colour traditional tattoo of a wren perched on a branch with green leaves and pink blossoms, on a person's back.
Wren on a blossom branch with pink flowers
Two matching black fine line tattoos on the wrists, one showing drifting dandelion seeds and the other a dandelion with birds flying from it, with a soft red wash behind.
Matching dandelion and bird wrist tattoos
Fine line colour tattoo of a curled ginger cat with green leaves, blue and purple flowers and a small bird, placed on the ankle.
Sleeping ginger cat with flowers on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a Roman numeral clock face in front of a pyramid, with birds flying through clouds above and scrollwork below.
Clock, pyramid and birds on a lower leg
Black tribal-style phoenix design with spread wings and a small bird head at the centre, shown as a line drawing on a white background.
Tribal phoenix with spread wings
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black ink brushstroke raven perched on a branch across a man's upper back, with a small symbol tattoo on his neck.
Brushstroke raven on a branch across the back
Realistic colour tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with green, teal and orange plumage and spread wings on the inner forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds in flight on upper back
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of five small black bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal row across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Five small birds in flight on a wrist
Vibrant watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above purple flowers, placed on the upper arm.
Watercolour hummingbird and flowers on an arm
Back view of a woman with a small black flock of bird silhouettes tattooed on her upper back, running from the neck towards the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds on upper back
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face framed by poppies and two songbirds, with peach and teal accents, on a calf.
Woman portrait with birds and flowers on a calf
Black script tattoo reading A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, with small birds beneath, on a person's ribs.
Quote and small birds on the ribs
Brown henna design of a stylised bird with swirling feathers and dotwork detail on the inner forearm.
Stylised bird henna on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a peacock inside overlapping geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.
Peacock within geometric circles on a forearm
Watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in purple, pink, blue and green on a forearm, with a pale grey background.
Watercolour hummingbird on a forearm
Stylised phoenix design in flowing gold and pink linework with spread wings and a long feathered tail, shown on a dark navy background.
Gold and pink phoenix in flight
Back of a woman with dark hair in an updo, showing a Japanese-style tattoo of a grey swallow among red blossom branches on the upper back and shoulder.
Swallow and blossom on upper back
Black and white illustration of a fantail bird with a fanned tail of patterned feathers, drawn as a flash-style design with no body placement shown.
Stylised fantail bird design