Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Watercolour-style tattoo of a swallow in flight with red poppies and black birds across a person's upper back.
Swallow and red poppies across the back
Watercolour-style forearm tattoo of a songbird on a branch, with red berries, sketched mushrooms and an hourglass, in fine line and splashes of colour.
Bird, berries and mushrooms on a forearm
Fine line black outline of an origami crane on the upper back, surrounded by small coloured flowers and petals in red, green, orange and blue.
Origami crane with small flowers on upper back
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a robin and a blue tit perched among wheat stalks, in a neo-traditional style with a black ornate key.
Robin and blue tit sleeve with wheat
Black and grey flash design of two mirrored crows above blue-grey lilies, an eye and a jawbone, set within dotted geometric circles and lines, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored birds, lilies and eye design
Colour realism tattoo of a bluebird perched on a branch of pink blossom, placed on the side of the ribs.
Bluebird on a blossom branch on the ribs
Black and grey Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with a bird, swirling clouds and pink lotus flowers across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Bird and flower full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a fox standing on its hind legs within an Art Nouveau style frame, with a bird, grape vine and pink flowers, on the forearm.
Fox in an Art Nouveau frame on a forearm
Flash sheet of black silhouette tattoo designs in a botanical style, showing flower sprays, swirling vines, butterflies and birds on a white background.
Black silhouette floral and bird flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a stylised blue and pink phoenix among cherry blossoms on the forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Phoenix and cherry blossom on a forearm
Collage of colourful geometric tattoos of animals, flowers and boats, shown on arms and legs in faceted blue, purple and red ink.
Collage of geometric animal and botanical tattoos
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a swallow in flight beside a sprig of blossom and buds, on the side of the neck.
Swallow and blossom sprig on the neck
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a sunset sky, bare black-lined trees, red poppies and small birds in flight.
Sunset tree and poppies on shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a brown songbird on a grey branch, with peach flowers and green leaves, on the outer forearm.
Bird on a branch with peach flowers on a forearm
Black and white Art Nouveau flash sheet with roses, women's faces, peacocks, trees, scrolling borders and leaf motifs, shown as separate designs.
Art Nouveau flash sheet in black
Flash sheet of black, blue, pink and teal dandelion seed heads with drifting birds, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Dandelions and birds design sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies on a woman's hip and thigh, with a small bird in flight on her ribs, shown while she lies on a blue couch.
Peony and bird tattoo on hip and ribs
Close-up of a traditional-style swallow tattoo on a shoulder, its dark body filled with an orange and red rose and green leaves.
Swallow with rose fill on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dandelion clock on the forearm, with its seeds turning into a flock of birds flying upwards.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl with blossoms and clover across an upper arm and shoulder.
Colourful owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo of stylised birds, leaves and geometric motifs with dotwork shading, running from the upper arm down to the forearm.
Sleeve of stylised birds and leaves
Large colour tattoo of a teal peacock with red peonies and small flowers across a woman's upper and lower back, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock and peonies across the back
Black linework tattoo design of a winged fairy beside a crescent moon, with flowers, stars, swirling ribbons and jellyfish, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Fairy with moon, jellyfish and flowing swirls
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm of a dandelion head whose drifting seeds turn into a flock of birds.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on a forearm
Black and grey swallow in flight beside purple and grey chrysanthemums and leaves across an upper arm and shoulder.
Swallow and chrysanthemums on an upper arm
Red poppy tattoo with black ink splatter and drips on the forearm, in a painterly watercolour style.
Poppy with ink splatter on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a tree curling into a circle with trailing vines and three birds in flight, on a person's upper back.
Tree and birds on upper back
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a beetle and a skeletal bird with fern sprigs across two forearms.
Beetle and bird skeleton on forearms
Realistic black and grey pencil drawing of a sleeve design with sparrows, hummingbirds, roses, feathers and the script The sky is the limit.
Birds, roses and script sleeve design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a trumpet-shaped flower, with leaves and vines, on the lower leg.
Hummingbird and flower on a calf
Black and grey fine line hummingbird above the elbow with a botanical vine of flowers and berries running down the forearm.
Hummingbird and blossom vine on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of three birds perched on a twig and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder, placed on the upper chest and collarbone.
Birds on a branch across the collarbone
Grid of eight illustrated princess portraits in neo-traditional tattoo flash style, each in an oval cameo frame with rose and banner details.
Eight princess portraits in tattoo flash style
Two solid black silhouette tattoo designs on white: a thistle with spiky leaves at the top and a bird perched on a leafy branch below.
Thistle and bird with leafy branch designs
Detailed flash design of a black raven perched on a thorny branch with red maple leaves, shown against a black background with no body placement visible.
Raven on a branch with red leaves
Black ink tree with bare branches and hanging roots, with small birds in flight, tattooed across the palm and inner forearm, shown with the hand raised against a pale wall.
Tree and birds across hand and forearm
Black linework botanical tattoo of a sprig with a small bird and orange dots, with dotwork shading behind, on the side of the ribs.
Botanical sprig and bird on ribs
Colour tattoo of a kestrel perched on a branch among pink peonies, yellow flowers and green leaves, spanning the upper back and shoulder.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder and back
Small black Botanical tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying off it, on the inner wrist of a hand held up in the photo.
Bare tree and birds on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of bare birch trees with two small birds perched on the branches, shown on the side of the torso.
Birch trees and birds in black and grey
Before and after photo of a colour tattoo of a blue bird and pink lotus flowers covering a raised scar on the abdomen.
Lotus and bird cover-up over an abdominal scar
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird above orange and red hibiscus flowers with green leaves, running down a lower leg on the calf above red trainers.
Hummingbird and hibiscus flowers on a lower leg
Black ink drawing of a tree trunk shaped like a spine, with a songbird, an apple, ivy, branches and mushrooms, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Tree trunk spine with bird and apple