Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a dove and a woman's face with an olive sprig in her hair, on the forearm.
Dove and woman's face on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows on the shoulders, joined by draped bead chains across the upper chest.
Swallows and bead chain across chest
Black line drawing of a peacock with eye-spot feathers and a mandala behind its head, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Peacock with mandala halo design
Two forearms showing a fine line bird head with blue and purple washes on the left and a poppy-style flower with orange and pink washes on the right, with black script beside each.
Bird and flower watercolour forearm tattoos
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a bird perched on a leafy branch on the ankle, with bare feet resting on white bedding.
Small bird on a branch on an ankle
Two matching tattoos on the inner wrists, a small black swallow on the left and a shaded birdcage with an open door on the right, in a fine line style with a red trail.
Swallow and open birdcage on wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on an ankle, beside teal suede heels.
Three small birds on an ankle
Two fine line black tattoos on a forearm: an open birdcage with a hanging key on the left, and a flock of birds rising from swirling lines on the right.
Open birdcage and flying birds on forearms
Two people seen from behind with matching infinity symbol tattoos on their upper shoulder blades, each with the words Mother and Daughter and a watercolour feather in green and blue.
Matching mother and daughter infinity tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree growing from an open book with small birds in flight, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Bare tree growing from an open book on a shoulder blade
Two forearms in black and grey fine line tattoos: a palm tree, a small bird, a paper plane, the word WILDERNESS and a line with a circle.
Palm tree and wilderness forearm tattoos
Black and grey ink drawing of a campfire, a tent and pine trees inside a circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Campfire and pine trees in a circle
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a palm tree and birds on an ankle, above a blue lace-up shoe.
Palm tree tattoo on an ankle
Pencil sketch design of a hummingbird feeding from bell-shaped flowers on a curling vine with leaves, suited to a botanical tattoo.
Hummingbird feeding from bell flowers
Black and grey fine line design of a dandelion clock releasing seeds towards two birds, with the words this too shall pass written along the stem.
Dandelion seeds with script stem design
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird, I'm a bird, with three flying bird silhouettes on the inner wrist.
Script quote and three birds on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone and shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on the collarbone
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a wire and a third bird flying, with the word believe in script, on a person's ribs.
Birds on a wire with 'believe' script
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds flying in a diagonal line across the inner forearm of a person wearing a white knit jumper.
Five birds in flight on a forearm
Black ink fine line tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with a bird, hanging chains and a small anchor, placed on the calf.
Lace heart with hanging chains on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bird with feather patterns and spiral swirls on the upper back, shown beside the original pen drawing.
Stylised bird tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoos of birds on two wrists, with two perched birds on a thin line and a flying bird on the left wrist and a single flying bird on the right.
Bird tattoos on two wrists
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a dotted curve, a bird and a small script word on the inner wrist, against a dark background.
Anchor, bird and script on the inner wrist
Black fine line script reading Let it go on the inner forearm near the wrist, with three small birds flying upwards beside it.
Let it go script with birds on the wrist
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with tiny birds flying off it, placed on the ankle.
Feather with birds on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Small black owl tattoo on the inner wrist, drawn in fine line with dotted shading on the body, beside a silver bangle.
Small owl tattoo on the inner wrist
A printed paper tattoo form with black line sketches of an anchor, an infinity symbol, a dreamcatcher, a feather and a flock of birds, held in a hand.
Typical girl tattoo form with design sketches
Black ink linework drawing of a tree whose branches form the spread wings and tail of a bird, on white paper beside a pen and notebook.
Tree drawn as a spread-winged bird
Black line drawing of a stylised bird in flight with decorative swirled feathers on the wings and tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised bird in flight line drawing
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo on the inside of a wrist, showing a small bird with a thin trailing line leading to the word Believe in cursive script.
Bird and Believe script on a wrist
Fine line black and grey tattoo of two birds perched on a leafy branch, with a third bird in flight above, on the forearm.
Three birds on a branch on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a thin wire across the upper back, with a green top visible below.
Three birds on a wire across the upper back
Black fine line script reading Love me for who I am with a small bird silhouette at its left end, tattooed on pale skin.
Script quote with a small bird
Fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a shoulder, shown in close up above a dark grey top.
Small swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a small tree with reddish and green leaves and a tiny green bird, placed on the upper back below the neck of a person in a white top.
Small tree tattoo on upper back
Fine line script tattoos on two wrists, reading 'to infinity' on the left and 'and beyond' on the right, in blue ink with red accents and small birds.
To infinity and beyond on two wrists
Small fine line black ink tattoo of an owl perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with a green leafy background.
Small owl on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric bird in flight, built from overlapping circles and lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Black geometric line drawing of a flamingo built from straight triangulated facets, shown on a plain cream paper background, a flash design for a geometric tattoo.
Geometric flamingo line drawing
Black ink geometric tattoo of an arrow, diamond and dot motifs running down the centre of a person's upper back.
Arrow and diamond spine tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a spread-winged bird above stacked triangles and circles, on the forearm.
Geometric bird over stacked triangles on a forearm
Black and white photo of three tiny bird silhouettes in a row, a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist.
Three small birds on the wrist
Lower back tattoo of a bare tree, three birds and linework flowers with blue watercolour splashes, in a botanical fine line style.
Tree, birds and flowers on lower back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with a trail of tiny birds, on the side of an ankle.
Feather and birds on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a robin with a red breast, perched on skin on the upper back.
Robin with red breast on upper back
Pink phoenix with spread wings in front of an orange and purple sun motif, tattooed on the upper back in a soft fine line style.
Pink phoenix on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a dove with a small olive sprig in its beak, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a peach top.
Single line dove on a forearm