Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Two stacked photos of inner forearms with fine-line script lettering and a small swallow silhouette tattoo in black ink.
Script quotes with swallows on forearms
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight, with green plumage, a red throat and shaded grey wings, on reddened skin.
Hummingbird in flight in colour
Purple shaded feather tattoo with black bird silhouettes rising from its tip and fine script lettering beside it, on the side of the ribs.
Purple feather with birds and script on ribs
Two green and blue hummingbird tattoos on a shoulder and upper chest, with a black bra strap visible beneath them.
Two hummingbirds on a shoulder and upper chest
Black tribal-style penguin design on a white background, with swirls, spirals and floral motifs filling its body, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal-style penguin design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a falcon perched on a red rose branch in front of a red sun, on the outer thigh.
Falcon on a rose branch on thigh
Black and grey ink drawing of a skull whose jaw and crown grow into twisted branches, with a forest scene in a circle, a deer, birds and orange falling leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design with
Skull formed from a tree and forest
Black linework tattoo of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with bleeding heart flowers, running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Bird and blossom on an upper arm
Black and white four-panel grid of a fine line infinity tattoo with three flying birds and script words on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with birds on a wrist
Two calf tattoos in black ink with blue accents, a hanging birdcage on the left and two swallows perched on a branch on the right.
Birdcage and swallows on calves
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Three birds in flight on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon under full sail above breaking waves, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Galleon and stormy waves on upper arm
Traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a red sun over mountains, a lake, pine trees, a small cottage and red flowers, with dotwork shading.
Mountain lake scene with red sun on upper arm
Black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the forearm of a light-skinned arm, shown in flight against a pale background.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and white photo with a hand holding fabric and a striped background.
Swallow in flight on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with detailed feathers covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Owl tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a pink and grey bird surrounded by blue flowers and leaves on the upper leg.
Pink and grey bird with blue flowers
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a swallow in flight with a thin arrow across its body, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small swallow with arrow on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a yellow awareness ribbon wrapped around a shaded grey feather, with small birds flying off it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather and yellow ribbon with birds on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of two birds in flight with long tails and white highlights on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two birds in flight on upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a feather with a flock of birds rising from it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather with birds taking flight on the ribs
Pen and ink drawing of four owls stacked one above another in a vertical column, shown beside a black gel pen on white paper.
Four stacked owls in ink
Colour tattoo of a peacock with feather eyes in a traditional style, covering the upper arm.
Peacock and feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chickadee with spread wings in flight, placed on the centre of the chest, with a dark cord necklace visible above.
Chickadee in flight on the chest
Colour tattoo of two swallows with purple wings and green and red bodies across the upper chest and shoulder.
Two swallows across the chest
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, on the back of a person's calf.
Owl on a branch on a calf
Black script lettering reading If you're a bird, I'm a bird, with small flying bird silhouettes, tattooed on the back of a neck.
Bird quote script on the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eagle head and outstretched wings on skin, with stippled shading and fine engraved lines.
Eagle head and wings in dotwork
Black fine line script quote tattooed along the upper thigh, with a small outlined bird and a red heart below the text.
Quote and bird on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a red and white lighthouse by the sea inside a rope-edged heart, with a pink flower and green leaves below.
Lighthouse and flower in a rope heart
Traditional style tattoo of a songbird perched on a branch with red breast and yellow wing markings, with leaves, on the calf.
Perched songbird and leaves on a calf
Colour tattoo of a brown tree with rainbow heart-shaped leaves and four swallows in flight, in a neo-traditional style, on the back.
Rainbow heart tree with swallows
Black and grey photograph of a phoenix tattoo with swirling scrollwork across a woman's lower back and side, shown from behind with long dark hair.
Phoenix tattoo across a back and ribs
Black and grey tattoos of a feather, a skull and a small script word on a man's forearms, with arms crossed over a white shirt.
Feather and skull tattoos on crossed forearms
Two forearms crossed together, each with matching black script reading I will always stand by your side and a small swallow on the forearm.
Matching script quote and swallow tattoos
Black line drawing of a winged fairy sitting on an ornate swirling crescent moon and holding a small bird, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Fairy on a crescent moon with a bird
Black ink pen drawing of a dreamcatcher with a large feather hanging below it and small birds flying off to the right, drawn on a pale background.
Dreamcatcher with feather and birds design
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a leafy feather tail across a person's outer thigh.
Phoenix with feather tail on outer thigh
Black lace heart tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a flock of small black birds flying away from it in blackwork style.
Lace heart with birds on upper back
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird in flight and a skull, with German text, across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Poppies, bird and skull full sleeve
Black and grey traditional-style flash drawing of a crow in profile, with white bands across its body and head and stippled shading on the feathers.
Crow with banded body in traditional style
Small colour tattoo of a robin with a red breast and tan wing in a simple black outline, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Robin tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of a pelican perched on a wooden post beside a rope, with pink clouds behind it, on a calf.
Pelican on a post with rope
Black ink tattoo of the word freedom in a serif typeface with a small bird above the final letters, on the inner wrist.
Freedom lettering with bird on wrist
Black outline tattoo of Snow White and Alice in Wonderland inside ornate frames on the backs of both thighs, shown beside the paper stencil drawings.
Snow White and Alice outline designs on thighs
Side view of a torso in a bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey shaded feather on the hip, a column of small birds up the ribs and fine script with stars above.
Feather, birds and script on a side torso
Blue ink tattoo of a long-tailed bird and peony-style flowers running along a forearm, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Blue bird and flowers on an arm
Black lace-patterned bird with blue wing and tail accents, perched on a branch on the inner forearm.
Lace-patterned bird on a forearm