Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism-style tattoo of an eagle with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey eagle on upper arm
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
A printed tattoo request form titled Typical girl tattoo form, showing line drawings of an anchor, a dreamcatcher, a feather, an infinity symbol and birds, held up by a hand.
Tattoo request form with anchor, dreamcatcher and feather
Close photo of a black silhouette swallow with blue-shaded wings and two blue leaves on the inner forearm.
Blue and black swallow on a forearm
Traditional flash design of a paper boat on stippled waves beneath a red lightning bolt and clouds, framed by a rope border with a red flower at the base.
Paper boat and lightning in a rope oval
Black and grey shaded owl tattoo with large round eyes and feathered wings, sitting on the inner forearm above grass.
Shaded owl on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoos of bare trees with a perched bird on both feet, placed on the top of the feet and extending towards the toes.
Bare tree tattoos on both feet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather that breaks apart into small flying birds, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Small realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on the wrist, with shaded feathers and a yellow beak, photographed on a hand held palm up.
Cardinal tattoo on the wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, shown on the inner forearm.
Traditional owl on a forearm
Colourful blue and green owl tattoo with large round eyes on a forearm, shown beside its pencil and ink sketch on paper.
Blue owl tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a palm tree above a dripping night sky with stars and a crescent moon, drawn on a cream background.
Palm tree over a dripping night sky
White sweatshirt printed with black and grey tattoo-style designs of swallows, a large moth, feathers and a star, in a traditional style.
Tattoo-style print sweatshirt with swallows and moth
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo with spread wings covering the upper back, with ornamental feather detail and a central medallion.
Owl with spread wings across upper back
Traditional style flash drawing of a blue swallow with black wings and a pink bow, with the word Love in black script above it.
Swallow with Love script
Black and grey tattoo of a dove holding a chain with two ornate skeleton keys, shaded on the side of the ribs.
Dove carrying keys on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised wing made of solid black shapes and horizontal lines, placed on the upper arm.
Stylised wing on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight above the words Free Bird in script on the back of a hand.
Bird in flight and Free Bird script on a hand
Black and grey wildflowers with a red swirling sun and small birds, tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Wildflowers and red sunburst on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the upper back that breaks apart into a flock of birds rising towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on upper back
Black silhouette design of four birds perched on a branch, with the word LOVE picked out in white letters across their bodies, in a blackwork style.
Four birds on a branch spelling LOVE
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf standing among bare birch trees on the inner forearm, with small birds at the top.
Black wolf among bare trees on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl with pink flower eyes, purple and teal scale feathers and orange accents on a thigh.
Colourful owl tattoo on a thigh
Crossed forearms under UV light show a small glowing swallow tattoo on one forearm and geometric band tattoos around the wrists.
Swallow and geometric bands under UV light
Small blue bird with spread wings in flight, tattooed in fine line and blue shading on the inner forearm.
Small blue bird in flight on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a sun with rays and birds, enclosed in a circle on the thigh.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a thigh
Black line drawing design of a stylised bird with spread wings rising from a curling stem with spirals and a leaf, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Stylised bird with spiral stem
Two blue wing tattoos sit on the upper chest of a woman in a white pearl-studded dress, with a colourful sleeve on her upper arm.
Blue wings on the upper chest
Painted phoenix in orange, red and yellow with spread wings and flame-like tail feathers, drawn on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Painted phoenix in flight
Neo-traditional tattoo of a deer with antlers in an ornate purple and grey oval frame, with a chickadee, oak leaves and a red gem, on the upper thigh.
Deer in ornate frame with chickadee
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sailboat on rippling sea inside a circle of sunburst rays, on the upper back.
Sailboat at sea in a circle on upper back
Black ink tattoo of small birds flying away from a dandelion seed head on the side of a bare abdomen, above the waistband of denim shorts.
Birds flying from a dandelion on the abdomen
Black and grey fairy tattoo with red-tinted wings and flying birds on the side of the ribs.
Fairy with red-tinted wings and birds
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched on a bare branch that wraps down the lower leg towards the ankle.
Raven perched on a branch on the lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoos of roses and a woman's portrait on a thigh, with a bird on the upper arm, in a greyscale photo.
Roses and portrait on a thigh and arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey songbird perched on an ornate gold birdcage with bleeding hearts and a red sunburst, on the outer thigh.
Bird in a birdcage with bleeding hearts on a thigh
Two arms pressed together showing matching origami swan tattoos on the forearms, one in teal and one in red, on a bed with black floral linen.
Matching origami swan tattoos on forearms
Black lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost, with two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the neck.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Black blackwork tattoo of a forest with bare trees, pine trees and flying birds on a forearm, shown in four side-by-side views.
Forest silhouette tattoo on a forearm
Two thighs with colourful traditional tattoos: a grey wolf head and roses on the left, and a crowned shield with a bird on the right.
Wolf, roses and crowned shield on thighs
Colour tattoo of a leafy branch with two small birds and an orange butterfly across the top of a foot.
Branch with birds and butterfly on a foot
Coloured line illustration of a stylised bird with a detailed green eye and pink, purple and red feathers on a white background.
Stylised bird with eye and feathers
Traditional colour peacock tattoo across a woman's back, with part of another tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Peacock tattoo across a woman's back
Close photo of three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Three birds in flight on upper chest
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey bird perched on a branch with yellow flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Bird and yellow flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey brushstroke tattoo of a small perched bird with a long tail, placed on the lower leg above a black sock.
Small bird on the lower leg
Fine line black script reading let it be with three small birds in flight above it, tattooed on the side of a person's body.
Let it be lettering with birds on skin
Colour tattoo of a shaded skull with a gear over one eye, two crows and red lilies on an upper arm, set against red and black ink splashes.
Skull, crows and lilies on an upper arm