Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful realism tattoo of a peacock head with feather eyes on the upper arm, shaded in greens, blues and purples.
Realistic peacock head with feather eyes
Black ink sak yant tattoo covering the upper back, with vertical script panels, a central circular yantra and a bird motif at the base.
Sak yant tattoo across upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a silver chain bracelet worn above it.
Three birds in flight on the inner wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the inner wrist and forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a wrist
Orange and black traditional tattoo of a phoenix with spread flame wings above a triangle and circle motif on a person's upper back.
Phoenix over triangle and circle on upper back
Two swallow tattoos on a wrist and forearm, one in coloured ink with red throat and brown wings, the other a solid black silhouette.
Two swallows on wrists
Black and grey fine line dandelion tattoo on a woman's upper back, with seeds drifting into small birds towards the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Fine line tattoo of three birds on a branch with musical notes and the script words Don't worry, about a thing, placed on the chest.
Three birds on a branch with script quote
Solid black tribal tattoo of a stylised bird with spiral details and spiked wing feathers, placed across the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Black tribal bird on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a bird in flight with a small leafy sprig below it, on a cream background, in a loose fine line style.
Bird in flight with a sprig
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink peonies, peach anemones and green leaves across a woman's back shoulder and upper arm, with a small bird near the shoulder blade.
Peonies and anemones across a shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunset landscape with a tree and birds inside a scalloped heart outline, on the upper arm.
Sunset landscape in a heart on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric songbird tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Geometric songbird on upper arm
Close-up of a tiny fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a grey top visible below and a black and white chevron backdrop.
Small fine line swallow on a shoulder
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with spread wings and a long beak, shown on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Hummingbird with spread wings on a foot
Black and grey pen sketch flash design of a mountain inside a diamond frame, with pine trees, ringed planets, stars and a compass star below.
Mountain and planets in a diamond frame
Close view of a soft purple and blue cloud sleeve tattoo with white birds in flight across the upper arm.
Clouds and birds sleeve tattoo
Colour sketch style tattoo of a small bird with loose black linework and blue and pink washes, sitting on the upper chest beside the shoulder, with a faint swirl above it.
Sketched bird on the shoulder and chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a robin perched on a thin branch with pink blossoms, shown on skin.
Robin on a blossom branch
Black and grey dotwork flash designs pinned to a white wall, including hummingbirds, a heart, a hamsa hand, a scorpion, a ribcage and an eye.
Dotwork flash of birds, hearts and hands on a wall
Black ink lettering design of a feather and a flock of birds beside the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather, birds and script quote design
Traditional-style flash drawing of a blue and yellow swallow with a trailing line, a small red heart and star motifs on a cream background.
Swallow and heart flash design
Black and grey raven tattoo on the calf, with stippled dotwork shading on its head and wing and dark strands trailing downwards.
Raven with dissolving roots on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink peony, bud and green leaves with a hummingbird perched on the stem, on the side of the upper thigh.
Peony and hummingbird on a thigh
Colour cartoon tattoo of a white dog with a red bow and a yellow chick on an arm, shown in three photographs.
Cartoon dog and chick on an arm
Black and white photo of five small solid black bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand visible below.
Five small birds on the inner wrist
Black ink flash design of a feather breaking into flying birds above the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathery background.
Feather dissolving into birds with script quote
Black and grey photograph of a large detailed phoenix tattoo with swirling ornamental linework across the ribs and side of the torso, with a small crest tattoo on the thigh.
Phoenix tattoo on ribs with thigh crest
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with two fine line swallows over the shoulder blades and a small script tattoo running down the side.
Two swallows and script on a back
Five views of a colourful full sleeve tattoo in neo-traditional and Japanese-inspired style, showing birds, swirling clouds and rays across the upper arm and forearm.
Colourful bird and cloud full sleeve
Colour compass rose tattoo with vines, an anchor and a yellow bird on the upper chest of a woman wearing a denim shirt and striped top.
Compass rose with anchor and bird on chest
Colourful feather tattoo in blue, purple and green on the lower abdomen, with a trail of small birds rising towards the navel.
Feather and flying birds on the abdomen
Sepia ink drawing of a horned owl with a fierce stare and detailed feathering, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment.
Owl design on aged parchment
Black and grey tattoo of the state of Oregon filled with a mountain, pine trees and a rising sun, with a small green dot, on the forearm.
Oregon state outline with mountain landscape
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows in flight with a line of script on the side of a person's ribs, lying on white bedding.
Two swallows and script on the side ribs
Pencil-style sketch of a spread-winged owl perched on a branch, with a mandala-like crown behind its head, drawn in soft black and grey shading.
Owl in flight with mandala crown
A small dark ornamental bird tattoo with patterned wings and body sits on the palm of a hand.
Small patterned bird on a palm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch with small leaves, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Two birds on a branch on the upper back
Single-weight black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight on a white background, presented as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Hummingbird line drawing
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile with a swallow in a ring of yellow dots, on the upper arm.
Profile face and swallow in a dotted circle
Watercolour feather tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black birds rising from the shoulder, shown on an upper arm from two angles.
Watercolour feather with birds on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a kingfisher in flight above a black branch with blue and pink watercolour splashes, on a forearm.
Kingfisher and branch on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a goldfinch in flight on an upper arm, with black and white wings and a yellow body, above a faint outlined leaf design.
Goldfinch in flight on an arm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a long curling tail across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Phoenix with a long curling tail on upper back
Shaded purple feather tattoo design with the script line Not all those who wander are lost and small flying birds, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Purple feather with script quote
Black and grey ink drawing of a bird formed from musical notes and a treble clef, with the words Psalm 96:1 above and a verse below.
Bird made of music notes with Psalm 96:1
Colour realism tattoo of a hummingbird in mid-flight with a red head and blue-green wings on the back of a hand against a dark background.
Hummingbird tattoo on the back of a hand
White line-art crest on a black background with a bird, a pentagram, a police box, a lattice panel and a banner reading all who wander are lost.
Crest design with bird, police box and banner