Bird tattoo ideas

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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
Colour tattoo of a black-outlined kiwi bird filled with the New Zealand flag and Union Jack on the forearm.
Kiwi bird with New Zealand and Union Jack flags
Forearm tattoo of a stylised figure with three faces and orange hair, beside a dark tree silhouette and a small green bird, drawn in black outline with colour accents.
Multi-faced figure and tree on forearm
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
Two photographs: black script reading hakuna matata with small birds on a foot, and a black mermaid silhouette with small fish on a wrist.
Script and birds on a foot, mermaid on a wrist
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with small flowers on each of two wrists, photographed palms turned toward the viewer.
Matching swallow and flower wrist tattoos
Traditional style tattoo on the inner forearm showing mountains, birds, a red flower and leaves, with the words home is where the heart is.
Mountain scene with quote on forearm
Small black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds flying in a line across the inner forearm, in fine line style.
Flock of birds on the inner forearm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a triangle and circle enclosing a mockingjay bird, with the words DISTRICT 9 3/4 beneath.
Deathly Hallows and mockingjay on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork bird tattoo with a geometric patterned body on the forearm, shown across three photographs.
Geometric bird on forearm
A tattooist in blue gloves uses a machine to ink black linework of a bird with outstretched wings on a client's forearm.
Tattooist inking a bird design on an arm
Two matching black and grey bird tattoos on the wrists, one perched and one in flight, with two hands held together.
Matching bird tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of open books turning into flying birds, running up the inner forearm.
Books turning into birds on a forearm
Fine-line tattoo of a hummingbird with a soft watercolour wash in orange, pink, yellow and green, with a small blue and brown anchor hanging from a thin string on the calf.
Watercolour hummingbird and anchor on a calf
Colourful phoenix tattoo on a forearm, with orange wings, a dark branch and blue, pink and yellow watercolour splashes behind it.
Phoenix with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a campsite in a circular frame, with a campfire, tent, stump, mountains and framing trees under an orange sunset, on the forearm.
Campfire and tent in a sunset landscape
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing flying doves, clouds and a pocket watch.
Doves and pocket watch sleeve tattoo
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
Two panels of abstract geometric tattoos: a stippled face with orange and blue accents on a forearm, and a tree, bird, hand and sun on a back.
Abstract face on forearm and tree on back
Two forearms shown side by side with a watercolour-style tattoo of a howling wolf, a bare tree, a flying bird and a yellow moon on the forearms.
Wolf, tree and bird across two forearms
Black and white photo of a small solid black penguin tattoo with a swirling body line on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small penguin tattoo on the inner forearm
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
Black line tattoo of an owl perched on a leafy branch, shown on the inner wrist and forearm of a person.
Owl perched on a branch on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised bird above the words remember who you are running down a forearm, with a studded bracelet on the wrist.
Bird outline and script on a forearm
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 realistic tattoo of a raven in profile with a swirling smoke band, on the inner forearm of a person whose hand is visible.
Realistic raven and smoke swirl on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey pigeon with a blue and magenta neck, a yellow banner reading COO-COO and a red rose, on a forearm.
Pigeon with banner and rose on a forearm
Red poppy tattoo with black ink splatter and drips on the forearm, in a painterly watercolour style.
Poppy with ink splatter on a forearm
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up against a dark background.
Three birds in flight on a wrist
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers, small flying birds and the word Dream in script on the forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and birds on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a swooping eagle in grey and orange with a red sun and star shapes on a forearm.
Eagle with red sun on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long, flowing tail running down a forearm.
Phoenix with spread wings on a forearm
Colour traditional sleeve on a woman's arm, showing a pocket watch, red roses and a grey bird on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional sleeve with pocket watch and roses
Neo-traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with a crescent moon and diamond shapes on the inner forearm, in yellow, blue-grey and orange.
Stylised bird and crescent moon on a forearm
A grid of small fine line tattoos in black ink on the neck, upper back, wrists, hands and ankle, including an infinity symbol, a feather and the word imagine.
Collage of small fine line tattoos
Two black and grey tattoos on forearms: a small songbird perched on thin branches on the left, and flowing, swirling grey forms on the right, in a realistic style.
Bird on branches and swirling grey forearm tattoos
Small black fine line tattoo of a row of birds in flight on a forearm, with a silver bracelet on the wrist and water behind.
Row of small birds on a forearm
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
Two black and grey plague doctor tattoos, one on the upper arm with a bird on the shoulder and a dotted moon, and one on the forearm, both in blackwork and dotwork style.
Two plague doctor tattoos in black and grey
Colour dotwork sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing stylised houses, trees and a small bird on a hill.
Village houses and trees sleeve on an arm
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of open books turning into flying birds, rising up the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Books turning into birds on a forearm
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
Small solid black penguin tattoo with a spiral inside its body, shown in black and white on the inner wrist.
Small penguin tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo on the forearm of an eye inside a triangle with sunburst rays, above a mountain landscape, birds and a red flower.
Eye in triangle with mountains and flower
Black and grey sketched cartoon owl perched on a branch, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sketched owl on a branch
Two realistic tattoos: a black and grey face merged with a city skyline on an upper arm, and a colour bird silhouette with a forest scene on a forearm.
Cityscape portrait and bird forest tattoos on arms
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass rose on the torso, a bird on an arm and an elephant on the upper arm.
Watercolour tattoos: balloon, compass, bird and elephant