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 dreamcatcher, two feathers and three birds with the word Wanderlust in script, on the wrist.
Dreamcatcher and wanderlust script on wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a stormy sky with lightning, breaking waves and dark fern silhouettes, wrapping around a forearm.
Stormy seascape on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a wavy line with a small bird above it, on the side of an ankle.
Wavy line and bird on an ankle
Black tribal-style design of a bird with outstretched wings, filled with white scrollwork and swirls on a plain white background.
Spread-wing bird with scrollwork
Small black silhouettes of five birds in a flight line across the ankle and top of a bare foot, photographed on a wooden floor.
Flock of birds on an ankle
Six-panel collage of black feather tattoos, some with birds and script, on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, on the forearm.
Wide-eyed owl on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail running down the forearm.
Phoenix with spread wings on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tui bird perched among red pohutukawa flowers on the calf.
Tui bird and red flowers on a calf
Two photos of a colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a sketch-style bird perched on a branch with leaves, one bird with an orange breast and one wearing a yellow crown.
Sketchy bird on a branch, upper arm
Back of a person in a white bikini bottom showing a large Japanese style peacock and orange chrysanthemum tattoo across the lower back.
Peacock and chrysanthemum on lower back
Colour tattoo of a blue peacock with a long curling green tail and orange flowers on a person's upper back.
Peacock and orange flowers on a back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon peacock with large eyed feathers and an orange beak, in neo-traditional style, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cartoon peacock on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a red phoenix with an orange flame tail and black text beside it, placed on the shoulder.
Red phoenix with flame tail on a shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a striped teepee, red sun, cactus and stars on a lower leg, with bold black outlines and red and yellow fills.
Teepee and desert scene on a calf
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design: an infinity symbol with the words be strong believe in cursive script, with small birds flying across the lines on lined paper.
Infinity symbol with 'be strong believe' script and birds
Black fine line tattoo of a flock of birds flying diagonally across the upper back, from near the shoulder blade towards the spine.
Flock of birds across a upper back
Black and white photo of the word freedom in serif lettering on a wrist, with a small bird silhouette above the final letters.
Freedom lettering with bird on wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with a red ribbon and an antique key, on the side of the ribs.
Magpie and key on the ribs
Two forearm tattoos of birds set within geometric line frames, one with a diamond and teal circle, the other with concentric rings and a starburst, on a person in a grey t-shirt.
Birds in geometric frames on both forearms
Line drawing of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with dotted stippling on its wing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Songbird and blossom branch design
Red and black phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers on the side of a person's ribs.
Red phoenix on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of Alice in a blue dress holding an umbrella, with pink and teal splashes, on the upper back.
Alice with umbrella on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey and white owl with orange eyes perched on a brown birdhouse, with a teal circle behind it, on an upper arm.
Owl on a birdhouse on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Swallow in flight on a forearm
Black linework hummingbird with ornamental scrolled detailing across the wings and tail, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Filigree hummingbird on a forearm
Fine line black and grey geometric thunderbird with a vertical arrow tattooed on the ribs.
Geometric thunderbird and arrow on ribs
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a songbird perched on a leafy branch beneath a stippled sun, shown on the forearm.
Songbird on a branch with dotwork sun
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of blossom clusters and two swallows across the upper chest and shoulders.
Blossom and swallows across the chest
Colour tattoo of a black raven beside red poppies and green leaves on a person's upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and red poppies on a thigh
Flash sheet of six black line infinity symbol tattoo designs, several with handwritten or block lettering such as family, sister and always, and some with bird silhouettes.
Infinity symbol tattoo designs with words
Black ink design of a swallow in flight, with its wings and body filled with Japanese-style waves, flowers and a koi-like fish, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight with wave and koi patterns
Black ink drawing on white paper of a semicolon with three swallows flying from its top, shown as a tattoo design on a lined notebook page.
Semicolon and swallows design drawing
Black script quote reading Our flaws are what makes us perfect, with four solid bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Quote with four flying birds on ribs
Black linework tattoo of a bird skull framed by flowers and feathers with green wash accents, on the inner forearm.
Bird skull with flowers on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing two red roses around an ornate grey oval frame holding a graveyard scene under a teal sky.
Roses and graveyard in an ornate frame on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight above a tree on a person's upper back, with a thin red ribbon curling around the trunk and branches.
Bird and tree on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers, a flying bird, daisies and roses on the outer thigh.
Deer, bird and flowers on a thigh
Watercolour style tattoo of a blue and grey bird in flight with orange splashes, placed on the side of the ribs.
Blue watercolour bird on the ribs
Black tattoo of a bird silhouette inside a circle with an arrow passing through it, on the inner wrist.
Bird in a circle with arrow on a wrist
Colour tattoo of two blue tits perched on a branch of yellow forsythia, across the shoulder and upper back of a person in a white top.
Blue tits and forsythia on a shoulder
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a raven and a woman's face on the inner forearm.
Raven and woman sketch on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today, with a feather and a bird above it, across a man's upper back.
Script quote with feather across upper back
Two forearms in black and white, each with a small black fine line anchor and a flock of birds rising towards the elbow, shown as a matching pair.
Matching anchor and bird flock forearm tattoos
A traditional-style swallow tattoo in blue, red and yellow with black outlines, shown in flight on the forearm.
Traditional swallow on a forearm
Colour tattoo of three owls perched on a branch with green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Three owls on a branch on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a limb showing an orange butterfly, leaves, a geometric flower and a bird's head, with black outlines and dot shading.
Neo-traditional butterfly and bird on a limb
Black and grey photo of a single-line outline of a small bird tattoo on the inside of a forearm, in fine line style.
Simple bird outline on a forearm