Bird tattoo ideas

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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
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
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 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 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
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
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
Small black swallow tattoo with patterned wing fills on the upper shoulder near the collarbone, in a traditional style.
Small swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo of a feather that breaks up into flying birds, running from the upper back over the shoulder towards the side of the neck, shown in two photographs.
Feather dissolving into birds on shoulder and neck
Dark blue-black silhouettes of birds in flight rise across the upper back toward the shoulder, with the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly beneath them.
Flock of birds and script quote on upper back
Colour realism style tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and a blue bird, running from the neck across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Cherry blossom branch and bluebird on upper back
Close-up of a blue swallow tattoo with dark outlines and soft shading on a person's upper chest near the shoulder.
Blue swallow on upper chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate hummingbird with swirling filigree wings and tail, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate hummingbird on the upper back
Black ink tattoo of a bird formed from musical staves, notes and a treble clef, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird made of musical notes on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion dissolving into flying birds, with script lettering running along the upper shoulder and chest.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script on shoulder
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with feathers and wisps of cloud, shown in two photos.
Phoenix full sleeve in black and grey
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical tattoo of a bare branch with a small bird perched on it, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird perched on a branch across a shoulder blade
Two side-by-side photos: a black ink wash cat curled on a forearm, and a colourful watercolour-style bird on a shoulder.
Ink wash cat on forearm and bird on shoulder
Black and grey dandelion with drifting seeds and the script quote 'Staring down the barrel of a 45, but I'm alive' across the shoulder and upper chest.
Dandelion and script quote on shoulder
Back shoulder tattoo of a bird in flight with sketchy black linework and blue, purple and pink watercolour washes, with the word freedom in script beside it.
Watercolour bird with freedom script on upper back
Black ink fine line tattoo of a swallow flying out of an open birdcage with script lettering above it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow leaving a birdcage on the shoulder
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings rising from flames across the upper arm and shoulder, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Phoenix rising from flames on upper arm
Black script tattoo reading inhale the future exhale the past with a small flock of birds in flight, on a shoulder.
Quote and birds on a shoulder
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
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
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
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
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
Photo of a Japanese style tattoo of two cranes in flight with black swirling linework across a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Two cranes and swirls on shoulder and chest
Two black outline geometric bird tattoos sit near the shoulder blades of two people, one larger on the left and one smaller on the right.
Geometric bird tattoos on two shoulders
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl, a skull wearing a feathered headdress and a wolf across the shoulder and upper arm.
Owl, skull and wolf on an upper arm
Small black bird silhouettes in flight tattooed across a shoulder and collarbone, shown in a black and white photograph.
Flock of birds on a shoulder
Back tattoo of black and grey wildflowers in front of an orange watercolour-style sun, with fine radiating lines, small birds and a script banner across the upper back and shoulder.
Wildflowers and orange sun across the back
Realistic colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hummingbird, red poppies, poppy seed heads and a blue butterfly, shown from two angles.
Hummingbird and red poppies on a full arm sleeve
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with pink blossoms and a beaded chain, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cardinal and blossom on upper arm
A colour tattoo on an upper arm of a faceted geometric owl in red, orange and grey, above a burning terraced building with flames.
Geometric owl and burning building on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo perched on a bare branch across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Owl on a branch across shoulder and chest
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a wolf, skeletons, a bird, an eye, a snake and a crescent moon.
Engraved skeleton and beast scene on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, sitting on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Feather dissolving into birds on a shoulder
Collage of six photographs showing black and grey feather tattoos on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck, some with birds or script beside them.
Feather tattoos in a six-photo collage
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a swirling tree with three birds, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Swirling tree with birds on upper back
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven with red roses and a beaded arc on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a black top.
Traditional raven and red roses on upper arm
Tribal-style phoenix tattoo in black and red ink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal phoenix on upper back
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing peonies, lavender sprigs, leaves and a small brown songbird.
Peony and songbird sleeve on an arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a stag with a songbird perched on its antlers, placed on a shoulder.
Small stag with a bird on a shoulder
Vintage-style botanical tattoos on a shoulder and upper arm, showing a nest with blue eggs, a pink rose and a sparrow on a blossom branch.
Sparrow, nest and rose on upper arm