Bird tattoo ideas

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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 lettering reading 'Not all those who wander are lost' with two bird silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a foot near the ankle.
Quote tattoo with birds on a foot
Two mirrored black and grey raven tattoos with sketchy linework and dotwork shading, one on each thigh.
Twin raven tattoos on thighs
Two clenched fists with traditional-style tattoos on the back of the hands, a white flying bird with green splashes on the left and a dark brown bat with red splatter on the right.
White bird and red-splashed bat on two fists
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 three-masted sailing ship on rough green waves with a red flower below, on a lower leg.
Galleon and flower on a lower leg
Black tribal-style design of a stylised bird in flight with swirling tail feathers, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Stylised bird in tribal swirls
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a bird with wings made of musical notes and a treble clef, on the side of the torso above jeans.
Bird made of musical notes on the side
Black and grey realism tattoos of roses, a compass and script on a woman's leg and thigh, with small birds on the ankle, photographed in a bath.
Rose and compass leg sleeve with script
Black and grey owl on a branch with red-toned mandala and sunburst lines, tattooed on a thigh in a geometric and botanical style.
Owl on branch thigh tattoo
Black fine line script reading hakuna matata, arched across the design with small flying birds, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hakuna matata script with birds
Black botanical tattoo design of a large swirl ending in a five-petal flower and leaf, with a small bird and dots, on a tan background.
Black swirl with flower and small bird
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail on the lower leg above the ankle.
Tribal phoenix tattoo on lower leg
Black fine line tattoo of a feather that breaks up into a flock of flying birds, placed on the inner ankle.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on an ankle
Small coloured tattoo of a green and teal hummingbird with a pink throat in flight on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey top.
Hummingbird on a forearm
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoos on the upper chest of a person, with bold outlines and solid shading.
Two swallows on a chest
Loose ink sketch of a hummingbird in mid-flight with black and teal linework on a pale grey background, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Hummingbird sketch in black and teal ink
Colour tattoo of two swallows with swirling tails and flower details on the side of a person's ribs, with bold blue, green, orange and purple ink.
Colourful swallows with swirls on the ribs
Black and grey realistic raven with spread wings tattooed on a man's left ribs, with his shirt lifted to show it.
Raven tattoo on the ribs
Coloured illustration of a tree of life whose trunk forms a DNA double helix, with leafy branches, green roots, birds and butterflies on a parchment background.
Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots
Realistic blue and grey swallow in flight on the upper back, with small black stars scattered around it.
Swallow and stars on upper back
Black and grey dotwork swallow on the upper chest, with a tattooed chain necklace and pendant draped across the collarbone.
Swallow and chain necklace on collarbone
Black ink anchor with birds lifting off its shank and the script Sorelle per Sempre below it, tattooed on a lower leg.
Anchor with birds and script on a calf
Blue line-drawn feather fading into a flock of birds taking flight, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Black and grey wing and feather tattoo across a thigh and hip, photographed from behind while the person lies on white bedding.
Wing and feather tattoo on thigh and hip
Black and grey tattoo design of a bare tree with roots spreading over a hatched skull, with three crows and ink splatter around it.
Bare tree growing from a skull with crows
Black ink drawing of a stylised phoenix with sweeping wings and tail feathers, a flash design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Stylised phoenix in flowing linework
Watercolour style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue and yellow bird beside a lamp post, a moon and the words Next Stop Everywhere.
Bird, lamp post and moon on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a branch wrapping around the forearm, with a small perched bird, a sitting fox and leaves along the stem.
Bird, fox and branch on a forearm
Illustration of a hummingbird in flight, trailing teal and purple paint splashes on a white background.
Hummingbird in flight with paint splash
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of three birds with detailed feathers and loose linework, shown on a forearm.
Three birds in flight on a forearm
Black line tattoo of peonies and leaves on an upper arm, botanical style, with a partial bird tattoo visible on the forearm below.
Peony and rose bouquet on upper arm
Fine line tree of life tattoo on the ankle with swirling black branches, small blue, red and green birds perched in the boughs and two black birds flying to the right.
Tree of life with birds on an ankle
Two black and grey traditional swallow designs on white fabric, each with a ribbon banner reading HIS on the top and HERS below.
Traditional swallow designs labelled his and hers
Small black geometric tattoo of a folded paper style bird in flight on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Geometric origami bird on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a swan with its neck raised and head turned to the right, its body built from flowing, tapered strokes on a white background.
Stylised swan line drawing
Watercolour-style tattoo of purple and pink flowers, three black birds and vertical script on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour flowers, birds and script on ribs
Black ink tattoo of a bird and trailing vine with small flowers on the upper thigh of a seated person holding a glass.
Bird and vine tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey line-work tattoo of a bird and foliage on a thigh, with a studded corset and black stockings visible in the photo.
Black and grey line-work thigh tattoo
Solid black line drawing of a phoenix in flight with sweeping wings and a long tail of feathers on a plain tan background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Phoenix in flight design
Black fine line bird silhouettes and lettering tattoos across a woman's upper back, including the word freedom.
Bird and word tattoos across a back
Realism colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a grey branch, placed on a forearm.
Realistic cardinal on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a back showing a screaming woman whose hair breaks into flying birds, with handwritten script lyrics beside her and a tribal ornament at the top left.
Screaming woman with birds and handwritten lyrics on back
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a bird with shaded wings, a pocket watch and a key, shown as a sketch on paper.
Poppies, bird and clock design
Colour tattoo of a peacock with green and teal feathers and fine vine sprigs, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock tattoo on upper back
Three hand-coloured traditional flash designs on paper, showing a red heart, a blue rose and a blue swallow, each with a scroll banner carrying names.
Heart, rose and swallow flash designs
Colour tattoo of a swallow among pink cherry blossom branches with the word Nanny in black script, shown in two close photos on a leg.
Swallow and cherry blossom with script on a leg
Black ink drawing of three swallows in flight over grey wash and small dots, shown as a design on white paper.
Three swallows in flight