Bird tattoo ideas

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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
Small black and grey fine line swallow in flight with the words stand by me beside it on a forearm.
Swallow and stand by me on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail feathers in orange, red and yellow, on a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork drawing of an eagle in flight, with a forest of pine trees, a wolf and a moon shown within its wings and body, drawn on white paper.
Eagle in flight with forest and wolf
Two blue swallow tattoos in a traditional style, one on each inner wrist of a person with their hands clasped together behind the body.
Blue swallows on both wrists
Tribal-style phoenix tattoo in black and red ink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal phoenix on upper back
Solid black tribal phoenix tattoo with spread wings on a man's upper arm, near the shoulder.
Tribal phoenix on upper arm
Black ink phoenix tattoo with bold swirling tail feathers wrapping from the ankle down onto the top of the foot.
Phoenix tattoo wrapping the ankle and foot
Colour tattoo of a phoenix in red, orange and yellow spreading its wings with a flowing flame tail, on the side of a person's torso.
Phoenix in flight on a side body
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a small winged bird with a curling tail on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised.
Simple winged bird line tattoo on wrist
Traditional style flash designs of a swallow, a rose, a dagger, a sparrow, blossoms and a heart, painted in colour on pale paper.
Traditional flash sheet with swallow, rose and dagger
Watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in pink, purple, blue and green with a black beak, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped sleeve.
Watercolour hummingbird on a forearm
Two legs covered in colourful traditional tattoos, including roses, a dagger, a heart and a bird, photographed from above in a bath.
Traditional tattoos covering both legs
Two matching realistic chickadee tattoos in flight, one on each forearm, with black caps, grey wings and warm yellow-brown bellies.
Matching chickadees on two forearms
Black linework phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a swirling tail on the forearm.
Phoenix with swirling tail on a forearm
Black ink bare tree with small perched birds on the calf, photographed against a wooden floor.
Bare tree with birds on a calf
Small black and grey fine line hummingbird tattoo in flight on the skin behind a person's ear, with the wing raised and the beak pointing forward.
Hummingbird tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of a falling bird with a pocket watch on a beaded chain, on the forearm.
Bird and pocket watch on a forearm
Man with crossed arms in a navy T-shirt showing a black and grey traditional-style sleeve, with a bird on the forearm and a rose on the lower arm.
Crossed arms with bird and rose tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, with fine script lettering beneath it, on a person's back.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script quote
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of four small birds in flight on the inner forearm, with beaded bracelets on the wrist.
Four birds in flight on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a long swirling tail across the upper back, shown on a person with short blonde hair.
Multicoloured phoenix on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine and bare trees with flying birds on a forearm, shown from three angles.
Forest silhouette on a forearm
Traditional style colour swallow tattoo on the back of a hand, with blue-grey wings, a red chest and orange accents.
Swallow tattoo on the back of a hand
Traditional colour tattoo of a log cabin with a red moon, wolf, pine trees and orange flower on the upper arm.
Log cabin, wolf and red moon on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a bare tree, a misty treeline and a flock of birds, with dark ink splatters at the wrist.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo design of a shaded feather that breaks apart into a flock of bird silhouettes rising upward, shown on a white background.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Brown ink drawing of a songbird perched on a curling scroll branch with filigree swirls, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment with no body placement visible.
Songbird perched on a scrolling branch
Small black fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a curled branch with an outlined heart above, placed at the back of the neck.
Two birds and a heart on the neck
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red and orange phoenix with spread wings and a small grey skull motif, on an upper arm against a black background.
Red phoenix tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo in flight, with bold outlines and shaded wings, on the side of the ribs.
Swallow in flight on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings and talons gripping a branch, on the upper arm.
Diving bird on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched owl with detailed feathers and wide eyes, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Owl tattoo on a shoulder blade
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship with birds flying off its sails, waves below and the words SAIL ON beside them, on the forearm.
Sailing ship and birds on an arm
Black lettering tattoo of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, in a typewriter-style font on skin.
Two swallows above a quote and date
Black and grey swallow tattoo with lace-patterned wings in blackwork style, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lace-patterned swallow on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into small birds, running up the ankle and onto the foot.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on an ankle
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo with geometric circles and triangles across the back of a hand.
Swallow tattoo on the back of a hand
Blue silhouette birds rise in a flock above the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, tattooed across the upper back.
Flock of birds and script quote on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a mechanical bird with gears and a winding key on the inner forearm of a person wearing a rolled denim shirt.
Mechanical bird on a forearm
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo on a forearm, shown perched with large dark eyes and finely shaded feathers.
Realistic owl tattoo on a forearm
Black silhouette design of three birds flying in a diagonal line against a plain white background.
Three birds in flight silhouette
Black linework flash drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body built from swirling curls and flourishes on a white background.
Swirling hummingbird design in flight
Colour tattoo of a black and orange phoenix with flame swirls on the side of a torso, above the hip, worn above jeans.
Phoenix and flame swirls on the side
Fine line tattoo of a simple owl perched on a horizontal branch, in black ink on the upper chest.
Minimalist owl perched on a branch
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight on the upper back near the left shoulder blade, shown from behind with a long blonde plait and white lace bandeau.
Three small birds on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a full skirt whose hair turns into a flock of birds, placed on the forearm.
Woman in a dress dissolving into birds on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black raven in front of an orange sunburst, with a red rose and an eye inside a triangle on a forearm, shown in three views.
Raven, rose and eye on a forearm