Bird tattoo ideas

3,605 photos and flash · 22% Fine line, 15% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing a central urn, a hand holding a dagger, a bird, an eye, a pipe, flowers, arrows and script lettering.
Black and grey flash sheet with urn and hand
Fine black lettering reading not all those who wander are lost, with two small bird silhouettes, running along the top of a bare foot on a sandy beach.
Quote and birds along a foot
Colourful phoenix tattoo in orange, red, yellow and blue on a forearm, with a wrist full of bangles and a patterned top visible.
Phoenix tattoo on a forearm
Two realistic blue bluebird tattoos on the inner forearms, one perched on a padlock engraved with a treble clef and one on an ornate key.
Bluebirds perched on a padlock and a key
Black and grey realism style tattoos of birds in flight on a forearm, with a hummingbird hovering above an open palm.
Black and grey birds on a forearm and hand
Traditional style swallow tattoo with red flowers on the upper arm, shown in black, grey, blue and red ink.
Swallow and red flowers on an upper arm
Dark blue-grey tattoo of a flock of birds rising across the upper back, with the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly beneath them.
Flock of birds and script quote on upper back
Sheet of six tribal-style creature designs in red, green, blue, purple, brown and teal on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Six tribal-style creature designs in colour
Woman in a peach sleeveless blouse with a lace collar, showing colour tattoos of roses and a bird on her upper arms and forearms.
Colour roses and bird tattoos on both arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a songbird perched on a floral teacup and saucer, on the lower leg.
Songbird on a teacup and saucer
Black ink tattoo of a bird silhouette beside Hebrew lettering on the inner wrist, in a lettering style with a simple silhouette motif.
Bird and Hebrew lettering on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a bird whose tail forms an infinity symbol, with soft pink and mint shading, on the side of the ribs.
Bird and infinity symbol on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a soaring bird with fine line geometric circles and dotted arcs on the forearm.
Soaring bird with geometric lines on a forearm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoos covering a person's arms, with a ginger cat cradled against the right forearm and a small tattoo visible on the upper chest.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve with a ginger cat
Black and grey pencil drawing of a bird with feathered wings that curve up into a heart shape above its body, shown as a tattoo design.
Winged bird with heart-shaped wings
Colour realism tattoo of a blue bird perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, on a person's leg.
Bluebird and cherry blossom on a leg
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
Black ink sketch of a hummingbird hovering beside a flower on a long stem with two leaves, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Hummingbird and flower sketch
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight with wings spread, on the inner upper arm.
Swallow in flight on an upper arm
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and knee, showing a pocket watch, a large rose and flowers.
Black and grey pocket watch and rose leg sleeve
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
Colourful neo-traditional phoenix tattoo with peacock-style feathers across the outer thigh, with a pink lace garment visible above it.
Colourful phoenix and feathers on a thigh
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
Small fine line palm tree with birds and a sun over a shoreline in grey ink on an ankle, with a brown patent heeled shoe.
Palm tree and island on an ankle
Traditional style swallow tattoos in red, blue and black on the ankles of two bare feet resting on a wooden bench dusted with sand.
Matching swallows on both feet
Black and white line drawing of a butterfly over a circular patterned ring, with daisies, leaves and two small swallows, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly, daisies and swallows flash design
Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with a green bird-head handle and a red banner reading Anything Can Happen, on a forearm.
Umbrella with banner on a forearm
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoos flying up the top of a foot towards the ankle, with pink painted toenails.
Flying swallows across a foot
Bearded man with arms crossed showing black and grey tattoos on both forearms and upper arms, including a sunflower and a bird.
Tattooed forearms and upper arms in denim
Colour tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with red blossoms and green leaves, placed on the upper back.
Owl on a blossom branch on the back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red songbird with a pale moon, berries and a pearl-edged mirror on the forearm.
Red songbird with moon on forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with a red hull, clouds and birds, above a banner reading Homeward Bound, on a forearm.
Sailing ship with Homeward Bound banner on a forearm
Black flash design of a knotwork raven in flight, with interlaced Celtic-style patterns across its wings and body and a thin white outline.
Knotwork raven in flight
Black and grey photo of a fine black branch tattoo with a small perched bird on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Bird perched on a branch on the upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird with a thin trailing line leading to the word Believe in script, on the inner wrist.
Bird and Believe script on a wrist
Tattoo of six owls perched on two branches with green leaves, in grey shading with coloured eyes, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Six owls on branches across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a roaring orange and black striped tiger with a small red and orange bird beside it, on the side of a torso below a black top.
Tiger and small bird on the side ribs
Fine line black outline of a dove in flight with a small red heart beside it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dove outline and red heart on a wrist
Black and grey realism owl head tattoo with scale-pattern feathers inside a black diamond shape on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a wider view.
Owl head tattoo on upper arm
Blue ink line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a long, swirling tail in fine line style, shown on plain white paper.
Phoenix in flight line drawing
Black fine line tattoo of a whale on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a small bird above it and a braided bracelet worn on the same arm.
Fine line whale on a wrist
Black tattoo on the inside of a wrist showing three flying bird silhouettes above the script words Let it be.
Three flying birds and Let it be on a wrist
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha holding fans, cherry blossoms, butterflies and wind lines in colour across the back.
Full back Japanese piece with geisha and butterflies
Fine line black tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with dotwork shading on the wings, on the upper arm.
Hummingbird on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black and grey knight helmet with red and orange feather plumes on the upper arm, with part of another coloured tattoo visible at the top left.
Knight helmet with red plumes on upper arm
Black script word Believe with a small shaded bird flying above it, tattooed on a wrist.
Believe script and dove on a wrist
Black tribal-style owl design with bold curved wing shapes and round eyes, perched on a branch that ends in a spiral.
Stylised owl on a curling branch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with wings spread across the shoulder, shown in four photographs from different angles.
Raven with spread wings on a shoulder