Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey blackwork raven with spread wings across a person's upper back, with a square and compass eye tattoo at the lower left edge.
Raven with spread wings across a back
Black and grey ink splash drawing of an owl's face with two staring eyes, shown on a plain white background.
Owl face in ink splash
Black fine line script tattoo reading Believe with three small flying birds above the end of the word, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Believe script with three birds on a wrist
Two inner wrists side by side showing black script tattoos reading Sometimes you fall and before you fly, with two bird silhouettes and a small red heart shape.
Matching wrist quote tattoos with birds
Fine line folk-style bird tattoo with red shading and surrounding flowers on the calf.
Folk bird with red wing and floral frame on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of three small birds in flight on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided ponytail.
Three small birds on upper back
Black and grey forest tattoo across a forearm, showing bare trees, flying birds, clouds, a moon and a dotted fade at the wrist, shown in four panels.
Forest scene forearm tattoo in black and grey
Two matching shaded black and grey owl tattoos perched on branches, one on each forearm, with the wearers' hands clasped at the bottom of the frame.
Matching owls on two forearms
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay with spread wings on the side of a person's torso above the hip.
Blue jay in flight on the side
Fine line black script reading let it be, with three small bird silhouettes above it, on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Let it be script with three birds on the wrist
Small fine line black tattoo of a folded origami crane on the upper arm, below a white sleeve, against a yellow shutter background.
Origami crane on upper arm
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style, positioned on the upper shoulder of a person wearing a black sleeveless top.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Pastel hummingbird tattoo with black ornamental mandala linework and dotwork shading across a forearm.
Hummingbird and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a dotted band and a larger faint bird design on bare thighs, with a hand with nails in the foreground.
Ornamental and bird tattoos on thighs
Five small black swallow silhouettes in a rising line on the inner forearm, with a hand resting against the chin in the background.
Five swallows in flight on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a parrot in a geometric faceted style with black outlines and yellow to teal shading, on the forearm.
Geometric parrot on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with olive leaves, placed on the upper back in a traditional style.
Cardinal perched on a branch on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a black swallow filled with red, orange and yellow roses and green leaves, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow filled with roses on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a solid crow silhouette perched on a stack of open books, shown on a limb of skin.
Crow perched on open books
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a woman's face with handwritten script, a bird and a heart, shown on an upper arm and forearm from four angles.
Woman portrait and script full sleeve
Small black fine line tattoo of the Republica del Ecuador Quito emblem on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Quito coat of arms tattoo on a wrist
Black silhouette design of three swallows in flight with the script words every little thing gonna be alright, on a plain white background.
Three swallows in flight with script quote
Forearm tattoo of two black silhouetted figures in suits under an umbrella, beneath a colourful watercolour-style cloud with rain drips and a small bird.
Umbrella and watercolour rain on a forearm
Black and grey bird with an arrow tattoo on the upper chest near the shoulder of a woman with reddish hair.
Bird and arrow on upper chest
Small black script tattoo reading Freedom with a tiny bird silhouette on the side of a finger, shown against a beige background.
Freedom script and bird on a finger
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird, a skull and German text, shown from two angles on an arm.
Bird, poppies and skull full sleeve
Fine line outline of a swallow in dark ink on the side of a finger, against a red surface.
Swallow tattoo on a finger
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with long tail feathers and talons on a lower leg, shaded in traditional style.
Black and grey bird tattoo on a calf
Black script reading sempre con voi with a simple bird outline on the upper arm, shown in two stacked photos.
Sempre con voi script and bird on upper arm
Fine line grey tattoo of three swallows in flight on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Three swallows on upper back
Black and grey profile of a woman with curly bubble-textured hair and a coloured bird perched on top, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Bird and profile on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with three roses, an open birdcage and a bird in flight, in black and grey shading.
Roses, birdcage and flying bird design
Two wrists held together, each with a fine line script tattoo in black ink, one reading to with an infinity symbol and the other reading and beyond with small birds.
Matching infinity and beyond wrist tattoos
Fine line tattoo of a small bird carrying a dandelion seed head, with a tiny red heart above it, on the ankle.
Small bird and heart on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with flame-like red, orange and yellow feathers and trailing tail plumes, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Flame-coloured phoenix on the side ribs
Black and grey shaded swallow in flight tattooed on the side of the ribcage.
Swallow in flight on the ribs
Colourful peace symbol tattoo on a shoulder, with sun faces, stars, clouds, flowers, a globe and a butterfly in a bold illustrative style.
Peace symbol with sun and nature panels on shoulder
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the back with a bold cross, a flock of bird silhouettes and a script quote.
Cross, birds and script quote on the back
Small black hummingbird tattoo in fine line style on the side of a woman's ribs, below a black bikini strap, against a blue sky.
Hummingbird tattoo on the side ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink roses, a songbird and pansies with green leaves and soft grey shading on an upper arm.
Roses, songbird and pansies on upper arm
Black tribal-style eagle design with outstretched wings drawn in solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal eagle with spread wings
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the lower back.
Dove in flight on the lower back
Two matching foot tattoos in neo-traditional style, a llama with beads and a cow in a scarf, with the words FRIENDS and NOT FOOD on banners.
Llama and cow tattoos on a pair of feet
Black and white photo of a small fine line origami crane tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a dark top, shown in side profile.
Origami crane on upper arm
Black ornamental winged bird tattoo spanning the upper back and onto the upper arms, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate winged bird tattoo across a back
Two pairs of tiny black bird tattoos sit on the backs of two hands held together, in a minimal fine line style.
Two small birds on linked hands
Black and grey and colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a yellow rose with green leaves, three black birds and the quote about the most poetical topic in the world.
Yellow rose, birds and quote on upper back
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a kissing couple framed by an orange scalloped heart, with a rainbow behind them.
Kissing couple in a heart frame on a forearm