Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey sketchy-style bird with spread wings tattooed across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, with typewriter lettering on the upper arm.
Sketchy bird in flight across upper back
Two side-by-side photos of realistic colour tattoos on the top of a foot: a purple lily with green leaves on the left foot and a purple and blue hummingbird on the right foot.
Lily and hummingbird tattoos on two feet
Black script lettering reading Don't be Delicate, Be Vast and Brilliant, with small flying birds trailing across a forearm, in lettering style.
Script quote with birds on a forearm
Black fine line script reading I will see you again, with three small bird silhouettes above it, tattooed on a person's upper back.
"I will see you again" script with three birds
Black and grey tattoo of a bird of prey with spread wings above a geometric circle and hanging lines, on the inner forearm.
Spread-wing bird over geometric circle on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with three birds in flight and script lettering, on the shoulder.
Infinity symbol with birds on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo of a feather on a person's upper back, with its quill edge breaking into a flock of flying birds that climb towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on a back
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, across a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on a shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a small tattoo of two flying swallows above the script phrase 'you can go now' on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two birds and script on the inner wrist
Pencil drawing of a cartoon owl with closed eyes, scalloped wing feathers and a row of scalloped feet on a plain paper background.
Sleepy owl line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a thin flowing line leading into the word Believe in script, on the inner wrist.
Bird and Believe script on wrist
Black and grey pen drawing of a wolf head, with a tree, moon and forest scene shown within its face and ears, drawn as a tattoo design.
Wolf head with forest double exposure
Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a raven, a realistic eye, bare branches and the words Go with the flow.
Raven, eye and tree full sleeve
Ink and watercolour drawing of a hummingbird perching, with teal, green, blue and yellow washes on a cut-out paper shape.
Watercolour hummingbird sketch
Pencil and watercolour drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a small bird perched on the crossbar and pink peonies and roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with bird and peonies design
Black and grey photo of three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, tattooed on the back of a neck.
Three birds in flight on the nape
Black line design of a triangle with a circle and vertical line, a trident above, a bird with an arrow on the left, flames on the right and a rune below.
Triangle, circle and bird design with trident and flames
Black and grey brushstroke flamingo tattoo on a calf, with a small coloured piece lower down the leg.
Brushstroke flamingo on a calf
Black ink swallow tattoo with swirling ornamental detail on the side of the ribs, shown on tanned skin.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Two forearms pressed together showing a fine line bird head on the left and a poppy with watercolour wash on the right, both placed on the forearm.
Bird and poppy forearm pair
Black ink pen drawing of an anatomical heart with daisies, a rose and morning glory growing from it, with butterflies and birds around it.
Anatomical heart with flowers and butterflies
Coloured drawing of an infinity symbol tattoo design with the words Love and Family in script, a feather and small birds in purple, green and teal.
Infinity symbol with feather and birds design
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cartoon cat face in pink and blue with black linework on the thigh, with a small bird drawing near the knee.
Watercolour cat and bird on a thigh
Red, orange and yellow flame-patterned phoenix design with wings spread wide and a long tail of flames, shown on a plain white background.
Flaming phoenix with spread wings
Realism colour tattoo of a purple rose with water droplets across the shoulder and upper arm, above a camera lens, bird and portrait panel.
Purple rose and camera sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird with a fish-like head and clawed feet on a calf, with hatched and dotted shading.
Fish-headed bird on a calf
Flash design of a stylised bird head with a flowing, feather-like tail ending in curls, drawn in red to orange lines on a white background.
Red-orange stylised bird with swirling tail
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat with a small dark bird in its claws, placed on the upper arm.
Black cat clutching a bird on an arm
Black and grey script lettering with a flourish and shading on the back of a man's hand, with a wristwatch on the wrist.
Script tattoo on the back of a hand
A fine line black tattoo of a flamingo outline on the inner upper arm.
Single-line flamingo on an inner arm
Black script tattoo reading Stay Strong Believe inside an infinity symbol with birds in flight, on the side of a torso above a white garment.
Infinity symbol with birds and script lettering
Two forearms with colour tattoos: a blue bird on a pink blossom branch on the left, and a realistic red fox with a small bird and blossom on the right.
Fox and bird with blossom on forearms
Ink drawing of a songbird in flight, with its body and wings formed from musical notes and a treble clef, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Bird made of music notes and a treble clef
Traditional style tattoo of a rowboat on water beneath a moon and two birds, framed by a heart-shaped rope border, on a forearm.
Rowboat in a rope heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a rising phoenix with outstretched wings and swirling orange and red tail feathers, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange phoenix tattoo on upper back
Realistic owl head tattoo with a yellow-amber eye and soft grey feathers, placed on the calf of a leg.
Owl head tattoo on a calf
Back of a woman's neck with her hair in a bun, showing a small fine line tattoo of two birds in flight in black ink.
Two small birds on the back of the neck
Black ink drawing of a dreamcatcher with a siren emblem in its hoop, feathers hanging below and a flock of birds flying away, on a plain cream background.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and birds in black ink
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds in flight rising up the inner forearm, shown in a Fine line style.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove in flight above a shaded rose on the forearm.
Dove and rose on a forearm
Black and grey pencil sketch of a shaded feather with a flock of birds lifting away from its tip, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds taking flight
Black and grey flash drawing of an owl in flight with spread wings, shown in detailed blackwork feather linework with no body placement.
Owl in flight with spread wings
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in gold rope with a seagull perched on the shank, shown on a person's upper body.
Anchor with rope and seagull
Black line drawing of a swirling wing shape made from music staves and notes, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Musical notes and swirling wing design
Flash sheet of tattoo designs in yellow, black and grey showing swallows, a peacock feather, arrows, moon phases, a sun and script words on a white background.
Yellow and black bird, feather and arrow flash sheet
Black ink owl tattoo on the upper back of a woman with long hair pulled to one side, shown in black and white.
Owl tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey botanical tree branches and birds in a night sky across a realistic arm sleeve, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Tree and birds sleeve on an arm
Colourful digital drawing of a peacock with a fanned tail of green and purple eye feathers, a blue body and a black bow at the neck, on a plain grey-green background.
Peacock with fanned tail