Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional flash design of a braided, dark-haired figure holding a green skull bottle, flanked by birds and roses, with a banner reading Over Your Dead Body; no body placement shown.
Braided figure with potion bottle and banner
Black and grey fine line outline of a swallow in flight on the wrist, with the hand softly blurred in the foreground.
Swallow tattoo on a wrist
Black fine line outline tattoo of a dove in flight on the side of a person's waist, above a woven belt.
Dove in flight on the side of the waist
Colourful tree of life tattoo across a person's lower and upper back, with a striped orange trunk, leaves, fruit, birds and blue flowers in a botanical style.
Tree of life with birds and flowers across the back
Photograph of a large back tattoo of a black bird in flight and red flower splashes, with loose grey wash and fine linework on the upper back and spine.
Bird and red flowers across a back
Three views of a black blackwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes and flying birds on a calf, fading into dotwork at the base.
Pine forest and birds on a calf
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with branches over the shoulder and upper arm, with three birds in flight across the upper back, photographed from behind.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Black ink mockingbird perched on a branch with leaves and the quote It's a sin to kill a Mockingbird in script, on the forearm near the wrist.
Mockingbird on a branch with script on a forearm
Pencil-style sketch design of a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a small bird and beaded chains, drawn on skin.
Skull, rose and feather pencil design
Three views of a large Japanese style rooster tattoo with long tail feathers and a teal peony on a thigh and leg.
Rooster and peony down a leg
Black and white flash sheet of tattoo designs on a phone case, including a fox head, compass, bird, spider webs, playing card suits and a rope knot.
Black ink flash sheet with spider webs, compass and fox
Black and grey tattoo of two bird silhouettes above a stacked serif quote on the ribs, with pale fabric draped across the torso.
Two birds and quote on ribs
Two wrists pressed together showing small black fine line bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a wire on the left wrist and a single bird on the right.
Two wrists with matching bird tattoos
Colour tattoo of a California quail surrounded by orange poppies with green leaves, in a neo-traditional style, on a limb.
California quail and poppies on a limb
Tiny solid black bird silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown against a pale skin background.
Small black bird on inner forearm
Colour tattoo of a large bird silhouette filled with a misty forest and a small distant figure, on the forearm.
Bird silhouette with forest scene on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown songbird on a branch with pink blossom inside a yellow-outlined diamond, on the thigh.
Songbird and blossom on a thigh
Colourful illustrative tattoo of a bird with antler-like branches, a birdcage and a heart on an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photos.
Bird with antlers and birdcage on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of small black birds perched on a thin wire running across the inner forearm, with a hand resting against a tree trunk.
Birds on a wire along a forearm
Black line flash design of a songbird holding a sprig, a rose, a pearl necklace and a folding fan with peonies, in a traditional style with no placement shown.
Bird, rose and folding fan line drawings
Black and grey drawing of a stylised bird in flight with swept wings and a long curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised bird in flight design
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman with a blunt fringe, a skull, white butterflies and black birds, with a small colour rose visible lower left.
Woman, skull and butterflies on back
Two side views of a colour tattoo of white birds in flight against soft purple, blue and teal clouds, covering the upper arm.
White birds in flight over purple clouds on an upper arm
Realistic brown feather with teal wisps and orange-brown birds rising from it, tattooed on a person's ankle and lower leg.
Feather dissolving into birds on an ankle
Pencil flash drawing of a trident above a triangle and circle with a bird-like figure and arrow, with an Always banner beneath; no body placement shown.
Trident, triangle and Always banner design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall hilltop monument, a standing stone structure, a church and a dove across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Hilltop monument and church landscape on upper arm
Two people seen from behind, each with a fine line script quote tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, one with a flock of birds and one with a feather.
Matching quote tattoos on upper backs
Back tattoo of seven coloured chakra symbols running down the spine, with a black ornamental lotus and small bird on the upper back and shoulder.
Seven chakra symbols down the spine
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional-style tattoos of a shark, roses and a clock on the thigh and calf, with white high-top trainers.
Traditional leg sleeve with shark and roses
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol with the word love and three flying birds above, on a woman's upper back.
Infinity, love and birds on upper back
Black line drawing flash of a swallow with spread wings, a pair of scissors, two roses and a CREATE banner, in a traditional style.
Swallow, scissors and roses with CREATE banner
Fine line black outline tattoo of a flying bird behind a person's left ear, with a small stud earring visible nearby.
Flying bird tattoo behind the ear
Small solid black silhouette of three birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a long blonde braid, wearing a white lace bandeau.
Three birds on the upper back
Black tattoo of a bare tree with birds in flight, in a solid black silhouette style, on the side of the ribs.
Bare tree and flying birds on the side
Colourful geometric bird tattoo with black hatching and yellow, teal and orange accents on a forearm.
Stylised bird on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying across the chest, shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree and birds across shoulder and arm
Flash sheet of around a dozen black silhouette bird designs, including hummingbirds, swallows and peacock-like birds, with no placement shown.
Flash sheet of stylised black bird designs
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an owl, a woman's profile, red roses, a clock and a rabbit on a purple background.
Neo-traditional full sleeve with owl and roses
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a thin trailing line leading to the word Believe in script, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Bird and Believe script on wrist
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a bird with flowing swirl ornament and fine line detail, drawn on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Ornamental bird design in ink linework
Black and grey tattoo of a twisting tree with a perched bird and a dotwork cube pattern on a person's ribs.
Tree and geometric cube tattoo on ribs
Mirror selfie of a neo-trad colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large Dalek with blue lightning and stacked boxes.
Dalek colour sleeve tattoo
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with folded wings and a banner reading PRETTY BIRD, on the upper arm.
Pretty Bird banner tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a skeleton holding a bird, with a woman's head with a hair bun, on the inner thigh.
Skeleton and woman with a bird on a thigh
Black outline swallow tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist and forearm of a pale-skinned person against a dark background.
Swallow outline on an inner wrist
Small watercolour-style owl tattoo in purple, pink and red with a starry crown, on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour owl on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a shoulder and upper back, photographed in black and white.
Flying bird tattoo across a shoulder
Black line drawing of a bird in flight with flowing swirls, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Flying bird with swirling tail