Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a traditional-style bird carrying a sealed envelope with a scalloped flap and small heart, with flowers and radiating rays, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Bird carrying a love letter with flowers
Three matching black line infinity symbol tattoos, each with a small bird head on the left loop, shown on three wrists.
Matching infinity and bird wrist tattoos
Black and grey swallow in flight with a swirling tail above the word Freedom, tattooed on the forearm beside stacked silver bangles.
Swallow and Freedom on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird pulling a string that holds a hanging chandelier, on the inner forearm of a person in a dark top and jeans.
Bird pulling a hanging chandelier on a forearm
Small black bird silhouettes in a scattered flock across a shoulder, in black ink.
Flock of birds across a shoulder
Three solid black silhouette birds in flight tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three flying birds on the wrist
Black fine line script reading All good things are wild and free, with a feather and small birds, across a woman's shoulder and collarbone.
Script quote and feather on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a phoenix in red, orange and yellow with black shading, spanning a person's lower back, with a small heart below it.
Phoenix across the lower back
Black ink design of an anchor with a looping line leading to a flock of birds and the script words carry with me the weight of the sea, shown on a white background.
Anchor and birds with script quote
Two pink flamingos with necks curved to form a heart, in a soft red-pink colour on the upper arm.
Two pink flamingos on an upper arm
Small black and grey fine line swallow in flight with faint script above it, tattooed on the side of a person's abdomen above light grey shorts.
Small swallow tattoo on the side of the abdomen
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds flying diagonally down the back of a neck and onto the upper back.
Flock of birds on the back of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of an owl perched on a vine branch across the top of a foot, with shaded feathers and leaves.
Owl on a branch on the foot
Black and grey tattoo of two roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch and swallows with scrollwork across an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Roses, pocket watch and swallows on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a blue and red swallow above a gold compass rose, framed by red flowers and green leaves on the upper arm.
Swallow and compass on an upper arm
Two black and grey swallow tattoos on the backs of hands clasped together over a grey tweed jacket.
Two swallows on clasped hands
Small black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into flying birds on the inner upper arm, shown against a pale background.
Feather dissolving into birds on upper arm
Three people seen from behind, each with a matching black bare tree and birds tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching bare trees with birds on three backs
Black fine line dandelion with seeds drifting into small birds on the inner forearm and wrist of a person with pink lipstick.
Dandelion and birds on a wrist
Traditional style swallow tattoo with blue wings and a red breast on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Swallow on the upper chest
Black and white photo of a forearm with black script reading Take these broken wings and learn to fly, with a small bird silhouette beside the text.
Script quote and bird on a forearm
Two matching black and grey swallow tattoos, one on each wrist, with the hands clasped together in front of dark jeans.
Matching swallow tattoos on wrists
Pencil drawing of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a flock of birds rising from the top of the rope, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Anchor, rope and birds design
Back view of two legs with a watercolour-style tree on the left calf and a splashed bird on the right thigh, in pink, blue, green and teal.
Watercolour tree and bird on both legs
Black fine line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two feathers, the script word Dream and small birds on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and the word Dream on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a windswept tree breaking into birds, with a script quote below it, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Windswept tree and script quote on upper back
Colour traditional-style swallow tattoo with green, pink and teal wings and an orange belly, placed on the top of a foot.
Swallow tattoo on the top of a foot
Traditional colour tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame above an anchor, with a dagger and roses, on a leg.
Sailor woman in a rope frame over an anchor
Colour Japanese-style phoenix tattoo with clouds and foliage covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black London skyline tattoo on the side of a thigh, showing Tower Bridge, Big Ben, the London Eye and three birds in solid black ink.
London skyline silhouette on a thigh
Two people shown from behind with full body Japanese-style tattoos, the left in black and grey with a dragon and bird, the right in colour with a warrior figure and peonies.
Full body Japanese tattoos seen from behind
Black fine line tattoo of the words let it be with a swirling tail and three small swallows, on the top of a woman's foot.
Let it be script and swallows on a foot
Solid black silhouette of a swallow in flight on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Swallow in flight silhouette
Two wrists pressed together showing matching fine line tattoos of the word sisters within an infinity symbol, each with three small birds above.
Matching sisters infinity tattoos on wrists
Black and grey swallow tattoos flying in a line up the outside of a foot and ankle, shown in a fine line and silhouette style.
Flock of swallows on a foot
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven perched on a grey skull, with red flowers and green leaves, on a lower leg.
Raven on a skull with red flowers on a calf
Four white Valentine's cards each show a taped-on traditional-style tattoo flash design: an anchor, a shark head, a swallow and a heart with a flame, with no body part visible.
Traditional flash designs on Valentine's cards
Colourful realistic tattoo of a goldfinch perched among purple thistles and grass across the top of a foot.
Goldfinch and thistle on a foot
Three tiny black swallows in flight in a diagonal line on the ankle, photographed on a pale foot over green grass.
Three small swallows on an ankle
Split photo: on the left, a small dark tattoo on a hip; on the right, a colour traditional bird with a purple flower and green leaves on a thigh.
Before and after: small mark and coloured bird on thigh
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a calf and thigh showing feathers, a dreamcatcher mandala and a woman's face, with a compass and clouds tattoo on the other leg.
Feather, dreamcatcher and portrait leg sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of a bear with flowers, leaves and a small ship on the outer thigh, with a hand holding fabric above it.
Bear and flowers on a thigh
Bare legs standing on a wooden floor, with a colour traditional-style tattoo of a dagger and flowers down the calf and ornamental pieces on both ankles.
Traditional leg and ankle tattoos on bare legs
Watercolour style bird tattoo in blue, red, orange and green with loose black linework, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour bird tattoo on the ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a blue shaded diamond on a forearm, surrounded by bold red, green and grey flash-style motifs.
Blue diamond in a traditional sleeve on a forearm
Black fine line script reading not all those who wander are lost, with two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the outer side of a bare foot on wet sand.
Quote and birds tattoo on the side of a foot
Red and black tattoo of a cardinal in flight with spread wings and a long tail, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white shirt.
Red cardinal in flight on forearm
Black botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing a blossom branch with a bird in flight, above two bands of lace-like pattern.
Blossom branch, bird and lace bands on upper arm