Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching forearm tattoos: a watercolour feather with script and flying birds on the left, and a black and grey anchor with rope, birds and script on the right.
Feather and anchor matching forearm tattoos
A woman lying down wearing a black top and black briefs, with black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, ribs and thigh.
Black and grey tattoos on arm, torso and thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a grey bird with an orange breast perched on a branch with red chrysanthemum flowers, on the forearm.
Bird on flowering branch on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a dove carrying an olive branch above the script words Faith, Hope and Love, on a forearm, in a fine line style.
Dove with olive branch and script on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised bird with bands above the wrist on a forearm, with a woven cuff bracelet below and a knitted sleeve above.
Black geometric bird and bands on forearm
Small solid black silhouette of a soaring bird on the inner wrist of an open palm, with a plain pale background.
Soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist
Fine line blue-black tattoo of a woodland treeline with birds in flight across the inner forearm.
Tree line and birds on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small swallow silhouette above the words 'this too shall pass' in fine script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
Small geometric tattoo of a black linework origami bird over a solid green triangle on the inner forearm, near a gold watch strap.
Origami bird over green triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dreamcatcher with two feathers, a flock of birds and the word Dream in script on the inner wrist.
Dreamcatcher, feathers and script on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a round-eyed bird beside a stem with heart-shaped leaves and a small bud, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Round-eyed bird and heart-leaf sprig on a wrist
Close photo of a small black and grey peacock tattoo in fine line style on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small peacock on the inner wrist
Two matching fine line script tattoos on the inner wrists, one reading to with an infinity symbol and one reading and beyond with small birds.
Matching infinity and beyond wrist tattoos
Realistic swan tattoo on the inner forearm, with grey and white feathers, a red beak and blue water beneath.
Swan with spread wings on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brick lighthouse above a moustached man in a patterned collar, on the inner forearm.
Lighthouse and moustached man on a forearm
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a faded grey bird with script lettering, on the right a colour peony with green leaves in a bold neo-traditional style.
Faded bird beside a red peony on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a bare branch that runs across the forearm.
Two birds perched on a branch
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on a forearm, with green and purple plumage shaded against an orange background.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala and om symbol tattoos cover a forearm, with a small tattoo on the hand.
Mandala and dagger tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey swallow silhouettes tattooed on two inner wrists, with two birds perched on a wire on the left and flying birds on both sides.
Swallow silhouettes on both wrists
Traditional style tattoo of a diamond kite with an eye at its centre and a trailing string of red and black bows on the forearm.
Eye kite with bow ribbon on forearm
Three solid black bird silhouettes in flight in a loose arc on the inner forearm, with a penny held beside them for scale.
Three birds in flight on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style owl tattoo with turquoise accents on the eye and a blurred turquoise moon, across the inner forearm.
Sketch-style owl with turquoise moon on forearm
Black and grey photo of two flying bird silhouettes above the script words Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line lettering style.
Two birds and script quote on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of an engraved-style bird perched on a wireframe icosahedron, with teal and red accents.
Bird perched on a geometric icosahedron on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with green, teal and orange plumage and spread wings on the inner forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of five small black bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal row across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Five small birds in flight on a wrist
Brown henna design of a stylised bird with swirling feathers and dotwork detail on the inner forearm.
Stylised bird henna on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a peacock inside overlapping geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.
Peacock within geometric circles on a forearm
Watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in purple, pink, blue and green on a forearm, with a pale grey background.
Watercolour hummingbird on a forearm
Two stacked photos of inner forearms with fine-line script lettering and a small swallow silhouette tattoo in black ink.
Script quotes with swallows on forearms
Black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the forearm of a light-skinned arm, shown in flight against a pale background.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of a feather, a skull and a small script word on a man's forearms, with arms crossed over a white shirt.
Feather and skull tattoos on crossed forearms
Two forearms crossed together, each with matching black script reading I will always stand by your side and a small swallow on the forearm.
Matching script quote and swallow tattoos
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird in flight and a skull, with German text, across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Poppies, bird and skull full sleeve
Small colour tattoo of a robin with a red breast and tan wing in a simple black outline, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Robin tattoo on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo of the word freedom in a serif typeface with a small bird above the final letters, on the inner wrist.
Freedom lettering with bird on wrist
Blue ink tattoo of a long-tailed bird and peony-style flowers running along a forearm, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Blue bird and flowers on an arm
Black lace-patterned bird with blue wing and tail accents, perched on a branch on the inner forearm.
Lace-patterned bird on a forearm
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Close photo of a black silhouette swallow with blue-shaded wings and two blue leaves on the inner forearm.
Blue and black swallow on a forearm
Black and grey shaded owl tattoo with large round eyes and feathered wings, sitting on the inner forearm above grass.
Shaded owl on a forearm
Small realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on the wrist, with shaded feathers and a yellow beak, photographed on a hand held palm up.
Cardinal tattoo on the wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, shown on the inner forearm.
Traditional owl on a forearm
Colourful blue and green owl tattoo with large round eyes on a forearm, shown beside its pencil and ink sketch on paper.
Blue owl tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf standing among bare birch trees on the inner forearm, with small birds at the top.
Black wolf among bare trees on a forearm
Crossed forearms under UV light show a small glowing swallow tattoo on one forearm and geometric band tattoos around the wrists.
Swallow and geometric bands under UV light
Small blue bird with spread wings in flight, tattooed in fine line and blue shading on the inner forearm.
Small blue bird in flight on a forearm