Bird tattoo ideas

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Detailed fine line drawing of a sparrow in flight with outstretched wings, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Sparrow in flight, ink linework
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with two small birds and green leaves, placed on the calf.
Sunflower and birds on a lower leg
Realism-style tattoo of a blue feather on the side of the ribs, with black silhouette birds lifting away from its upper edge.
Blue feather with flying birds on ribs
Realistic drawing of a barn owl in flight with spread wings and green eyes, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Barn owl in flight, coloured pencil design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl's face and feathered chest on the inner forearm.
Barn owl on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two birds perched on a bare branch, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two birds on a branch across a shoulder blade
Realistic colour tattoo of a maple leaf with a forest and bird scene inside it, placed on the forearm.
Maple leaf with forest scene on an arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a green hummingbird and pink orchids on the side of a torso, with the bird flying towards the flowers.
Hummingbird and orchids on the side
Realistic drawing of a green and blue hummingbird with trailing wisps of colour, above a black and grey bird in a swirling dark form, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hummingbird with ink smoke and a black bird
Black and grey realistic drawing of a raven in profile, with fine smoke-like swirls curling around it on a white background.
Realistic raven with smoke swirls
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion seed head on the upper back, with its seeds lifting away and turning into small bird silhouettes.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on upper back
Black and grey skull tattoo with flying birds and painterly brushstrokes across a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and birds across a back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird in flight across upper back
Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of lilies, magnolias and a bluebird on a branch over a green and orange background, shown from four angles on an arm.
Floral full sleeve with bluebird on branch
Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with birds in the sky, on the outer thigh of a person lying on a wooden floor.
Mermaid on a rock with birds on a thigh
Colourful realism tattoo of a peacock head with feather eyes on the upper arm, shaded in greens, blues and purples.
Realistic peacock head with feather eyes
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with spread wings and a long beak, shown on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Hummingbird with spread wings on a foot
Realistic colour tattoo of a robin perched on a thin branch with pink blossoms, shown on skin.
Robin on a blossom branch
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink peony, bud and green leaves with a hummingbird perched on the stem, on the side of the upper thigh.
Peony and hummingbird on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a goldfinch in flight on an upper arm, with black and white wings and a yellow body, above a faint outlined leaf design.
Goldfinch in flight on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a hummingbird in mid-flight with a red head and blue-green wings on the back of a hand against a dark background.
Hummingbird tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face inside a pyramid with birds and scrollwork on the forearm.
Clock, pyramid and birds on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chickadee perched on a thin branch, shown on the upper chest.
Chickadee perched on a branch on the chest
Torso of a person in a white vest top, with black and grey realism style tattoo sleeves on both arms showing a cat, a skull and a ship.
Black and grey sleeve with cat and skull
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl, a skull wearing a feathered headdress and a wolf across the shoulder and upper arm.
Owl, skull and wolf on an upper arm
Split before and after image of an upper arm: a blue outline eye sketch over a faded bird and snake tattoo on the left, and a colourful realistic galaxy eye with a blue iris on the right.
Galaxy eye cover-up on upper arm
Small realistic colour hummingbird tattoo in green, blue and pink on a forearm, shown beside a US quarter for scale.
Small colour hummingbird tattoo beside a quarter
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with green, blue and purple feathers and soft purple watercolour splashes, on the side of a ribcage.
Hummingbird with watercolour splashes on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a white dove in flight over dark clouds on an upper arm, with a red sleeve visible on the right.
Dove in flight over clouds on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight on the upper arm of a woman wearing a navy vest top and a leather suspender strap.
Bird in flight on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chickadee in flight across the upper chest.
Chickadee in flight on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo on the back of a screaming woman with birds breaking into flight, with handwritten lyrics running down the left side.
Screaming woman and birds on back
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the calf, with green and blue head and body, pink wings and a blue and purple tail.
Hummingbird in flight on a calf
Realistic brown and black owl head tattoo with a large detailed eye on the inner forearm, held by a gloved hand.
Owl head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a rose, script words and a dove over smoky shading.
Black and grey rose, script and dove on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a green and pink hummingbird in flight with a swoosh trail on a person's upper back, next to part of a rose tattoo.
Hummingbird in flight on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the forearm and upper arm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Two magpies with spread wings on both arms
Realistic colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hummingbird, red poppies, poppy seed heads and a blue butterfly, shown from two angles.
Hummingbird and red poppies on a full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with eyes lowered, a bird and scattered petals above her hair, on the side of an upper arm.
Realism portrait of a woman with birds on an upper arm
Greyscale realistic drawing of a feather with small birds rising into soft smoke, shown as a tattoo design on a white background, with no body placement visible.
Feather with birds rising in smoke
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch among white dogwood flowers, with script lettering below.
Cardinal and dogwood tattoo
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo perched on a bare branch across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Owl on a branch across shoulder and chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a songbird in flight with spread wings, sitting on the upper chest.
Songbird in flight on the upper body
Realistic colour tattoo of a peacock's head and blue-green feathers with a trailing eyed feather across the forearm.
Peacock and feather on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dreamcatcher with feathers, across the upper back of a woman with her head turned away.
Bird with dreamcatcher on upper back
Pencil-style drawing of a sparrow perched on a blossom branch beside an ornate pocket watch, scrollwork and key, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sparrow, blossom and pocket watch design
Colour tattoo of a swallow silhouette filled with a pink rose and faceted green shading, placed on the side of the torso above a dark waistband.
Swallow and rose on the side of the body
Full-colour realistic phoenix tattoo with red and orange flames wrapping around a person's side and ribs, with a stormy sky behind the bird.
Phoenix rising through flames across the ribs