Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Two photos of a colourful traditional-style sleeve on an arm, with a black steam locomotive with red details on the upper arm and a cartoon-style face and other scenes on the forearm.
Steam locomotive arm sleeve
Black outline tattoo of a bird flying over a bow arrow inside a circle, on the outer arm.
Bird and arrow in a circle on an arm
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a perched falcon on a branch with pink peonies and pale poppies, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Perched falcon with peonies on a shoulder blade
Sheet of black ink crow and raven silhouettes in varied flight and perching poses, drawn on white paper as tattoo flash.
Ink crow silhouettes flash sheet
Flash sheet of fine line designs with black ink and pale watercolour washes, including a hand, Saturn, a birdcage, a teacup, a bicycle and a paper plane, each with a text banner.
Sticker sheet of quote-banner designs
Black ink tattoo of the words Not all those who wander are lost in a serif font, flanked by two small bird silhouettes, on the upper back below the neck.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Black and white diptych of two swan tattoos on an upper arm: a solid swan with dotted fading wing on the left, and a fine line outline swan on the right.
Swan tattoos on the upper arm, solid and outline
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, lilies, leaves and a small songbird across an upper arm, shown in three angled photos.
Botanical flowers and songbird on upper arm
Pencil sketch of the word Ohana in cursive lettering with three simple bird shapes above and beside it, shown as a flash design on paper.
Ohana script with three birds
Back of a person showing a large watercolour-style phoenix tattoo in red, orange and yellow with black splatter marks, spreading across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour phoenix across upper back
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a bare branch beneath a full moon, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Owl and full moon on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hummingbirds in flight across the lower back, with soft shaded clouds behind them.
Three hummingbirds in flight on the lower back
Two bare legs in a bath of foam, covered in colour traditional tattoos including roses, an animal head, a wolf or panther head, script lettering and designs on the feet and ankles.
Traditional leg tattoos with roses and animal heads
Black and grey realism upper arm sleeve showing a bat signal over a moon, a city skyline, a Superman shield and a spider on a web.
Batman, Superman and Spider-Man upper arm sleeve
Two bare feet, one with a fine line bird's nest on a branch with a teal leaf and a small blue and pink detail, the other with a fine line bird carrying a red heart, both on the top of the foot.
Nest and bird tattoos on two feet
Fine line black infinity symbol with three small solid bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with three birds on a wrist
Colour tattoo in botanical style of a sunflower, ferns, a dark songbird, a moth and autumn leaves running down the side of a bare back.
Sunflower, fern and moth down the back
Traditional-style swallow tattoo with black wings, red flowers and green leaves on a limb, with yellow accents along the wing and chest.
Traditional swallow with red flowers
Two black and grey traditional swallows in flight, one above the other, tattooed on a person's back.
Two swallows on the back
Two wrists side by side, each with three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching bird silhouettes on two wrists
Pencil drawing of a stylised bird with outstretched wings and a swirling tail, a tattoo design on paper with no body part shown.
Stylised winged bird design in pencil
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a silhouetted child on a wire, a bird on a small wooden structure, bare branches and ruined buildings.
Silhouette child on a wire beneath bare branches
Fine line black tattoo of an origami paper boat, origami bird and paper plane with a dashed flight path, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Origami boat, bird and paper plane on a wrist
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wolf head with roses and pistols across the stomach, above rolled denim shorts.
Wolf head with roses and pistols on the stomach
Black and white photo of a barn owl tattoo with spread wings on a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style, placed between the shoulder blades.
Barn owl with spread wings on upper back
Colour tattoo of a mountain, pine trees, a lake and yellow flowers inside a diamond frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Mountain lake and pines on a thigh
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with three small birds beneath it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Carpe Diem script with three birds on the upper back
Three people seen from behind in a kitchen, each with a small black line tree tattoo on the upper back, one with a small bird in the branches.
Bare tree tattoos on shoulder blades
Neo-traditional drawing of a red-haired woman with a feather headdress, a raven and an axe, shaded in black and grey with red hair.
Woman with raven and axe design
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon chicken with a red comb holding a revolver, shown on the calf from three angles.
Cartoon chicken with revolver on a calf
Watercolour-style tattoo of two colourful hummingbirds on the upper thigh, one hovering beside the other perched on a thin branch.
Two hummingbirds on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings in orange, red and yellow on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small origami crane on the left side ribs of a person in a red jacket and black bra.
Origami crane on the ribs
Three small black bird silhouettes in flight, tattooed on the inner upper arm.
Three birds in flight on the inner arm
Blue-ink tattoo of a crested bird perched on a branch beside floral scrollwork, placed on a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Blue bird and floral scroll on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of birds lifting from a shaded feather with the words Time to let go, across the lower back.
Birds and feathers with script on a lower back
Drawn tattoo design of an infinity symbol with cursive love and family script, green and purple feathers and small birds in fine line on a pale background.
Infinity symbol with love and family script
Black line drawing of a bird's head and claws woven into an interlaced Celtic knotwork pattern, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Knotwork bird line drawing
Black line drawing design of a script quote reading I think i'll miss you forever like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky, with silhouetted birds, shown on a white background.
Script quote with flying birds
Traditional style hot air balloon tattoo with pink flowers, clouds, birds and a small aeroplane on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hot air balloon with flowers on the upper back
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo in flight with bold outlines, shown on the side of a person's torso above a waistband.
Black and grey swallow on the torso
Close crop of a woman in a black bra with skeleton hand cups, showing black ink swallows and script on her chest and shoulder and a floral tattoo on her upper arm.
Swallows and script on chest and upper arm
Black tattoo of two birds perched on a leafy branch with a third bird flying above, on the inner wrist.
Two birds on a branch on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in a floral dress, showing the words 'you are beautiful, you are valuable, you are enough' with small flying birds.
Quote and small birds on a forearm
Traditional flash design of a red-crested songbird perched on an outstretched hand with a teal rose, a heart pendant and red nails.
Songbird perched on a hand
Fine line black script lettering with two small swallows in flight on the forearm.
Script lettering and two swallows on forearm
Black fine line script tattoos on a forearm: an infinity symbol with three small birds and a name above Roman numerals, and a larger Carpe Diem lettering piece with Roman numerals below.
Infinity, name and Carpe Diem script on forearm