Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black flash sheet of a bird, floral sprigs, scroll ornaments, a lace border and a flower, drawn as tattoo designs in a stencil-like style.
Floral and bird flash sheet in black
Large grey phoenix tattoo with long flowing tail feathers across a woman's back, with a small star and a small character tattoo nearby.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey tattoo design of a swallow with outstretched shaded wings, a heart cut out of each tail streamer, and two rounded shapes with closed eyes at its head.
Swallow with heart cut-outs in flight
Black fine line tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings built from circles and radiating lines, placed on the forearm.
Geometric bird in flight on forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with three small bird silhouettes, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Carpe Diem script with birds on upper back
Black and white line drawing flash sheet showing a lighthouse, a sailing ship, a compass rose, an anchor, two birds and a floral swirl, with no body placement shown.
Nautical flash sheet with lighthouse and anchor
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a telegraph pole with wires, three birds perched on the lines and a bicycle below, in a blackwork style.
Telegraph pole, birds and bicycle on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a perched songbird inside a floral wreath with the words Free Indeed above it, on the forearm.
Songbird and floral wreath with Free Indeed
Five small white bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal line across a lower leg, shown as a white ink tattoo on tanned skin against a teal background.
Five white birds in flight on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Black and grey upper arm tattoo of two birds and roses with white linework on a dark shaded background, with script above.
Birds and roses on upper arm
Colour realism style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight in pink, purple, blue and orange on the upper arm, with black outlines on the tail feathers.
Hummingbird in flight on an arm
Woman seen from behind with a grey and teal bird and pink flowers with green leaves tattooed on her upper back, in a gold sequin dress.
Bird and flowers on upper back
Black ink line drawing of an abstract winged bird with a swirled tail and a column of decreasing dots, on textured white paper.
Abstract winged bird line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eagle with spread wings on the side of the ribcage.
Black and grey eagle on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of two bird silhouettes on a blossoming branch under a crescent moon, with the script words to the moon and back, on the side ribs.
Birds on a branch with moon on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Hummingbird tattoo on upper back
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circular emblem with a stylised bird and wing shapes and a small star burst, shown on plain skin.
Circular bird emblem tattoo in solid black
Two stacked photos of healed script tattoos: the upper one shows a grey butterfly and the words You'll never know dear, the lower one shows a blue flower and the words how much I love you.
Butterfly and script quote tattoos
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a swallow perched on an ornate key with flowers and a red mandala behind it, on the thigh.
Swallow on a key on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a teal and orange anchor wrapped in rope, with two birds and pink watercolour splashes, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour anchor with birds on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay in flight on the side of the ribs, with detailed feather shading in blue and grey.
Blue jay tattoo on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of six small black birds in flight on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a vintage cameo pendant necklace.
Small birds in flight on upper chest
Black ink line drawing of a winged dragon and a phoenix with flame-like tail swirls, shown as two tattoo designs on a white background.
Dragon and phoenix tattoo designs
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a raven with spread wings and claws gripping a branch, running down the forearm.
Raven with spread wings on a forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a stylised bird with patterned plumage, tulips and vines in black outline with blue, red and orange fill on the side of the ribs.
Stylised bird and tulips on the ribs
Black ink infinity symbol with looping script lettering above a tribal-style bird with a long flowing tail, tattooed on a person's ribs.
Infinity script and bird on ribs
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a peacock with feather eyes and pink flowers across a person's upper back.
Peacock and pink flowers on a back
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with spread wings in fine outline and shading, on the side of a person's ribs.
Flying bird on the side ribs
Black ink tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, sitting on the lower abdomen above grey waistband clothing.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the abdomen
Colour traditional tattoo of a pink flamingo with yellow flowers, teal leaves and red roses on the forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Flamingo and roses on a forearm
Clear bag of Note to Self temporary tattoo designs showing black line drawings of flowers, lettering, arrows and a bird, held in a hand.
Note to Self temporary tattoo designs in a packet
Close photo of a fine line tattoo of small black birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a hand holding the wrist and a camera raised in the frame.
Small black birds on an inner wrist
Two feet showing a pair of tattoos: a pink and blue watercolour feather with birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a shaded grey anchor with birds and the words and I'll be your
Matching anchor and feather tattoos on two feet
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a butterfly, a swallow and roses across the side of the torso and hip.
Butterfly, swallow and roses on the side torso
Colour tattoo of a barn owl in flight, with soft blue, teal, purple and pink wash-like shading, on the side of a ribcage.
Watercolour barn owl in flight on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a small mountain range on the upper back, with dark wavy hair falling over the left shoulder.
Mountain range tattoo on upper back
Two open palms with black fine-line tattoos of birds, one bird spanning both hands on a dark background.
Bird tattoos across two palms
Vertical column of dark Roman numerals with a small swallow silhouette in the middle, tattooed down the centre of a person's upper back.
Vertical Roman numerals with a swallow on a back
Colour tattoo of an orange mockingjay bird with an arrow inside a black circle with an orange ring, with a banner reading May the odds be ever in your favor, on a person's upper back.
Mockingjay badge on upper back
Small script tattoo reading Freedom with a dark blue bird beside it on a finger, in a lettering style.
Freedom script tattoo on a finger
Two inner wrists showing tattoos of swallows in muted brown and grey, with a nest of eggs beneath the swallow on the left wrist.
Swallow and nest on wrists
Back view of a person with two blue traditional swallow tattoos, one on each side of the upper back near the shoulder blades.
Two traditional swallows on upper back
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, showing a sailing ship among clouds and peony flowers in a Japanese style.
Black and grey clouds and ship sleeve on an arm
Fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a power line with a small red heart above them, on the upper back of a woman holding a camera.
Two birds on a wire with a red heart
Black and grey winged bird tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind with her face out of frame.
Winged bird tattoo on a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a dark branch, with grey flowers, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Cardinal on a branch across a back and shoulder