Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink line drawing of a stylised phoenix with swirling feathers and a long curling tail on a plain pale background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Flowing phoenix line design
Fine line tattoos of three small black birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a matching trio on another person's shoulder and a partly visible finger tattoo at the top left.
Three small flying birds on wrist and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows above the Roman numerals XVIII IX MMX on the upper arm, with a script tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Two swallows and Roman numerals on upper arm
Black and white photo of a man in a suit and polka dot tie, with a traditional swallow and leaf tattoo on his neck.
Swallow tattoo on the neck
Large colourful neo-traditional peacock tattoo running from the side of the ribs down over the thigh.
Peacock tattoo on hip and thigh
Colour tattoo of a geometric sparrow perched on a branch, in purple, blue and pink tones, on the lower back.
Geometric sparrow on a branch
Flash design of two swan-like birds forming a heart beneath spread wings, filled with pink, purple and grey patterning on a white background.
Pink winged heart design
Packaged temporary tattoo sheets showing a flock of grey birds in flight and fine line feathers on a white background.
Bird flock and feather temporary tattoo designs
Small black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds on a woman's upper back, with her hair pulled up and her face turned away from the camera.
Flock of birds on upper back
Black linework tattoo of an origami crane with floral patterning and a bird with ornate wings on a shoulder, shown in two stacked photos.
Origami crane and bird on a shoulder
Close view of a black-ink traditional-style swallow and rose tattoo on the back of a man's hand and wrist, with his arm crossed over a tweed jacket.
Swallow and rose on a hand
Two photos of script lettering reading Perfectly Imperfect on skin, one with a small red balloon in fine line and one with a shaded feather and birds in grey.
Perfectly Imperfect lettering with balloon and feather
Hands with metallic silver and gold geometric temporary tattoos, plus a gold and turquoise geometric bird design on the thigh.
Metallic geometric bird and hand designs
Black and grey pen drawing of a bare, gnarled tree with exposed roots and a flock of birds lifting off from its branches, a tattoo design on a plain background.
Bare tree with roots and flying birds
Black line tattoo of a standing flamingo in fine line style on the forearm, photographed against a red patterned bedsheet.
Flamingo outline on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a diving eagle above a muscular horned figure, covering the side of the ribs.
Eagle diving over a horned figure on ribs
Colour tattoo of a yellow and blue Seuss-style bird with swirling feathers and handwritten lettering on a thigh.
Seussian bird and quote on a thigh
Colourful cartoon pirate owl tattoo wearing a skull tricorn hat, eye patch and pink coat, holding a cutlass, on the thigh.
Pirate owl with cutlass and skull hat
Neo-traditional tattoo of a blue cartoon owl with yellow ear tufts and large round eyes perched on a dark branch with green leaves, on a limb.
Blue cartoon owl on a branch
Small blue swallow tattoo in flight with a black outline and blue shading on skin, in a traditional style.
Small blue swallow in flight
Colour tattoo of a small bird with spread wings in green, blue and black splashes, on the upper back.
Bird in flight on upper back
Black script reading life is a beautiful struggle runs across the top of a foot beneath four bird silhouettes in flight, in black ink.
Four birds in flight and script quote on foot
Full-colour phoenix tattoo in a neo-traditional style across a person's back, with spread wings in purple, blue and green and flowing red and blue tail feathers.
Colourful phoenix across a back
Four small solid black bird silhouettes in a diagonal row on a woman's inner forearm, with a white lace top behind.
Four birds flying on a forearm
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a mermaid holding a shell beside a moon, placed on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with shell on a thigh
Colourful traditional butterfly tattoo on an upper arm, with a lighthouse, sunset, sailing ship and flowers in its wings.
Traditional butterfly with lighthouse and ship
Black and grey photograph of a small flock of solid black bird silhouettes in a curved line across the upper back.
Flock of small birds across the upper back
Fine line black swallows in flight across the outer foot near the ankle, with pink toenail polish visible.
Swallows in flight on a foot
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a blue bird with spread wings, a red rose and yellow leaves on the inner forearm.
Blue bird and red rose on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing on paper of a tattoo design showing three dreamcatchers with trailing feathers and a flock of birds.
Dreamcatchers, feathers and birds design
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a chickadee in flight with spread wings, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Chickadee in flight on the upper back
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the shoulder, with its tip breaking into flying birds that continue across the upper chest.
Feather dissolving into birds on shoulder
Black line drawing of a woman with long hair and closed eyes, showing a Japanese-style sleeve of cherry blossoms, a koi-like fish and a skull on her arm.
Woman with Japanese-style sleeve and skull
Colour realism tattoo of a feather in blue, green, purple and pink on the side of a torso, with small coloured birds rising towards the ribs.
Multicoloured feather and birds on the side
Black and grey realistic swan tattoo across the back of a person with dark hair, seen from behind while sitting outdoors on grass.
Realistic swan tattoo across a back
Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo on the upper arm, with wings spread and head angled downward.
Swallow on an upper arm
Traditional flash drawing of a three-masted sailing ship with grey sails and a red pennant, set in a rope oval with grey clouds, a red sun and blue waves.
Sailing ship in a rope frame with setting sun
Traditional style colour tattoo of a peacock with a crescent moon and clouds on the upper arm, with part of a red rose visible at the edge.
Traditional peacock on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line script reading fri som en fågel with a small swallow on a person's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Script lettering and swallow on upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a dandelion with seeds becoming birds and swirling stems on the ankle and inner foot.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on an ankle
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight on a person's upper back, its wing blending into a bare tree and a leaf.
Bird in flight merging into a tree on the upper back
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a raven perched on a branch, with a mandala filling its body, on the upper leg.
Raven with mandala on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a flamingo on the back of a leg, with a long single line running down the calf to a small star near the ankle.
Flamingo and single line on a calf
Black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight with swirling ornamental patterns on its body and feathered wings, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornamental hummingbird tattoo design
Black script lettering reading Courage with small flying birds beside it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Courage script with flying birds
Black and white photo of two hands hooked together at the wrists, each with a fine line tattoo of birds on a wire on the forearm.
Birds on a wire on two wrists
Black outline tattoo of a stylised bird with swirling wing details on the nape of a woman's neck, seen from behind.
Bird outline tattoo on the nape of the neck