Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey cartoon raccoon tattoo on a wrist beside a larger cartoon blue bird tattoo on a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Two cartoon animal tattoos on forearms
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an arm showing chickadees, cherry blossom, purple flowers and a woman's face against a blue sky, shown from five angles.
Bird, blossom and woman full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two peonies and a small bird inside a geometric diamond outline on the outer thigh.
Peonies and a bird on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird on a branch with pink peonies, green leaves, a beaded chain, a skull and a key, on an upper arm.
Hummingbird, peonies and key on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a songbird inside a wreath of flowers and berries, with the words Free Indeed above, on the upper arm.
Songbird in a flower wreath with Free Indeed lettering
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a stylised bird with a red beak and red tail feathers on the upper arm, with a rainbow arc beside it.
Stylised red-beaked bird on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight, with a thin line hanging down to a small anchor, on the side of a person's ribs.
Swallow and anchor on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a brown songbird inside a wreath of leaves, flowers and berries with the words FREE INDEED above it, on the upper arm.
Bird and floral wreath with lettering on upper arm
Four views of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo showing a cat figure with a headdress, birds in flight and ornamental scrollwork, across the upper arm and forearm.
Cat goddess and birds arm sleeve in black and grey
Two black line drawings of infinity symbols, one with a detailed feather across it and one with silhouetted birds in flight, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Infinity symbols with a feather and birds
Black fine line script reading Sometimes you gotta fall before you fly, with black bird silhouettes and a shaded purple feather on a person's upper back.
Birds, feather and script quote on a back
Black traditional-style swallow flying over waves and a sun, printed as a graphic on a grey vest top against a teal wooden background.
Traditional swallow over waves design
Black and grey geometric bird in flight tattooed on skin, built from fine lines, overlapping circles and dotwork, placed on the back.
Geometric bird in flight on the back
Black linework tattoo on the inner wrist of a forearm showing an outlined heart with a cross, two birds above and an anchor hanging below.
Heart, cross and anchor on a wrist
Black line drawing of a swallow in flight with stippled dotwork shading on its wings and body, shown as a flash design on an off-white background.
Swallow in flight, dotwork flash design
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist, with the open palm raised towards the camera.
Small bird silhouette on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling smoke across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Black and grey phoenix across a shoulder blade
Two thigh tattoos in a traditional style: a coloured Snow White in an ornate frame on the left leg, and a black line drawing of Alice in a matching frame on the right leg.
Snow White and Alice thigh tattoos
Pencil drawing of a stylised bird with a shaded grey wing and a looping scroll swirl above it, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirling bird tattoo design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose branch with open flowers, buds and leaves wrapping across a forearm, with a small bird above, against a brick wall.
Rose branch tattoo on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional rooster head tattoo on the forearm, with a red outlined music note beside it.
Stylised rooster on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash of a blonde cartoon woman with a tattooed arm, two bluebirds, roses and a banner reading Once Upon a Dream.
Blonde princess with roses and banner
Black ink tattoo on the upper back below the neck showing a bird silhouette with arrows, a flock of small birds, the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a trident and the words books are proof humans can
Birds, Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on upper back
Pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher with long feathers and a flock of small birds drifting off to the right, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flying birds
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a bird perched on a curling branch with leaves, one on each forearm near the wrist.
Matching bird and branch forearm tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kookaburra perched on a branch, placed on the side of the ribs.
Kookaburra perched on a branch on the ribs
Neo-traditional style flash drawing of a cartoon hummingbird with a large eye, teal body and yellow-green tail feathers, on a grey background.
Cartoon hummingbird flash design
Black and grey ink drawing of a raven with spread wings perched on a goblet, a tattoo design shown as flash with no body placement.
Raven with spread wings on a chalice
Blue and black tattoo of two roosters facing a central pot with leaves, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Two blue roosters and a pot on the back
Black tribal-style bird with swirling tail feathers tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs.
Tribal bird tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bald eagle with spread wings gripping a sword, on the upper arm.
Eagle gripping a sword on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of an upside-down bat with a smiling moon above it and a bird's beak beside it, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Upside-down bat and moon on a forearm
Black tribal-style line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a long, swirling tail, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Tribal phoenix flash design
Fine line black tattoo on a wrist showing an infinity symbol, three birds in flight and the word faith with heb 11:1 written beside it.
Infinity symbol with birds and faith script
Black tattoo of a cross and a flock of birds rising from the shoulder, with lettering along the upper back, in a lettering style.
Cross and birds with script on upper back
Black lettering reading not all those who wander are lost, with two small bird silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a bare foot on wet sand.
Quote and birds along a foot
Blue flash design of a swallow in flight, with white swirling filigree cut into its wings and body, in a Traditional style.
Swallow silhouette with swirl cutouts
Colour tattoo of a flying owl with spread wings on the neck behind the ear, shaded in browns and tans with yellow eyes.
Flying owl tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey tree tattoo with birds rising towards the neck and a line of handwritten script across the upper back.
Bare tree, flying birds and script on upper back
Black and red tribal-style phoenix tattoo with spread wings on the inner forearm, shown against a woven leather background.
Tribal phoenix on a forearm
Two solid black swallow silhouettes tattooed on the side of a ribcage, with a dark top pulled up above them.
Two swallows on the ribs
Both forearms with colourful traditional tattoos of yellow and blue roses, swallows, stars and Chinese characters, with palms held open toward the camera.
Traditional rose and swallow sleeve on both arms
Black line drawing of a cartoon owl with large eyes perched on a pussy willow branch, a flash design for a tattoo.
Cartoon owl on a willow branch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dandelion seed head with birds flying off it and the word Always below, on the side of the torso.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the side
Colour realism tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched on a branch, on the inner wrist.
Bluebird perched on a branch on the wrist
Black and grey flash design of a shaded feather breaking up into flying origami-style birds, with no body placement shown.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Fine line black hummingbird tattoo in flight on the inner wrist and forearm of a person's arm.
Hummingbird in flight on a wrist
Black lettering design of a two-line quote about an anchor and wings, with a hanging chain, a small anchor and a bird silhouette, shown on a plain white background.
Anchor and wings quote lettering design