Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey barn owl in flight on a branch with a red moon behind it, tattooed on the calf in a loose sketch style.
Barn owl in flight with red moon on a leg
Colour tattoo of two blue birds on a branch with yellow, red and orange flowers and the words every little thing will be alright, in script on the inner forearm.
Blue birds, flowers and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey dandelion tattoo with light blue wash and drifting seeds across the upper back, in a soft botanical style.
Dandelion seeds drifting across the upper back
Black dotwork drawing of a walking bear filled with pine trees and birds, shown on white paper as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
Black and white flash sheet of bird designs, including flying birds, perched birds on a swirling branch, a swallow-style pair, a hummingbird and script reading freedom, take me far, and we only part
Bird flash sheet with script phrases
Traditional style swallow with red roses and green leaves tattooed on an upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Swallow and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a whole back, showing a winged figure standing in water beneath mountains, sun rays, birds and trees.
Full back landscape with winged figure
Two photos of a fine line black script tattoo reading to infinity and beyond with three bird silhouettes in flight, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
"To infinity and beyond" script with three birds on chest
Black blackwork-style dragon design with patterned wings that break apart into flying crows, drawn on a tan parchment background.
Dragon dissolving into flying crows
Teal hatched illustration of a swallow in flight on a white background, presented as a tattoo design.
Swallow in flight, teal illustration
Black and grey linework tattoo of a skeletal spine, ribcage and antlers running along the forearm, with part of another bird tattoo visible at the top edge.
Skeletal spine and antlers on a forearm
Two pairs of small black fine line bird tattoos on the backs of two clasped hands, one with red nail polish.
Two small birds on clasped hands
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two birds, and handwritten script on the upper and mid back.
Realistic back piece with woman in hat and birds
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded dandelion seed head with birds and seeds drifting up the side of the ribs, with the word Always below.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an animated princess with dark hair and a teal tiara, holding a small bird, with white blossoms, on the outer thigh.
Animated princess with bird and blossoms
Neo-trad style tattoo of a quill pen with a blue feather and flying birds on the forearm, with a script lettering band at the wrist.
Quill pen and birds on a forearm
Small dotted-outline ghost tattoo with grey shading and pink cheeks, set among traditional colour tattoos on a lower leg.
Dotted ghost on a calf
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoos include a spread-winged bird on the upper arm, a dotted geometric band on the forearm and a floral design on the foot.
Metallic temporary tattoos on legs at the beach
Colour tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from a red hibiscus flower with a leafy stem, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Hummingbird and hibiscus on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef formed from twisting brown vines, with two red birds perched on it and a small red rose.
Treble clef of vines with two red birds on a thigh
Colour peacock tattoo across a woman's chest, with feathers fanning out to the shoulders and eye markings in red, green and yellow.
Peacock tattoo across the chest
Full colour Japanese style tattoo of a horse in an ornate bridle, pink peonies and a blue bird, running down the side of a thigh.
Horse, peonies and bird down the side of a thigh
Back view of a loose black brushstroke bird tattoo across the upper back, with sweeping red ink lines crossing the skin.
Black brushstroke bird on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a yellow cartoon bird with black outlines on the inner wrist, shown on a fist held against a red fabric background.
Small yellow cartoon bird on a wrist
Bold black blackwork owl tattoo with ornate patterned eyes and wings, placed on the ankle and lower leg of a bare foot on a wooden floor.
Tribal owl tattoo on a lower leg
Small colour tattoo of two red cardinals perched on a black branch, on the inner forearm.
Two red cardinals on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a tree on a man's upper back, with its solid dark foliage on the left turning into bare branches and a flock of birds rising over the right shoulder.
Tree dissolving into birds on a back
A woman with a grey-blonde bun and both forearms covered in traditional tattoo sleeves, including a bird and a mandala, with her hands raised over her face.
Traditional tattoo sleeves with hands over face
Colour tattoo of a sunflower, marigold and perched bird down an upper arm, with a swooping bird and FORGIVE ribbon across the shoulder.
Sunflower and bird upper arm with ribbon
Black fine line tattoo of a small cartoon owl perched on a thin branch on the top of a bare foot.
Small owl on a branch on the foot
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of an open book whose pages turn into four birds flying upwards.
Open book with birds in flight on a forearm
Black outline puffin tattoo with a multicoloured beak and blue and orange watercolour splashes on a lower leg.
Puffin with watercolour splashes on a calf
Drawing of a stylised dark brown bird with red, orange and yellow wing feathers and teal leaves and stars, presented as a tattoo design.
Stylised bird with flame-coloured wings
Black linework flash design of a traditional-style heart pierced by a dagger, with dripping drops, flowers and leaves around it.
Traditional dagger-pierced heart with flowers
Four linked arms, each with a small black swallow tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a brick pavement.
Four matching swallow tattoos on inner wrists
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with sweeping tail and swirls running down the middle of a woman's back.
Phoenix tattoo along a spine
Black and grey shaded design of a bird in flight with sweeping wings and a curling tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Flying bird with swirling tail design
Black and grey feather tattoo on a forearm, with a flock of small birds rising from its tip towards the elbow.
Feather and birds on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with its pages turning into flying birds, running up the inner forearm.
Open book with birds rising on a forearm
Black ink pen drawing of a stag head with flowers, birds and a beetle within a circle of branching antlers and fine geometric lines, with no body part shown.
Stag, beetle and flowers in a geometric circle
Black fine line script tattoo reading "Take these broken wings and learn to fly" with a small bird silhouette on the forearm.
Quote and bird on a forearm
Fine line black outline of a small flying bird tattooed on an ankle, shown in a polaroid style photo.
Small bird outline on an ankle
Two forearms in black and grey with fine line tattoos, including a shaded palm tree and the word WILDERNESS on the inner forearm.
Palm tree and fine line forearm tattoos
Small black silhouette tattoo of flying figures and a bird across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Silhouette figures in flight on collarbone
Black ink drawing of a raven with wings spread in mid-flight on a white background, with loose, brushed edges and no body placement shown.
Flying raven in black ink
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a stag head with antlers, pine trees and a flying bird, on the side of the ribs.
Deer, pine forest and bird on ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading Free Yourself on the inner forearm, with a shaded feather and a flock of birds flying off to the right.
Free yourself script with feather and birds
Two small black fine line swallow tattoos with pink accents on the inner wrists of a pair of hands, with pink painted nails visible.
Two small swallow tattoos on wrists