Bird tattoo ideas

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Full colour back piece of a peacock in flight with peacock feather eyes and pink magnolia blossoms, shown across the back and lower back.
Peacock and magnolia back piece
Full-colour tattoo of a whimsical castle on mechanical legs, with a green tree, red roofs and a large dome, across a person's upper back.
Walking castle tattoo across upper back
Black ink tattoo of a cross with a flock of birds flying off it, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross with birds on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two stylised birds facing each other with leafy branches and a pink dotted circle, across the upper back.
Two facing birds and branches across a back
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a minimal fine line style.
Three birds on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a green and pink hummingbird in flight with a swoosh trail on a person's upper back, next to part of a rose tattoo.
Hummingbird in flight on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red and orange phoenix with teal accents and pink cherry blossom branches across a bare back, Neo-trad style.
Phoenix and cherry blossom across a back
Small grey shaded dove with a red outlined heart in its beak, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Dove carrying a red heart on the back
A large eagle in flight tattooed on a person's upper back, with black wings and blue, green, purple and yellow splashes of colour.
Splashed eagle in flight on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo down the side of a bare back, showing a bird neck, a dotted rain cloud and stacked open books with a small green sprout.
Bird, cloud and open books on a back
Black ink tattoo on the upper back with a bird and arrow, four small birds, the words books are proof humans can do magic, a triangle symbol and a trident.
Birds, quote and symbols on upper back
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, its long swirling tail running down towards the lower back.
Phoenix rising across a back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two swallows in flight on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Two swallows in flight on a shoulder blade
Full colour neo-traditional phoenix tattoo with spread wings in red, orange and yellow across a person's back.
Phoenix across a full back
Full back Japanese style tattoo of samurai warriors, flames, clouds and birds, with blue waves across the lower back.
Japanese back piece with samurai and flames
Black ink tattoo of a bare, branching tree with small birds perched on the limbs, spanning the upper back in a botanical blackwork style.
Bare tree branches across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dreamcatcher with feathers, across the upper back of a woman with her head turned away.
Bird with dreamcatcher on upper back
Black and grey tribal phoenix tattoo with spread wings across a man's upper back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Tribal phoenix with spread wings on upper back
Full-colour realistic phoenix tattoo with red and orange flames wrapping around a person's side and ribs, with a stormy sky behind the bird.
Phoenix rising through flames across the ribs
Black botanical tattoo of a bare tree with birds lifting off its branches, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Bare tree with birds on upper back
Fine line black script reading free, with a small swallow at the end of the stroke, on skin near the upper back under a grey top.
Free script with a bird on the upper back
Collage of six photographs showing black and grey feather tattoos on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck, some with birds or script beside them.
Feather tattoos in a six-photo collage
Colourful geometric bird tattoo on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades, built from faceted triangles in purple, orange, pink and teal.
Geometric bird tattoo on upper back
Watercolour-style phoenix with black linework and a script quote, Those we love never truly leave us, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix and script quote on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a swirling tree with three birds, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Swirling tree with birds on upper back
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Realistic blue and grey swallow in flight on the upper back, with small black stars scattered around it.
Swallow and stars on upper back
Black fine line bird silhouettes and lettering tattoos across a woman's upper back, including the word freedom.
Bird and word tattoos across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a back showing a screaming woman whose hair breaks into flying birds, with handwritten script lyrics beside her and a tribal ornament at the top left.
Screaming woman with birds and handwritten lyrics on back
Colour tattoo of a peacock with green and teal feathers and fine vine sprigs, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail feathers in orange, red and yellow, on a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Tribal-style phoenix tattoo in black and red ink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal phoenix on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, with fine script lettering beneath it, on a person's back.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script quote
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a long swirling tail across the upper back, shown on a person with short blonde hair.
Multicoloured phoenix on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched owl with detailed feathers and wide eyes, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Owl tattoo on a shoulder blade
Blue silhouette birds rise in a flock above the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, tattooed across the upper back.
Flock of birds and script quote on upper back
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight on the upper back near the left shoulder blade, shown from behind with a long blonde plait and white lace bandeau.
Three small birds on a shoulder blade
Dark blue-grey tattoo of a flock of birds rising across the upper back, with the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly beneath them.
Flock of birds and script quote on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with red blossoms and green leaves, placed on the upper back.
Owl on a blossom branch on the back
Black and grey photo of a fine black branch tattoo with a small perched bird on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Bird perched on a branch on the upper back
Tattoo of six owls perched on two branches with green leaves, in grey shading with coloured eyes, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Six owls on branches across a shoulder blade
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha holding fans, cherry blossoms, butterflies and wind lines in colour across the back.
Full back Japanese piece with geisha and butterflies
Two realistic red lilies with black dotwork, ink splashes and small birds tattooed across a person's upper back.
Red lilies and dotwork across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight holding a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Bird in flight with dreamcatcher on back
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Black ink elephant with an ornate patterned fill and small birds flying above it, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Patterned elephant with birds on the back
Colour tattoo of a green-eyed owl with orchids and a small butterfly on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl and orchids on a shoulder blade
Black fine line script reading Not all those who wander are lost, with four bird silhouettes, tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with birds across upper back