Bird tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird and red and purple lilies across the ribs of a person's side.
Hummingbird and lilies on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above an arrow and triangles, on the side of the ribs.
Winged bird and arrow on the ribs
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a woman's ribs, under her arm, with a blurred crowd behind her.
Swallow tattoo on the side ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across a woman's back and side, with a swallow on the shoulder and small script near the waist.
Floral back piece with swallow and script
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a swallow in flight with spread wings, placed on the side of the ribs.
Swallow in flight on the side ribs
Colourful watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in blue, purple, pink and yellow on the left side of a person's ribs, with a black top visible above.
Watercolour hummingbird on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a quetzal bird in an ornate gold frame on the side of a torso, with a teal mandala tattoo on the thigh of a person in a black top.
Quetzal in a frame and teal mandala on thigh
Colourful watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in pink, blue, purple and orange on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hummingbird on the side of the ribs
Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a feather with shaded barbs that breaks up into a flock of flying bird silhouettes.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on ribs
Sketchy black linework winged bird with a red heart and red and black lettering tattooed along the side of a ribcage.
Winged bird and lettering on ribs
Watercolour style tattoo of a purple and pink feather breaking into a flock of black birds on the side of the ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Small black silhouette birds in flight form a diagonal line across the side of a person's ribs in a black ink tattoo.
Flock of birds across the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a small shaded elephant tattoo with a tiny bird above its trunk, on the side of the ribs.
Small elephant tattoo on the ribs
Black Polynesian style tribal tattoo with triangles, swirls, flowers and a bird motif curving across the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin above it.
Polynesian style tribal band on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a wire and a third bird flying, with the word believe in script, on a person's ribs.
Birds on a wire with 'believe' script
Collage of four black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon, a lotus on the ribs, two small birds on the upper back and a mountain scene inside a circle.
Four black and grey dotwork tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the side of a torso, with a faint outline of a hand holding a pocket watch chain below.
Magpie in flight on a side torso
Japanese style tattoo covering the chest, ribs and both arms, with pink cherry blossoms, an eagle and koi fish on a dark cloud background.
Japanese torso and sleeves with blossom and eagle
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of three small birds perched on a thin wire, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Three birds on a wire on the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo on a person's side above the hip, showing a red open mouth with teeth beside a sailing ship on blue waves.
Sailing ship and waves with open mouth
Realism style colour tattoo of a owl perched on a branch in front of a pale moon, with green leaves, across the side of a person's torso.
Owl on a branch before a moon
Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo in flight on a person's ribs, seen from behind beside a dark vest top.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Small watercolour-style owl tattoo in purple, pink and orange on the side of a person's torso.
Watercolour-style owl on the side
Close view of a large red phoenix tattoo with feathers running across the back and side of a person with dark hair, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Red phoenix tattoo across back and side
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a brown branch with green leaves, on the side of a person's ribs.
Cardinal on a branch on the ribs
Close view of a torso in white lace lingerie with traditional style tattoos, including a teal eye in a heart on the upper stomach and a bird on the side.
Traditional tattoos on a torso, arms and thighs
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers across the side of the ribs.
Phoenix tattoo across the ribs
Black silhouette swallows in flight in a blackwork style, tattooed in a diagonal line across the ribs of a bare side torso.
Flying swallows across the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven in flight with spread wings and smoky shading across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Raven in flight on the ribs
Black script quote with a flock of small bird silhouettes tattooed along the side of the ribs, photographed from the side.
Bird silhouettes and quote on the ribs
Traditional style swallow tattoo with a pink flower and leaf sprig in its beak, on the side of a person's torso.
Swallow with flower and leaf sprig
Fine line black tattoo on the ribs reading My life is my message, with three flying birds, a bird on a leafy branch and a cross.
Birds, branch and cross on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a peacock-feather tail in a soft watercolour style, on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour phoenix on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with silhouetted birds rising from its tip and the text Isaiah 40:31 beneath it, on the side of the torso.
Feather and flying birds with scripture on flank
Close-up of a tattoo on the ribs showing four bird silhouettes in flight, the top bird in red and the three below in black.
Four birds in flight on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows, roses and a butterfly across a torso, in a traditional style on the ribs and stomach.
Swallows, roses and a butterfly on the torso
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black feather with pink and blue splashes and a flock of black birds rising from it, on the side of the body.
Feather with birds on the side
Small black and grey realism style hummingbird tattoo in flight on the side of a ribcage, shaded feathers and a long thin beak.
Hummingbird on the ribs
Black and grey realism dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers, birds and script on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with a flowing peacock feather tail across the side of a stomach, in a neo-traditional style.
Phoenix and peacock feather on the torso
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork-shaded wings and a red heart on a string, with two small clouds, on the side of the torso.
Geometric bird with red heart on side
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a flaming tail on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix tattoo on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a black birdcage with leaves and splashes of colour and flying birds across the ribs and side of the torso.
Birdcage with watercolour birds on ribs
Realistic black and grey hummingbirds with red-washed flowers and stems tattooed on the side of a torso.
Two hummingbirds and red flowers on the side
Realistic black, grey and blue magpie tattoo in flight with bare branches, placed on the side of the torso.
Magpie in flight on a branch
Realistic colour tattoo on a side torso made to look like torn skin, revealing a blue sky with clouds and black swallows in flight across the ribs.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos with flying birds, placed on the ribs, collarbone, upper back, ankle and neck, in black and grey ink.
Feather and bird tattoos collage
Black script lettering reading night gathers, and now my watch begins, with two black raven silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a torso on the ribs.
Two ravens and a script quote along the ribs