Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey Japanese style bird with detailed feathers and a talon, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Japanese bird and cloud design on shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a feather on the upper chest dissolving into a flock of birds rising over the shoulder.
Feather and flying birds on the shoulder
Colour tattoo of an open birdcage with pink and blue flowers on the upper arm and shoulder, with a small swallow in flight above it.
Birdcage and flowers on an upper arm
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds rising from the lower neck and across the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided updo, against a pale sky.
Flock of birds across a back
Black and grey shaded hummingbird tattoo with swirling flourishes sitting on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird with swirls on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of peonies, leaves, a songbird and a birdcage across a woman's chest and shoulder.
Peonies, songbird and birdcage across chest
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying away from its branches, on the upper back and shoulder blade.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Black script tattoo reading All good things are wild and free, with a shaded feather and small birds, across a woman's upper chest and shoulder.
Feather and quote across a shoulder
Green and teal peacock tattoo with dotwork shading and fine line feather detail on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock tattoo on a upper back
Colour tattoo of a kestrel perched on a branch with peonies and poppies in a neo-traditional style, across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder blade
A blue songbird perched on a branch with blue and black floral scrollwork, tattooed on a woman's shoulder.
Blue bird and floral branch on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of red roses, white and lilac wildflowers and green leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and wildflowers across upper arm and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a swallow in flight on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, with a dark top and dark hair visible.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of red camellias with leaves and a bud on the shoulder blade, and a brown swallow with falling petals and a second camellia lower on the back.
Camellias and a swallow across a back
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a gridded globe with birds flying off it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Globe with flying birds on a shoulder
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 fine line script reading inhale the future exhale the past, with a flock of birds flying above it on a shoulder.
Script quote and birds on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings across the shoulder and upper chest of a person in a green top.
Owl with spread wings on shoulder and chest
Colourful realistic full sleeve tattoo on an arm with a hummingbird, a robin, sunflowers, dahlias, pansies and blackberries, shown in three views.
Floral realism full sleeve with birds and sunflower
Realism tattoo of a stone stairway rising through clouds and light rays, with pink birds, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Stairway through clouds on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of bare trees, flying birds and a small door across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Bare trees and birds on an upper arm
Black script reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a small bird and a shaded butterfly near the shoulder.
Quote and butterflies near the shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a dotted line leading to a flock of birds across the shoulder and collarbone.
Anchor with dotted line and birds on collarbone
Upper arm tattoo of a songbird in flight among raspberries, leaves and pink wild roses, in soft grey shading with muted colour.
Songbird and wild roses on an upper arm
Watercolour-style macaw tattoo in red, orange and blue spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour macaw on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows on the shoulders, joined by draped bead chains across the upper chest.
Swallows and bead chain across chest
Two people seen from behind with matching infinity symbol tattoos on their upper shoulder blades, each with the words Mother and Daughter and a watercolour feather in green and blue.
Matching mother and daughter infinity tattoos
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder, with a long braid falling over the other shoulder.
Three birds in flight on a shoulder
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder blade showing a Roman numeral clock face with autumn maple leaves and black crows in a watercolour style.
Clock, maple leaves and crows on upper back
Colour tattoo of a fiery phoenix with outstretched wings and talons, rising over dark rocks across the upper arm and shoulder.
Phoenix rising across an upper arm
Colour tattoo of two birds perched on a cherry blossom branch, spreading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Two birds on a cherry blossom branch
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers and swirls across a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal phoenix on a shoulder
Blue-black silhouettes of birds in flight rise across a shoulder blade above a line of cursive lettering that reads Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly.
Bird flock and quote on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Black ink phoenix with spread wings and curling tail feathers on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a songbird perched on a branch with blackberries and leaves, on the shoulder, in a botanical engraving style.
Songbird on a blackberry branch
Colour tattoo of a teacup with red floral pattern and green leaves on the shoulder, with a small black bird and script above on the upper chest.
Teacup and bird on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronomical clock face and two flying birds on the shoulder, with script lettering below.
Astronomical clock and birds on a shoulder
Watercolour-style bird tattoo in purple and blue with black linework on the upper back and shoulder, with the word freedom in script beside it.
Watercolour-style bird with freedom script on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, orange lily and blue butterfly with green leaves on an upper arm, in a realistic botanical style.
Hummingbird, lily and butterfly on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a sunflower on a shoulder and upper back, with black silhouette birds and drifting petals above it.
Sunflower and birds on a shoulder
Fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a shoulder, shown in close up above a dark grey top.
Small swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, across a shoulder and upper back.
Owl and cherry blossom on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of two bullfinches in flight on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with red breasts and blue-grey wings and loose splashes of ink.
Two bullfinches in flight on a shoulder blade
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing birds and seeds across the upper back and shoulder, with the script words Every breath is a second chance.
Dandelion and birds with quote on shoulder
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a pink and blue cat on the thigh, a rainbow splash with script on the forearm, a black tree with birds on the shoulder blade, and a colourful owl on the
Watercolour cat, tree, owl and splash tattoos
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix full sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Phoenix full arm sleeve
Realistic coloured tattoo of a raven perched on a branch and holding a red rose with green leaves, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Raven with red rose on upper arm