Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey swallow tattoo in flight beside the script words "and in time, this too shall pass" on a pale area of skin.
Swallow with script quote
Black and grey flash design of a stylised phoenix in flight beside flowing calligraphic lettering on a cracked cream background.
Phoenix with flowing calligraphic script
Black infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist with 'be brave' in script on the lower loop and three birds in flight on the upper right loop.
Infinity symbol with birds and 'be brave' on wrist
Black silhouette flash design of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again, in a serif typeface on a white background.
Two swallows above a quote
Two forearms pressed together showing matching fine line black script tattoos set in a circle around a small outlined bird on the inner forearm.
Matching circular script tattoos on forearms
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
Black fine line script reading sometimes you have to fall before you fly, with a flock of small birds, tattooed along the ribs and side of the abdomen.
Script quote and birds along the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the word hope inside an infinity symbol, with three birds flying above, on the side of a torso.
Infinity symbol with hope and birds
Black ink tattoo of the words Only the good die young above a flock of small birds on the ribs, with a pink bra visible at the top of the frame.
Script quote and birds on ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading Believe with three small flying birds above the end of the word, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Believe script with three birds on a wrist
Two inner wrists side by side showing black script tattoos reading Sometimes you fall and before you fly, with two bird silhouettes and a small red heart shape.
Matching wrist quote tattoos with birds
Fine line black script reading let it be, with three small bird silhouettes above it, on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Let it be script with three birds on the wrist
Small black script tattoo reading Freedom with a tiny bird silhouette on the side of a finger, shown against a beige background.
Freedom script and bird on a finger
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird, a skull and German text, shown from two angles on an arm.
Bird, poppies and skull full sleeve
Black script reading sempre con voi with a simple bird outline on the upper arm, shown in two stacked photos.
Sempre con voi script and bird on upper arm
Two wrists held together, each with a fine line script tattoo in black ink, one reading to with an infinity symbol and the other reading and beyond with small birds.
Matching infinity and beyond wrist tattoos
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the back with a bold cross, a flock of bird silhouettes and a script quote.
Cross, birds and script quote on the back
Black and grey and colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a yellow rose with green leaves, three black birds and the quote about the most poetical topic in the world.
Yellow rose, birds and quote on upper back
Black script lettering reading Don't be Delicate, Be Vast and Brilliant, with small flying birds trailing across a forearm, in lettering style.
Script quote with birds on a forearm
Black fine line script reading I will see you again, with three small bird silhouettes above it, tattooed on a person's upper back.
"I will see you again" script with three birds
Black and grey photograph of a small tattoo of two flying swallows above the script phrase 'you can go now' on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two birds and script on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a thin flowing line leading into the word Believe in script, on the inner wrist.
Bird and Believe script on wrist
Black and grey script lettering with a flourish and shading on the back of a man's hand, with a wristwatch on the wrist.
Script tattoo on the back of a hand
Black script tattoo reading Stay Strong Believe inside an infinity symbol with birds in flight, on the side of a torso above a white garment.
Infinity symbol with birds and script lettering
Black ink mockingbird perched on a branch with leaves and the quote It's a sin to kill a Mockingbird in script, on the forearm near the wrist.
Mockingbird on a branch with script on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two bird silhouettes above a stacked serif quote on the ribs, with pale fabric draped across the torso.
Two birds and quote on ribs
Two people seen from behind, each with a fine line script quote tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, one with a flock of birds and one with a feather.
Matching quote tattoos on upper backs
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol with the word love and three flying birds above, on a woman's upper back.
Infinity, love and birds on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a thin trailing line leading to the word Believe in script, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Bird and Believe script on wrist
Black ink tattoo of the words Not all those who wander are lost in a serif font, flanked by two small bird silhouettes, on the upper back below the neck.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Pencil sketch of the word Ohana in cursive lettering with three simple bird shapes above and beside it, shown as a flash design on paper.
Ohana script with three birds
Two bare legs in a bath of foam, covered in colour traditional tattoos including roses, an animal head, a wolf or panther head, script lettering and designs on the feet and ankles.
Traditional leg tattoos with roses and animal heads
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with three small birds beneath it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Carpe Diem script with three birds on the upper back
Black line drawing design of a script quote reading I think i'll miss you forever like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky, with silhouetted birds, shown on a white background.
Script quote with flying birds
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in a floral dress, showing the words 'you are beautiful, you are valuable, you are enough' with small flying birds.
Quote and small birds on a forearm
Fine line black script lettering with two small swallows in flight on the forearm.
Script lettering and two swallows on forearm
Black fine line script tattoos on a forearm: an infinity symbol with three small birds and a name above Roman numerals, and a larger Carpe Diem lettering piece with Roman numerals below.
Infinity, name and Carpe Diem script on forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with three small bird silhouettes, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Carpe Diem script with birds on upper back
Two stacked photos of healed script tattoos: the upper one shows a grey butterfly and the words You'll never know dear, the lower one shows a blue flower and the words how much I love you.
Butterfly and script quote tattoos
Black ink infinity symbol with looping script lettering above a tribal-style bird with a long flowing tail, tattooed on a person's ribs.
Infinity script and bird on ribs
Vertical column of dark Roman numerals with a small swallow silhouette in the middle, tattooed down the centre of a person's upper back.
Vertical Roman numerals with a swallow on a back
Small script tattoo reading Freedom with a dark blue bird beside it on a finger, in a lettering style.
Freedom script tattoo on a finger
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows above the Roman numerals XVIII IX MMX on the upper arm, with a script tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Two swallows and Roman numerals on upper arm
Two photos of script lettering reading Perfectly Imperfect on skin, one with a small red balloon in fine line and one with a shaded feather and birds in grey.
Perfectly Imperfect lettering with balloon and feather
Black script reading life is a beautiful struggle runs across the top of a foot beneath four bird silhouettes in flight, in black ink.
Four birds in flight and script quote on foot
Black and grey fine line script reading fri som en fågel with a small swallow on a person's upper back, placed between the shoulder blades.
Script lettering and swallow on upper back
Black script lettering reading Courage with small flying birds beside it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Courage script with flying birds
Black lettering quote with four small bird silhouettes tattooed along the collarbone and top of the shoulder.
Four birds and a quote along the collarbone