Bird tattoo ideas

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Coloured drawing of a purple and teal feather that breaks apart into small flying birds, a design suited to a tattoo.
Purple feather dissolving into flying birds
Fresh black blackwork tattoo of a stylised bird silhouette on an upper arm, being worked on by a tattooist wearing black gloves.
Black bird silhouette tattoo being inked on an arm
Pink flamingo tattoo in dotwork style on a person's upper back, with a patterned wing and long thin legs.
Pink flamingo tattoo on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that become flying birds, with the script She believed she could so she did, on the outer side of a foot.
Dandelion, birds and script on a foot
Colour hummingbird tattoo with an outline flower and black dots on a forearm, shown in three angled views.
Hummingbird and flower on a forearm
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo on the inner wrist, with pale pink roses in the background.
Swallow tattoo on the inner wrist
Three black hummingbird silhouettes with rainbow-coloured wings tattooed on the upper arm, in a flying formation.
Three hummingbirds on an upper arm
Solid black tribal tattoo of a winged figure with a sweeping, flame-like tail on the upper back.
Tribal winged figure on the upper back
Two black swallows above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, set in a small typewriter-style font on the side of the ribs.
Two swallows and a quote on the ribs
Realistic chest tattoo of an owl with spread wings in orange, yellow and grey, with fine geometric lines below, placed on the centre of a man's chest.
Owl with spread wings on a chest
Two colourful sketch-style tattoos on the lower legs, a leaping red fox on the left and a flying bird with teal and pink splashes on the right.
Fox and songbird tattoos on two lower legs
Black and white photograph of two weathered hands, each with a small black swallow tattoo on the back between the thumb and first finger, in a traditional style.
Two swallows on the backs of hands
Pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with a braided hoop, three hanging feathers and a flock of birds flying off to the left, shown as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flying birds
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid seated on rocks, gazing away with wind-blown hair and small birds around her, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and birds on a thigh
Full back tattoo in colour of a woman with long flowing red hair reaching towards a white dove, in a neo-traditional style with ornate linework across the back.
Woman and dove full back piece
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
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of seven birds in flight, running diagonally across the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Flock of birds on the inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a standing bison with a small bird flying above it, on an area of skin at the side of a limb.
Bison and bird on the upper leg
Black and grey flash sheet of separate tattoo designs including a bird, skull, anchor, key, compass rose, moth, butterfly and a sailing ship, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornate bird head with a single eye and mandala-style feathers, on the calf.
Ornate bird head with eye on a calf
Two small black and grey realistic tattoos, an owl on the left wrist and a fox on the right wrist, photographed on pale forearms with hands held together.
Owl and fox tattoos on wrists
Flash sheet of five solid black, tribal-style hummingbirds in flight on a white background, a design suited to a tattoo.
Five tribal hummingbirds in flight
Black ink tattoo of a bold geometric letter with a flock of small birds flying off it, on the inner forearm.
Flock of birds beside a bold letter
Black ink tattoo of a bird skeleton with feather-like shading on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bird skeleton tattoo on a wrist
Two matching black and grey owl tattoos on twisting branches with leaves, on the inner forearms near the wrists, with both fists raised.
Matching owl and branch forearm tattoos
Three matching black and grey traditional tattoos of a swallow in flight above three keys, shown on three forearms.
Matching swallow and key tattoos on forearms
Realistic coloured raven perched on a bare branch, set against a soft pink and green background, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Raven perched on a branch across the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a rainbow-coloured flock of small bird silhouettes running diagonally across her upper back, and a small black line tattoo on the nape of her neck.
Rainbow flock of birds across a upper back
Traditional colour tattoo of an eagle with a red rose and green leaves across a person's upper back.
Eagle and rose on upper back
Black flash design of a feather dissolving into flying birds, with the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not beside it.
Feather turning into birds with script quote
Black flash design of a bird silhouette in flight beside the script words 'don't just fly... soar', with no body placement shown.
Bird silhouette with 'don't just fly... soar' script
Black ink design drawing of a stylised bird with patterned wings and a long tail that curls into spirals, shown on a plain white background.
Stylised bird with swirling tail
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of five swallows flying towards a shaded feather on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and feather on upper back
Black and grey dotwork line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with a clock face and floral detail on its head and wing.
Hummingbird with clock dial design
Fine line black tattoo of three mountain peaks with small marks below, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain range on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a black swallow pierced by an arrow with red, yellow and teal accents, on the upper arm.
Swallow and arrow on an upper arm
Black and white vintage photograph of four women seen from behind, each with traditional-style tattoos of butterflies, birds and florals on the hips and buttocks.
Four women with hip tattoos, vintage photograph
Small black fine line tattoo of a bird-like outline joined to a heart with a curling tail, placed on the back of a hand.
Fine line heart and bird outline on hand
Black line design of a feather with a flock of birds rising above script lettering that reads Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and birds with script quote
Colour realism tattoo of purple orchids and a blue hummingbird with teal swirls on the side of a torso.
Hummingbird and orchids with swirls on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged cherub kneeling and cradling a small bird, placed on the back.
Cherub holding a songbird on the back
Black and grey tattoo of a swallow in flight with soft, feathered shading on pale skin.
Swallow in flight in black and grey
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight, shown on skin with soft shading across its wings.
Swallow in flight in black and grey
Two cartoon lovebirds perched on a branch, one green and one mauve, tattooed across the inner wrists with small red hearts and dotted lines above.
Two cartoon lovebirds on inner wrists
Colourful Japanese style phoenix tattoo with peacock style feathers and red flowers running down the side of a torso and onto the thigh.
Phoenix and flowers down the side
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of two eagles with spread wings meeting at the navel, with roses below, on a person's stomach.
Twin eagles and roses on the abdomen
Two colour neo-traditional heart tattoos on a lower leg, one showing an anime girl with two cats and the other a white creature with soot sprites.
Anime heroine and cats beside soot sprite hearts