Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Flash design of a hummingbird in flight drawn with thin rainbow gradient lines on a pale background, suited to a fine line tattoo.
Rainbow line art hummingbird in flight
Colour tattoo of a pumpkin carriage with a heart keyhole, two blue birds, small stars and green and blue swirls, on the thigh.
Cinderella pumpkin carriage with blue birds on thigh
Watercolour-style geometric origami crane tattoo in rainbow colours with black linework on the inner forearm, beside white paper cranes.
Geometric origami crane on a forearm
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
Fine line black swallow tattoo on the back of a hand, with more tattoo work visible on the forearm against a dark background.
Swallow on the back of a hand
Solid black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a black strap top in view.
Three birds in flight on the collarbone
Fine line black feather tattoo with three small birds and the script words Strength, Growth and Love on the inner forearm.
Feather, birds and script on a forearm
Two matching fine line tattoos of Snoopy and Woodstock sharing a red heart, placed on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching Snoopy and Woodstock wrist tattoos
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 yin yang tattoo on a calf, with a ringed planet and galaxy swirl on one side and a sun, birds and mountains on the other.
Yin yang with sun, mountains and planet
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
Black and grey tribal-patterned bird tattoo on the upper arm, shown from a side angle with a black top worn in the background.
Stylised bird on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on the top of a foot showing a parachute carrying a small parcel, a patterned cup, a pink flower and green leaves.
Parachute, cup and flower on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a church silhouette under a cloudy sky, with hanging roots below, on a lower leg.
Church silhouette over roots on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a swallow in flight with spread wings, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Realistic swallow in flight on upper chest
Black silhouette tattoo of three small birds in flight on the inner wrist, in a black and white photo of a hand raised near a knit hat.
Three small birds on a wrist
Black ink pen drawing of a geometric mountain scene inside an inverted triangle, with a stippled sky, hatched peaks and orbiting circles and arrows, shown as a flash design.
Geometric mountain triangle design
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
Two side-by-side photos of legs in boots: a colour tattoo of a bird with green foliage and red shading on the outer thigh, and a teal and orange butterfly with script lettering on the inner thigh.
Bird and butterfly tattoos on thighs
Solid black silhouette of a songbird in profile, with white floral and scroll shapes cut into the body, shown as a blackwork-style tattoo design.
Songbird silhouette with white floral detail
Flash sheet of black and white line icons on a pale blue background, including a heart on a skewer, a beer mug, a cat in a box and a galloping horse.
Line icon flash sheet on blue background
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a half sun with rays and a small bird in flight, on the inner wrist.
Small sunrise with a bird on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree, setting sun over hills, birds and a red flower on a forearm, with black outlines and bold colour.
Palm tree sunset and flower on a forearm
Black and grey pagoda and bird tattoos in ornate oval frames, with cherry blossom branches, on the thighs.
Pagoda and bird in ornate frames on thighs
Close-up of two arms with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, one trio on the forearm near the wrist and another on the upper arm.
Three small birds in flight on arms
Black ink dreamcatcher with hanging feathers and a flock of small birds on the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
Dreamcatcher and birds on upper back
Black and grey Neo-trad back tattoo of a woman holding a set of scales, with roses, a skull and feathered wings across the back.
Woman with scales and skull on full back
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
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of five birds flying diagonally up the inner wrist of a person wearing a white knitted jumper.
Five birds flying up a wrist
Colourful phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style on the outer thigh, with a long peacock feather tail sweeping down the leg.
Phoenix with peacock feather tail on a thigh
Bold black-outlined phoenix tattoo with red and yellow flame tail across the upper back, in a tribal-style design.
Phoenix tattoo across upper back
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 shaded tattoo of an owl with a smaller owl inside a ring-shaped frame, on the upper back.
Owl tattoo on upper back
Japanese style chest tattoo of a solid black crow perched on a branch with red blossoms.
Black crow on red blossom branch on chest
Black and white photo of a bare back with a fine line flock of small birds tattooed diagonally across the upper back, with a small feather-like mark lower down.
Flock of birds down the spine
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with watercolour splashes and a thin black zigzag line running down a forearm.
Hummingbird and watercolour splashes on a forearm
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
Fine line ink drawing of a sparrow in flight with spread wings and tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Sparrow in flight, ink drawing
Two views of a forearm tattoo of an anatomical heart with a teal and green bird, red ginkgo leaves and an orange sun with dotted rays, in mixed colour and dotwork shading.
Anatomical heart with bird and ginkgo leaves on forearm
Red and black blackletter capital letter with three black birds in flight, tattooed on a lower leg in a lettering style.
Blackletter initial with birds on a calf
Woman in a floral cutout swimsuit showing a blue and orange bird tattoo with script on her thigh, and rose and script tattoos on her upper arm.
Bird and script tattoos on thigh and arm
Pencil sketch of a bird with spread wings beside rosebuds and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Bird in flight with roses sketch
Small black fine line tattoo of three flying birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a long braid over the opposite shoulder.
Three birds on a shoulder blade
Two women seen from behind, each with a small black bird tattoo on the upper back near the neck.
Two small bird tattoos on upper backs
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a bird in flight, a feather and flowers in a Botanical and Traditional style, running from the upper arm to the forearm.
Bird, feather and flower sleeve on an arm
Two matching cartoon love birds on a perch, one green and one mauve, tattooed on the inner wrists of two people.
Two cartoon love birds on matching wrists
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