Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink tattoo design of birds, a dandelion and the script words "if you're a bird, then I'm a bird" on a golden painted background.
Birds, dandelion and script quote design
Black silhouette design of a branch with two squirrels, red hearts and small birds, drawn as a flash or stencil with no body placement shown.
Squirrels and hearts on a branch
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
A flash sheet of colourful bird designs, including swallows, parrots, a flamingo, a swan, a penguin and a phoenix, with flowers, on a white background.
Colour bird flash sheet
Colour tattoo of two songbirds perched on a black branch with red blossoms, in a painterly botanical style, across a person's back.
Two birds on a blossom branch across the back
Black and grey shaded swallow tattoo with a flowing tail on the lower abdomen, above low-rise jeans, beside a navel piercing.
Black and grey swallow on the lower abdomen
Woman seen from behind in a black dress, showing black and grey floral and bird tattoos across her back, upper arm and forearm.
Floral and bird tattoos on back and arms
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
Black design of a feather with birds lifting away and the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, with no body part visible.
Feather, birds and script quote design
Fine line black tattoo of two small birds in flight on the inner forearm, with a woman resting her hand against her chin.
Two small birds on a forearm
Solid black tattoo of a cross with three birds flying upwards above it, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross and three birds on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch across the inner wrist and forearm.
Two birds on a branch on the wrist
Hand-drawn line sketch of three doves in flight, each carrying one word: faith, hope and love, shown as a tattoo design on pale paper.
Three doves with faith, hope and love
Small solid black bird silhouette tattoo on the side of a finger, with a teal painted nail in the frame.
Small bird silhouette on a finger
Colour tattoo of a cartoon raccoon and a green hummingbird-like bird with autumn leaves, on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon raccoon and green bird on an upper arm
Black tribal-style phoenix design with purple shading, rising with outstretched wings above a long curling tail and a feather, on a white background.
Tribal phoenix with feather design
Black line drawing of a dove carrying a small sprig, with the words Let Go, Let God in flowing script, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dove with script reading Let Go, Let God
Fine line tattoo of a small bird in flight with a thin trailing line leading to the word Believe in script, on the inner wrist.
Bird and Believe script on a wrist
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 tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings and curling swirls below it on a person's upper back, with a small pink accent at the centre.
Bird with swirls on upper back
Black ink linework drawing of a hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, surrounded by roses, leaves and two swallows, on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye, roses and swallows
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on a forearm, with a plaid shirt sleeve and a dark wristwatch visible nearby.
Swallow in flight on a forearm
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
Black silhouette tattoo design of three swallows in flight above the words MATTHEW 6:26 on a white background.
Three swallows and Matthew 6:26
Fine line black tattoo of an open heart with a curling tail beside a small bird shape on the back of a hand.
Small heart and bird line tattoo on a hand
Black outlined cartoon owl tattoo with orange and purple accents on the upper arm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Cartoon owl on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grey seagull perched on a rope-wrapped anchor, with the words fall out boy in black script below, on a forearm.
Seagull perched on an anchor with script
Two photos of a purple, pink and blue owl tattoo with paint-splash details on the upper back, shown in a watercolour style.
Watercolour-style owl on upper back
Flash sheet of tattoo designs photographed on a gift box, including a blue owl, a koi fish, a realistic eye, three BELIEVE lettering designs and a feathered headdress, all shown without a body
Traditional flash sheet with owl, eye and lettering
Black ink line drawing on paper of a rope-framed heart holding a lighthouse, waves and birds, with a flower and leaves below and a small anchor, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Lighthouse heart and flower design sketch
Black script lettering reading not all those who wander are lost, with small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the top of a bare foot on wet sand.
Script quote and birds on a foot
Black and grey flash design of two swallows flying towards each other in mirror image on an aged, parchment-coloured background, in a traditional style.
Two swallows in mirrored flight
Colour tattoo of Woodstock, the small yellow bird from Peanuts, with black outlines, sitting on a patch of green grass.
Woodstock from Peanuts on skin
Two hands clasped together, each showing a pair of tiny black fine line bird silhouettes tattooed on the back of the hand.
Two small birds on clasped hands
Black and grey dotwork sleeves with mandala flowers and a small bird on both upper arms and forearms of a woman wearing a white top and a chunky chain necklace.
Mandala and dotwork sleeves on both arms
Pencil and ink sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair, with two small birds and blossoms, in a Neo-traditional style.
Woman with birds and flowers tattoo design
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long feathered tail across a person's upper back.
Phoenix across upper back
Black script reading dream by day with a bird perched on a branch on the upper back, beside a Celtic knot tattoo on the upper arm.
Dream by day script and bird on shoulder
Black fine line origami crane tattoo with rainbow watercolour splashes behind it, on the inner forearm.
Origami crane with rainbow splashes on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a chickadee perched among purple morning glory flowers and green leaves.
Chickadee and morning glory
A small colour tattoo of a robin with a red breast and brown back, outlined in black, on the outer ankle.
Small robin on an ankle
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
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including an eagle, skulls, a hand, a bear and a skeleton, on a black fabric tapestry hung against a white wall.
Traditional flash sheet on black fabric
Watercolour-style macaw tattoo in red, orange and blue spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour macaw on upper back
Colour phoenix tattoo in orange, red and yellow with spread wings and purple swirls across a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Close-up of two small solid black bird silhouettes in flight on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two small birds on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a penguin with a white chest and raised beak on the upper arm.
Penguin tattoo on the upper arm
Traditional style flash design of a black and white striped lighthouse in an oval frame, with clouds, rocks, mountains and a red flower.
Lighthouse in an oval frame