Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal-style phoenix with swept wings and a long flowing tail on a plain white background, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Tribal phoenix design in black ink
Black tribal-style line drawing of a phoenix with spread wings and a long curling tail, above the script words Still I rise, on a white background.
Phoenix with Still I rise script
Pencil drawing of a horned owl perched among leaves and berry branches, a botanical tattoo design shown on grey paper with no body placement visible.
Owl and berry branch design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a winged sugar skull with a bird head on the centre of the chest, below a grey top.
Winged sugar skull across the chest
Sketchy black linework winged bird with a red heart and red and black lettering tattooed along the side of a ribcage.
Winged bird and lettering on ribs
Two matching cartoon tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one of Woodstock and one of Snoopy, each holding a red heart in black outline.
Matching Snoopy and Woodstock wrist tattoos
Black and grey pencil drawing of a swallow in flight, with a treble clef and music notes woven into its wings and body, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Swallow in flight with musical notes
Black botanical tattoo of three silhouetted birds perched on a thin vine with curls and leaves, on the upper back.
Three birds on a curling vine on the back
Small black silhouettes of birds in flight forming a loose line across the lower back, above white denim shorts.
Flock of birds on the lower back
Traditional flash drawing of a sailing ship inside a rope-edged star with an anchor behind it, shown on a stained paper background.
Nautical star with anchor and sailing ship
Close-up of a black linework tattoo of a bird in flight with outstretched wings, placed on the sole of a foot.
Bird in flight on the foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a figure in a flowing dress hanging from strings held by flying birds.
Figure swinging from birds on a forearm
Realism-style colour tattoo of a teal phoenix with spread wings and orange-tipped tail feathers wrapping down across the ankle.
Teal phoenix with trailing orange tail on ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight with a soft shaded smoky background, on a area of bare skin.
Realistic bird in flight
Pencil sketch design of a howling wolf whose fur becomes a feather, with small birds rising from its tip, shown with no body placement.
Howling wolf dissolving into feather and birds
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo on the lower leg, with detailed eyes and shaded feathers on pale skin.
Realistic owl on the lower leg
Black fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with small birds on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Dreamcatcher and birds on a wrist
Black line drawing of an ornate birdcage with two birds, one flying and one perched, beside roses and leaves, shown as an unshaded tattoo design sketch on paper.
Birdcage and roses tattoo design
Infinity symbol tattoo with rainbow watercolour splashes, black birds and the words Love and Family in script on a forearm.
Infinity symbol with birds and watercolour splashes
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with a small bird beside the east point, on the inner wrist, with a city skyline behind.
Compass rose and bird on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse on a rocky islet with birds and clouds, placed on a person's upper arm.
Lighthouse on a rock on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dandelion seed head in its beak, placed on the upper back.
Bird carrying a dandelion seed head
Black and white photo of two people's ankles, each with a small fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a branch with leaves, placed on the ankle.
Matching birds on a branch on two ankles
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo of a bird with spread wings on an arm, with overlapping circular arcs over its body.
Bird in flight with circular overlays on an arm
Colour tattoo of a small bird on a branch inside a black scrolled oval frame, with a teal and orange body, on the upper arm.
Sketchy bird in a scrolled oval frame on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with closed eyes, birds and a peony on the outer thigh, shown on a kneeling person.
Woman portrait with birds and peony on thigh
Illustrated design of a woman with a sugar skull face, a feather headdress, roses, butterflies and a skull, drawn in a mixed black, grey and colour style.
Sugar skull woman with feather headdress
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch against a dark smoky background, on the calf.
Blue jay on a calf
Watercolour style tattoo of a purple and pink feather breaking into a flock of black birds on the side of the ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two small birds among blossoms inside a dotted circle, on the inner forearm.
Two birds and blossom in a dotted circle
Black fine line tattoo design of four birds in flight rising above a vertical script word, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Flying birds above a vertical script word
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with pink and orange flowers and music notes on the top of a foot, in a soft, painterly botanical style.
Hummingbird and flowers on the top of a foot
Realistic red-toned tattoo of a crowned woman holding a bow in a long gown, with pale birds below, on the outer thigh.
Crowned archer woman on thigh
Fine line black script reading hakuna matata with small flying birds, tattooed across the upper back at the nape of the neck.
Hakuna matata script with birds on the neck
Black ink infinity symbol with the word family in script and small birds, tattooed on the lower back.
Infinity family script with birds on lower back
Pencil drawing of a hummingbird in flight beside a cluster of flowers and leaves arranged in a heart shape, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hummingbird and flowers forming a heart
Fine line black tattoo of a dove and a woman's face with an olive sprig in her hair, on the forearm.
Dove and woman's face on a forearm
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 matching black hummingbird tattoos with heart-shaped bodies sit on the inner wrists of two people, shown side by side.
Matching hummingbird wrist tattoos
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a woman's face and a small songbird on the upper arm, with splashes of red, blue and teal.
Watercolour woman and bird on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style owl tattoo with orange, blue and green feathers on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Colourful owl on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and hatched tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light over a farmhouse and bare tree, on the thigh.
Flying saucer over a farmhouse on a thigh
Small black silhouette birds in flight form a diagonal line across the side of a person's ribs in a black ink tattoo.
Flock of birds across the ribs
Black line drawing of a peacock with eye-spot feathers and a mandala behind its head, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Peacock with mandala halo design
Black and white line drawing of an hourglass with a beach scene inside the lower bulb and the words TIME OF YOUR LIFE on banners, shown on a starry black background.
Hourglass beach scene flash design
Two forearms showing a fine line bird head with blue and purple washes on the left and a poppy-style flower with orange and pink washes on the right, with black script beside each.
Bird and flower watercolour forearm tattoos
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a bird perched on a leafy branch on the ankle, with bare feet resting on white bedding.
Small bird on a branch on an ankle
Two matching tattoos on the inner wrists, a small black swallow on the left and a shaded birdcage with an open door on the right, in a fine line style with a red trail.
Swallow and open birdcage on wrists