Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black Polynesian style tribal tattoo with triangles, swirls, flowers and a bird motif curving across the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin above it.
Polynesian style tribal band on ribs
Black and white photo of a black ink script word Believe with small birds on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Believe script with birds on wrist
Black and grey tattoo of bare trees, a pine and a flock of birds across a forearm, shading softly fading toward the wrist.
Forest and birds on a forearm
Close-up of a large geometric snowflake tattoo in teal, blue and purple with white dot accents on the forearm, with a partial bird tattoo visible at the top right.
Teal and purple snowflake on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red and grey rooster hanging by its neck from a rope, on the calf of a leg.
Rooster hanging from a rope on a calf
A flash sheet of small black tattoo designs on white, including a snake, sun, butterfly, dragonfly, flower and frog, shown in a simple bold tribal-style outline.
Black tattoo flash sheet of small motifs
Black and grey swallow tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a light grey sweater, with a ring on their hand.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a round cartoon character in glasses holding a sugar skull, with teal banners reading Sympathy for the Unusual, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon character with banners on thigh
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird, I'm a bird, with three flying bird silhouettes on the inner wrist.
Script quote and three birds on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eagle head with a feather and flying birds on an upper arm and shoulder.
Eagle head and feather on an upper arm
Black ink script lettering reading it goes on, with a small bird, on the side of a finger in lettering style.
Script lettering and bird on a finger
Black, grey and muted green swallow in flight with a rust-red throat, tattooed on a leg in a soft, wash-style Japanese manner.
Swallow in flight on a leg
Black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone and shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on the collarbone
Small solid black bird tattoo on the side of a finger, photographed against a pale background.
Small bird tattoo on a finger
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a wire and a third bird flying, with the word believe in script, on a person's ribs.
Birds on a wire with 'believe' script
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds flying in a diagonal line across the inner forearm of a person wearing a white knit jumper.
Five birds in flight on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a heart formed from feathered wings, with two birds inside and crossed blades at the base, drawn as a tattoo design.
Winged heart with two birds and crossed blades
Ink drawing of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Wide-eyed owl perched on a branch
Pink and purple peony tattoo with black and grey feather detail across a thigh and hip, in a bold Japanese-influenced style.
Peonies and feathers on a thigh
Black ink fine line tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with a bird, hanging chains and a small anchor, placed on the calf.
Lace heart with hanging chains on a calf
Flash design of a stylised rose with dark red petals, a black thorned stem, leaves and swirls, with a small black bird silhouette at the lower left.
Stylised red rose with thorned stem
Black and grey swallow tattoo on a man's ankle, with a dark forearm tattoo partly visible above a wristwatch.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bird with feather patterns and spiral swirls on the upper back, shown beside the original pen drawing.
Stylised bird tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoos of birds on two wrists, with two perched birds on a thin line and a flying bird on the left wrist and a single flying bird on the right.
Bird tattoos on two wrists
Black ink line drawing of a stylised bird with curling feathers, swirling patterns and large flowers, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Stylised bird with flowers and swirls
Small black fine line anchor tattoo with a dotted curve, a bird and a small script word on the inner wrist, against a dark background.
Anchor, bird and script on the inner wrist
Colour neo-trad tattoo of an owl within a circular frame and roses on a forearm, with the hand raised in a rock horns gesture.
Owl and rose forearm tattoo
Black linework flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope with two swallows in flight on either side, drawn on a cream background in a traditional style.
Anchor with rope and two swallows
Black fine line script reading Let it go on the inner forearm near the wrist, with three small birds flying upwards beside it.
Let it go script with birds on the wrist
Flash drawing of a pirate skull wearing a red bandana, with a sparrow perched on top, shown in sketchy linework and muted colour.
Pirate skull with red bandana and sparrow
Black and grey realism tattoo of two feathers, a dreamcatcher and a flock of birds, with the word dream in script, on the ankle.
Feathers and dreamcatcher with birds on an ankle
Line drawing of a phoenix rising inside a ring of stylised flame feathers in dark brown ink on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Phoenix rising within flames design
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a long forked tail, shaded in soft greys, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Swallow in flight design
Colourful watercolour-style peacock tattoo on the outer thigh, with a blue neck, orange and green plumage and trailing feathers.
Watercolour peacock on thigh
Colourful tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch, filled with a galaxy of purple, pink and blue stars, on the upper arm.
Galaxy blue jay on upper arm
Stippled black and grey tattoo design of a skull formed from a twisted tree, with a forest scene inside a circle, two birds and scattered orange leaves.
Skull made of a tree with forest and birds
Six neo-traditional tattoo flash designs on paper showing a ram skull, a deer skull, a moth, a fennec fox, a red panda and a bird with peonies, all in bright colour.
Neo-traditional animal designs on flash sheets
Black outline drawing of a bird in flight on a white background, a simple design that could be used as a tattoo stencil.
Outline of a bird in flight
Traditional style colour tattoo of a girl with a red bow riding a purple rocket, with a grey and yellow bird flying above her.
Girl on a rocket with a bird above
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an eagle head above a Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles bar and shield logo, shown on skin.
Eagle and Harley-Davidson logo
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with ripple lines and several birds in flight, a tattoo design shaded in black and grey.
Compass rose with birds in flight
Colour tattoo of three cartoon owls in blue and purple perched on a green-leafed branch across a forearm.
Three cartoon owls on a branch on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with large lace-edged eyes, perched on a leafy branch on the top of a foot.
Owl on a branch on the foot
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded grey cross wrapped in thorns, two red roses, grey clouds, small birds and the script words 'If heaven wasn't so far away'.
Cross, roses and heaven quote on a thigh
Colour tattoo of two magpies perched on a white flower with green leaves and red berries, in a bold neo-traditional style on the upper chest.
Two magpies and flower on upper chest
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with tiny birds flying off it, placed on the ankle.
Feather with birds on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing two large nautical stars, smaller stars, clouds, a crescent moon and birds in flight.
Stars, clouds and birds on a forearm
Blue-black silhouettes of birds in flight rise across a shoulder blade above a line of cursive lettering that reads Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly.
Bird flock and quote on a shoulder