Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Close view of a large red phoenix tattoo with feathers running across the back and side of a person with dark hair, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Red phoenix tattoo across back and side
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a songbird with outstretched wings and rainbow paint splashes on a person's upper back.
Watercolour songbird on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a thin wire across the upper back, with a green top visible below.
Three birds on a wire across the upper back
Solid black stylised design of a woodpecker clinging to a branch, drawn as a bold flat silhouette with no body placement shown.
Woodpecker silhouette on a branch
Two matching black script quote tattoos on the forearms, one with an anchor and one with three birds and a bird silhouette in lettering style.
Matching anchor and bird quote tattoos on forearms
Black fine line script reading Love me for who I am with a small bird silhouette at its left end, tattooed on pale skin.
Script quote with a small bird
Three solid black silhouettes of hummingbirds in flight on a plain white background, shown as a flash design with no body placement visible.
Three hummingbirds in flight
Black script lettering reading Make a Wish, Take a Chance, Make a Change and breakaway across the upper back, with small black bird silhouettes rising towards the shoulder.
Script quote with birds on upper back
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, orange lily and blue butterfly with green leaves on an upper arm, in a realistic botanical style.
Hummingbird, lily and butterfly on an upper arm
Two people holding hands, each with a small black flock of birds tattooed on the inner forearm, one person wearing a camera strap.
Matching bird flock tattoos on forearms
Colour botanical tattoo of a sunflower on a shoulder and upper back, with black silhouette birds and drifting petals above it.
Sunflower and birds on a shoulder
Back view of a dark ink phoenix with outstretched wings and a long flowing tail, tattooed in the centre of the upper back.
Phoenix on upper back
Drawn tattoo design of a black whale tail rising from blue watercolour waves, with five black birds and a dotted pink circle, shown on a white background.
Whale tail, waves and birds design
Hand-drawn eagle head design with dense decorative patterning in pink, gold and grey tones, shown as an unplaced drawing on white paper.
Ornate eagle head design in coloured pen
Black line drawing flash sheet of infinity symbol designs with script phrases, silhouette birds, stars, a heart and the word Books, with no body placement shown.
Infinity script and bird designs on a sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small songbird perched on ornate scrollwork on a forearm.
Songbird on scrollwork on a forearm
Japanese-style tattoo covering a torso and both arms, with a large koi fish, peonies, clouds and a moon on the chest and a colour peony sleeve on each arm.
Japanese koi, peony and cloud torso and sleeves
Fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a shoulder, shown in close up above a dark grey top.
Small swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a small tree with reddish and green leaves and a tiny green bird, placed on the upper back below the neck of a person in a white top.
Small tree tattoo on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a brown branch with green leaves, on the side of a person's ribs.
Cardinal on a branch on the ribs
Close view of a torso in white lace lingerie with traditional style tattoos, including a teal eye in a heart on the upper stomach and a bird on the side.
Traditional tattoos on a torso, arms and thighs
Geometric tattoo of a faceted bird in teal, green and orange with black outlines, on the forearm.
Geometric bird on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with purple blossoms, on the lower leg.
Magpie on blossom branch on a calf
Traditional tattoo with dotwork shaded hand reaching upward beside a dagger, a small flower and a bird, on the arm near the elbow.
Stippled hand with dagger and bird
Greyscale drawing of a dove in flight with outstretched wings, set against a sunburst and soft clouds, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Flying dove with sunburst and clouds
Fine line script tattoos on two wrists, reading 'to infinity' on the left and 'and beyond' on the right, in blue ink with red accents and small birds.
To infinity and beyond on two wrists
Full-colour neo-traditional tattoo of a rooster with blue and orange plumage and a red comb, placed on the thigh.
Colourful rooster on the thigh
Traditional-style flash design of a black phoenix with spread orange, yellow and red wings and a flaming crest, shown on a tan background.
Phoenix with spread wings flash
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with green plumage and a dark wing tip, on the forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a blue owl with orange eyes perched on a thin branch, on the ankle above a white shoe.
Blue owl tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey realism roses and a compass on a leg, with fine script lettering on the thigh, shown in a bath.
Roses, compass and script on legs
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds in flight across a forearm, photographed against a dark navy background.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a swallow in flight on the forearm, with its black wings filled by a large red rose and a green head.
Swallow and rose on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a bird in flight carrying a sprig, with a landscape inside its body and flowers around it, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Bird in flight with flowers and lettering
Small fine line black ink tattoo of an owl perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with a green leafy background.
Small owl on a branch on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows in flight on the upper chest, shaded in black and grey with rust-toned accents on their chests.
Two swallows in flight on upper chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric bird in flight, built from overlapping circles and lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of peonies with leaves and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Peonies and birds across a upper back
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers across the side of the ribs.
Phoenix tattoo across the ribs
Colour tattoo of a chickadee perched on a red thread spool beside a needle and thimble, with red script initials below, on the lower leg.
Chickadee on a thread spool with script initials
Back view of a shirtless person with a large black and grey tattoo of a dense landscape scene across the back and upper arm, plus fine line bird and geometric marks on the shoulder.
Large black and grey back and arm piece
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with a sunburst and wave lines on the inner forearm, photographed over a printed page.
Swallow and sun over waves on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a magpie on a leafy branch on a forearm, with greyscale shading of a small animal below, while a person stirs a green bowl in a kitchen.
Magpie and leaves on a forearm
Chest tattoo of a bird with spread wings in a loose watercolour style, with pink, red and teal washes and black linework.
Watercolour-style bird with spread wings on chest
Colourful forearm tattoo of stacked books and an open book with sketched birds over rainbow watercolour splashes.
Stacked books and flying pages on a forearm
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Colour tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, across a shoulder and upper back.
Owl and cherry blossom on a shoulder
Two matching traditional tattoos of a cat and a bird inside pink scalloped hearts on a person's thighs, with a tortoiseshell cat on grass behind.
Matching cat and bird hearts on thighs