Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that become small flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a bird on the upper chest, with its wings and body breaking up into tree branches in a fragmented, shaded style.
Bird dissolving into branches on chest
Black fine line tattoo of a bird's neck rising from water with reeds and ripples, placed on the upper arm.
Bird neck rising from water on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with perched birds across a person's back, shown in two photos.
Birds perched on a bare tree across the back
Black fine line tattoo of a small bird in profile on the inner wrist, with a denim jacket cuff beside it.
Small bird tattoo on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a standing heron on the upper back, near the left shoulder blade.
Heron tattoo on upper back
Pencil drawing of an owl in flight, with wings and body filled with swirls, dots and stylised lettering, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate owl in flight design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a songbird in flight with outstretched wings, placed on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Black crown design filled with white mountain and pine tree linework, with the lettering you my are king and PSALM 44:4, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Crown with mountains and lettering
Black fine line script reading Love with a small bird above it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Love script and small bird on a wrist
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a full moon and skeletal figures across the shoulder and arm, shown from three angles.
Haunted house and graveyard full sleeve
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a branch above scrolling leaves, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Three birds on a branch on a wrist
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic pine forest tattoo with flying birds, shown on a lower limb.
Pine forest with birds in flight
Black linework flash design of a raven with spread wings, decorated with spiralling Celtic knot patterns on its wings and body.
Celtic knot raven in flight
Colour traditional tattoo of a mermaid holding a rope, with waves, clouds, birds and a flower, on an upper arm.
Traditional mermaid with rope on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a black and grey crescent moon with stars, beside a red rose with black leaves.
Crescent moon and red rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a face on the outer thigh, with a small line tattoo on the ribs.
Roses and portrait tattoo on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a beach sunset with palm tree silhouettes, birds and a star, in Realism style on the calf.
Beach sunset with palm trees on a calf
Black tribal-style hummingbird tattoo with a small red heart on the upper back.
Tribal hummingbird with a red heart on the back
Small black and grey owl tattoo perched on a branch on the ankle, with a thin chain anklet and a white shoe visible below.
Owl tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a rope and two pink hummingbirds over blue watercolour splashes, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and hummingbirds on a upper back
Coloured pencil drawing of a skull formed from bare branches, with a blue bird perched on top, blue blossom, a green apple and no body placement shown.
Skull of branches with a bird and blossom
Colour tattoo of an owl wearing round glasses above crossed bones, in neo-traditional style, on the inner lower arm.
Owl wearing glasses on a lower arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a face merged with a city skyline, barbed wire and birds, with bold lettering below on the forearm.
City skyline and face double exposure on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a stylised peacock with a raised crest and long tail feathers, drawn on lined notebook paper as a tattoo design.
Black ink peacock design
Small solid black swallow tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, shown from behind with her dark hair in a bun.
Small swallow tattoo at the nape
Black and grey tattoo of a feather on the lower abdomen that breaks apart into flying birds, with a navel piercing visible above it.
Feather dissolving into birds on the abdomen
Watercolour-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a teal and pink heart inside a pink and teal circle, with a dandelion, two small birds and the script words The struggle is part of the journey.
Heart, dandelion and quote on upper arm
Colourful swirling tree tattoo with a black trunk and multicoloured flourishes across the upper back, with a small blue bird at the upper left.
Colourful swirl tree on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight on the inner wrist, with pastel nails and a silver bracelet.
Three swallows on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a thin wavy line leading to the word Believe, on the inner wrist of a clenched hand.
Believe script and bird on wrist
Black design of a feather releasing flying birds beside the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and birds with script quote
Traditional-style flash design on paper showing a sailing ship on rough seas and a black and grey rose in a bold black oval frame, with no body part visible.
Sailing ship and rose flash in oval frame
Pencil sketch of a griffin-like bird with spread wings, raised talons and a long swirling tail, drawn as a possible tattoo design with no body part shown.
Pencil sketch of a spread-winged griffin
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave with small bubble dots and a shaded crescent on the inner forearm.
Wave line tattoo on inner forearm
Woman in a brown hat on a rocky shore, with a red and yellow bird tattoo on her thigh and a fine-line scroll tattoo on her upper arm.
Bird on thigh and scroll on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch, on the lower leg.
Blue jay perched on a branch
Fine line black script tattoo reading Be the change with three small birds, on the side of a foot.
Be the change script with birds on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of mountains, mist and pine trees inside a diamond frame on the upper arm, with two small birds in the sky.
Mountains and pine forest in a diamond on upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings forming the stem of a musical eighth note, on the ankle.
Winged music note on the ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree over a red sunset and sea, framed by teal leaves and red flowers, on a forearm.
Palm tree sunset and flowers on a forearm
Black ink tree with bare branches and small birds flying up towards the shoulder, with a line of small script beside the trunk, on a woman's upper back.
Bare tree and birds on a upper back
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird I'm a bird with three small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Three birds and script quote on a wrist
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings across a bare back, its long tail feathers with eye motifs trailing down towards the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo across the back
Black tribal-style owl tattoo with swirling ornamental lines on the side of the ribs.
Tribal owl tattoo on the side ribs
Black silhouette flash design of a flock of birds in flight, rising diagonally from lower left to upper right on a white background.
Flock of birds in flight
Stylised drawing of two swallows in flight, one in solid black and one with pale lavender shading on its wings, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Two swallows in flight
Blue-grey handwritten quote and a line drawing of a serotonin molecule tattooed on a forearm, with a small bird at the bottom edge.
Serotonin molecule and quote on a forearm