Bird tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the lower back, above dark jeans and beside a floral lace top.
Three birds on the lower back
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a grey koi, a bird and pink cherry blossom branches among swirling clouds, placed across the upper and middle back.
Japanese back piece with koi and cherry blossom
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds become flying birds, running across the upper back towards the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Black and grey blackwork raven with spread wings across a person's upper back, with a square and compass eye tattoo at the lower left edge.
Raven with spread wings across a back
Fine line black tattoo of three small birds in flight on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided ponytail.
Three small birds on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with olive leaves, placed on the upper back in a traditional style.
Cardinal perched on a branch on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a black swallow filled with red, orange and yellow roses and green leaves, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow filled with roses on upper back
Fine line grey tattoo of three swallows in flight on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Three swallows on upper back
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the back with a bold cross, a flock of bird silhouettes and a script quote.
Cross, birds and script quote on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the lower back.
Dove in flight on the lower back
Black ornamental winged bird tattoo spanning the upper back and onto the upper arms, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate winged bird tattoo across a back
Black and grey and colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a yellow rose with green leaves, three black birds and the quote about the most poetical topic in the world.
Yellow rose, birds and quote on upper back
Black and grey sketchy-style bird with spread wings tattooed across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, with typewriter lettering on the upper arm.
Sketchy bird in flight across upper back
Black fine line script reading I will see you again, with three small bird silhouettes above it, tattooed on a person's upper back.
"I will see you again" script with three birds
Black ink tattoo of a feather on a person's upper back, with its quill edge breaking into a flock of flying birds that climb towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on a back
Colour tattoo of a rising phoenix with outstretched wings and swirling orange and red tail feathers, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black ink owl tattoo on the upper back of a woman with long hair pulled to one side, shown in black and white.
Owl tattoo on the upper back
Colourful tree of life tattoo across a person's lower and upper back, with a striped orange trunk, leaves, fruit, birds and blue flowers in a botanical style.
Tree of life with birds and flowers across the back
Photograph of a large back tattoo of a black bird in flight and red flower splashes, with loose grey wash and fine linework on the upper back and spine.
Bird and red flowers across a back
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with branches over the shoulder and upper arm, with three birds in flight across the upper back, photographed from behind.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman with a blunt fringe, a skull, white butterflies and black birds, with a small colour rose visible lower left.
Woman, skull and butterflies on back
Two people seen from behind, each with a fine line script quote tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, one with a flock of birds and one with a feather.
Matching quote tattoos on upper backs
Back tattoo of seven coloured chakra symbols running down the spine, with a black ornamental lotus and small bird on the upper back and shoulder.
Seven chakra symbols down the spine
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol with the word love and three flying birds above, on a woman's upper back.
Infinity, love and birds on upper back
Small solid black silhouette of three birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a long blonde braid, wearing a white lace bandeau.
Three birds on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a shoulder and upper back, photographed in black and white.
Flying bird tattoo across a shoulder
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a perched falcon on a branch with pink peonies and pale poppies, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Perched falcon with peonies on a shoulder blade
Black ink tattoo of the words Not all those who wander are lost in a serif font, flanked by two small bird silhouettes, on the upper back below the neck.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Back of a person showing a large watercolour-style phoenix tattoo in red, orange and yellow with black splatter marks, spreading across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour phoenix across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hummingbirds in flight across the lower back, with soft shaded clouds behind them.
Three hummingbirds in flight on the lower back
Colour tattoo in botanical style of a sunflower, ferns, a dark songbird, a moth and autumn leaves running down the side of a bare back.
Sunflower, fern and moth down the back
Two black and grey traditional swallows in flight, one above the other, tattooed on a person's back.
Two swallows on the back
Black and white photo of a barn owl tattoo with spread wings on a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style, placed between the shoulder blades.
Barn owl with spread wings on upper back
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with three small birds beneath it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Carpe Diem script with three birds on the upper back
Three people seen from behind in a kitchen, each with a small black line tree tattoo on the upper back, one with a small bird in the branches.
Bare tree tattoos on shoulder blades
Colour traditional tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings in orange, red and yellow on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of birds lifting from a shaded feather with the words Time to let go, across the lower back.
Birds and feathers with script on a lower back
Traditional style hot air balloon tattoo with pink flowers, clouds, birds and a small aeroplane on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hot air balloon with flowers on the upper back
Large grey phoenix tattoo with long flowing tail feathers across a woman's back, with a small star and a small character tattoo nearby.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Black fine line script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with three small bird silhouettes, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Carpe Diem script with birds on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Woman seen from behind with a grey and teal bird and pink flowers with green leaves tattooed on her upper back, in a gold sequin dress.
Bird and flowers on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Hummingbird tattoo on upper back
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a peacock with feather eyes and pink flowers across a person's upper back.
Peacock and pink flowers on a back
Fine line black tattoo of a small mountain range on the upper back, with dark wavy hair falling over the left shoulder.
Mountain range tattoo on upper back
Vertical column of dark Roman numerals with a small swallow silhouette in the middle, tattooed down the centre of a person's upper back.
Vertical Roman numerals with a swallow on a back