Bird tattoo ideas

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Blue pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair, peonies and a owl, in a neo-traditional style.

Woman with roses and an owl design

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with pink blossoms and green leaves, across the upper back.

Owl and blossom branch on upper back

Colour tattoo of a phoenix with a flowing peacock feather tail across the side of a stomach, in a neo-traditional style.

Phoenix and peacock feather on the torso

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from a large blue flower, with yellow and green swirling tendrils, on the thigh.

Hummingbird and blue flower on a thigh

Before and after pair showing a chest tattoo of a pink bow and filigree keyhole heart, extended into a feather and mandala cover-up across the upper chest and shoulders.

Bow and keyhole heart chest cover-up, before and after

Neo-traditional tattoo of a colourful songbird on a black branch, surrounded by pink blossoms with green leaves, on a person's leg.

Songbird and pink blossom on a leg

Painted design of a swallow in flight with a purple starry body, white dots and a red throat, drawn on textured paper, shown as a tattoo flash design.

Purple galaxy swallow in flight

Two neo-traditional tattoos on the lower legs: a grey bat hanging upside down from a branch, and a pastel bird with a pink flower.

Hanging bat and pastel bird on two legs

Black and grey raven with spread wings and an open beak on an upper arm, with pine branches, a pinecone and a rose behind it.

Raven and pine branches on upper arm

Traditional style colour tattoo on the forearm showing a salmon nigiri piece, a yellow bird with a moustache and a pink banner reading SUSHI TIME, all outlined in black.

Salmon nigiri and bird with SUSHI TIME banner

Colour phoenix tattoo with flame-toned wings and curled black linework across the upper back, seen from behind on a woman with her face turned away.

Phoenix tattoo across a woman's upper back

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a robin perched on a branch beside a peach rose and leaves, on a limb.

Robin and rose on a limb

Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey songbird with a red cheek, a hanging bell and a gold-hilted dagger with teal ribbons, on the outer thigh.

Bird with bell and dagger on a thigh

Neo-traditional tattoo of a red bird head with a feathered crest inside a rope-edged heart on a forearm, with a Celtic knot charm hanging below.

Red bird in rope heart on forearm

Sketched tattoo design of a songbird with spread wings in front of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves, drawn in blue and red pencil.

Bird and pocket watch design sketch

Neo-traditional drawing of a swallow perched on a pale ribbon, with rust-orange leaves and teal-black plumage, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.

Swallow perched on a ribbon with autumn leaves

Traditional style tattoo of a grey songbird perched on a thorned branch with pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.

Songbird and roses on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a black crow with green and pale leaves across a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm.

Black crow and leaves on chest and shoulder

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a peacock with spread eye feathers on the upper chest.

Peacock on upper chest

Colour tattoo of a cartoon owl with purple feathers, pink eyes and teal wings perched on a wooden log, on the forearm.

Cartoon owl perched on a log

Realistic blue peacock head inside a black and grey scrollwork frame with a red gem and hanging chains, tattooed on a limb.

Peacock portrait in an ornate frame

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a robin with pink blossom, buds and small red hearts on a limb.

Robin and blossom with red hearts

Colour tattoo of two angular teal and orange swallows in a neo-traditional style running along the forearm.

Two geometric swallows on a forearm

Back tattoo of two red and orange phoenixes on the shoulder blades, with black script running down the spine.

Twin phoenixes with spine script across a back

Woman in profile with bird and rose on upper arm

Three views of a colourful geometric bird tattoo with triangles and dots wrapping the calf, in a neo-traditional style.

Geometric bird tattoo on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of a black raven beside red poppies and green leaves with white scrollwork on a person's upper thigh, worn under dark underwear.

Raven and red poppies on a thigh

Neo-trad tattoo of a dark-haired pin-up woman hugging her knees, her legs covered in blue tattoo designs, on the outer thigh.

Pin-up woman with blue tattooed legs on a thigh

Colour neo-trad tattoo of a red and grey bird perched on a branch beside a teal medallion of pink roses, shown on skin.

Bird and roses on a branch

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cat with a finch on its shoulder and a blue rose below, on the side of the ribs.

Cat, finch and rose on the ribs

Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.

Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm

Botanical tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm showing two songbirds among raspberries, wild roses and leaves, in mostly grey shading with peach and yellow accents.

Songbirds and wild roses on an upper arm

Neo-traditional raven perched on a branch on the upper arm and shoulder, framed by red and blue flowers and leaves.

Raven with flowers on upper arm

Neo-traditional flash drawing of a green and yellow budgie perched in an ornate birdcage with leaves and scrollwork, shown on paper with no body placement.

Budgie in an ornate birdcage flash

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a rooster head with a yellow sun and wheat stalks on the back of a hand.

Rooster head with sun on the back of a hand

Colourful hummingbird tattoo with black-outlined scrolls and swirls on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.

Hummingbird and swirl scrolls on a calf

Full-colour phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style with bold outlines, spreading its wings across a person's upper back.

Rainbow phoenix tattoo across the upper back

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple bird perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, on the outer thigh.

Purple bird and blossom branch on a thigh

A purple and blue swallow in flight, drawn in a neo-traditional style with swirled wing shading, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.

Purple swallow in flight

Colour tattoo of a fiery orange and yellow phoenix with spread wings and grey smoke swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.

Phoenix in flames on the ribs

Two profile faces in a sunset on an upper arm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two bluebirds, a pink peony and a red gem pendant on the shoulder.

Two bluebirds and a peony on a shoulder

Colour tattoo of a blue songbird perched on a branch with red blossoms and berries, in a painterly neo-traditional style, on the upper thigh.

Blue bird and red blossom branch on a thigh

Neo-trad style tattoo of a black crow in flight with yellow, orange and red circles and white rain strokes, with partial script below, on an upper arm and shoulder.

Crow in flight with rain on upper arm

Pen drawing of two swallows in flight, one with a medallion on its wing and filigree scrolls around it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.

Two swallows in flight with ornate scrolls

Two colour tattoos of birds on leafy branches, one pink and one teal, on the lower legs above a pair of star-print heeled shoes.

Two birds on branches on both lower legs

Neo-traditional swallows flying among peony flowers and leaves tattooed across an upper arm, with soft pink tones on the petals.

Swallows and peonies on an upper arm

Full colour Japanese style phoenix tattoo with blue body, purple and green wings and orange tail feathers across a person's upper back.

Colourful phoenix across a back