Bird tattoo ideas

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Black ink tattoo of three bird silhouettes on a branch with a small spiral on the toe, shown on the top of a foot.
Birds on a branch across a foot
Black and grey flying bird tattoos with one teal bird trailing down the upper back from the shoulder blade.
Flock of flying birds across a back
Two ornate framed tattoos on the thighs, a teal pagoda on the left and a blue bird with pink blossom on a branch on the right.
Pagoda and bird tattoos on thighs
Close photo of a small black bird tattoo on a woman's forearm as her hand rests in the pocket of pale blue jeans.
Small bird tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a flaming tail on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix tattoo on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a black birdcage with leaves and splashes of colour and flying birds across the ribs and side of the torso.
Birdcage with watercolour birds on ribs
Green ink drawing of a stylised geometric bird with outstretched wings, sketched on paper beside pencils and a ruler, as a tattoo design.
Green geometric bird tattoo design drawing
Engraved-style skull with red roses, blue flowers and a songbird on a woman's upper arm, shown in a vintage illustration style.
Skull with roses and bird on upper arm
Black linework drawing on a white board of an infinity symbol with the word love in script and three small birds above it.
Infinity symbol with script love and three birds
Traditional style flash design of a red-haired woman in a cream dress beside a hooded figure, a FORGET ME NOT scroll, a unicorn, a rabbit and flowers.
Forget me not woman with unicorn and rabbit
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
Realistic black and grey hummingbirds with red-washed flowers and stems tattooed on the side of a torso.
Two hummingbirds and red flowers on the side
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher with feathers, two birds and the word Wanderlust in script on the inner wrist.
Dreamcatcher and birds on a wrist
Fine line and coloured tattoo of a blue, grey and pink feather with small black birds rising from it, on the top of a foot.
Feather and flying birds on a foot
Realistic black, grey and blue magpie tattoo in flight with bare branches, placed on the side of the torso.
Magpie in flight on a branch
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a bare tree with birds, its trunk merging into an acoustic guitar, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree and acoustic guitar on upper arm
Black silhouette flash design of three small birds perched on a branch with curling tendrils and leaves on a white background.
Three birds on a curling vine
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
Colourful tattoo of a black semicolon and small birds over pink, yellow and blue watercolour-style washes on the forearm.
Semicolon and birds with watercolour wash
Small black fine line tattoo of a flock of birds in flight on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds on upper back
Black and grey realism raven on a chest tattoo, with a flying bird on the shoulder, thistle stems and a Latin banner reading Vulnerant omnes ultima necat.
Raven and thistles across chest
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two birds and flowers across a woman's upper back, with dotwork shading.
Two birds and flowers across a back
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design on paper of an arrow, heartbeat line, heart, the word live, an infinity symbol with a feather, and a dandelion releasing birds.
Arrow, heartbeat and dandelion design with live
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
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a feather with small birds flying off it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather with birds taking flight on upper back
Black flash design of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again, set in black lettering on white.
Two swallows above a quote
Colour tattoo of a tree with multicoloured leaves growing from an open book, with the word IMAGINE on the trunk and birds above, on an upper arm.
Tree of leaves growing from an open book
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 traditional flash drawing of a swallow in flight holding a small ornate key in its beak.
Swallow with a key in its beak
Black ink floral mandala with two bird-like motifs on the lower back of a woman in a navy top, shown from behind.
Floral mandala tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey chest tattoo of a crow on a branch with thistle stems, a Latin banner and a second bird, with faint red and teal bands, placed on the chest and shoulder.
Crow and thistles across a chest
Realistic colour tattoo on a side torso made to look like torn skin, revealing a blue sky with clouds and black swallows in flight across the ribs.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Pencil sketch of a small bird with outstretched wings and feathered detail, drawn in red and blue coloured pencil on cream paper, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Bird with spread wings pencil sketch
Two matching foot tattoos: a pink and blue feather with flying birds and the words I'll be your wings on the left foot, and a black anchor with birds and the words and I'll be your anchor on the right
Feather and anchor foot tattoos with matching script
Black tribal-style bird design with sweeping wings and curling tail feathers, with a small red heart at its chest, drawn on a white background.
Tribal bird with swirling tail and red heart
Colour traditional tattoo of two swallows on a woman's upper back, seen from behind as she stands by a waterfront.
Two swallows on the upper back
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos with flying birds, placed on the ribs, collarbone, upper back, ankle and neck, in black and grey ink.
Feather and bird tattoos collage
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
Traditional style colour tattoo of a yellow bird perched on a black birdcage with a red heart and red flowers, on the upper arm.
Yellow bird on a birdcage with a red heart
Small navy blue tattoo of a crested bird perched on a branch with flowers, on the outer upper arm of a woman in a navy vest top.
Blue bird and flowers on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a hummingbird in flight with long tail feathers, a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Hummingbird in flight tattoo design
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range with small birds in flight on the side of an ankle, with a green suede sandal in the frame.
Mountain range with birds on an ankle
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with map shapes and stars on the palm, with a tree tattoo on the wrist.
Compass rose and tree on a hand
Pencil sketch of an anchor with a dotted line curling up to a flock of birds, drawn on lined paper as a tattoo design.
Anchor with dotted line and flying birds
Black fine line drawing of a stylised bird with sweeping curved wings and a tapering tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fine line flowing bird design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a barn owl face on one half and a skull on the other, divided by a vertical line.
Owl and skull split design on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a portrait with white face markings, beaded jewellery and an orange bird, on the calf.
Realistic portrait with orange bird on a calf