Bird tattoo ideas

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Colour realism tattoo of a blue and orange hummingbird with long green tail feathers on a person's side ribs.
Hummingbird with long tail on ribs
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional tattoos of daggers, a rose, an eye, a pocket watch and a whale, with a black and grey flower on one knee.
Full traditional leg sleeves with white high-tops
Three small black swallows in flight tattooed on the back of a neck, in a fine line style, partly framed by hair.
Three swallows on the nape of the neck
Realistic red poppies with soft wash shading and two black birds in flight, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Red poppies and birds on a thigh
Black and grey script tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with swirling lines, small birds drifting from a dandelion seed head.
Dandelion, birds and script on upper back
Black and white design of two facing ravens with spiral eyes and wings, framed by Celtic knotwork in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design with no body part visible.
Twin ravens with spirals and knotwork
Black swallow tattoo with a red throat on the upper back of a person with dark hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a floral top.
Swallow tattoo on upper back
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
Black ink design of a flock of small birds flying upward above the word freedom, with the letters m and o raised at the end, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Birds rising above the word freedom
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a raven perched on a bare branch, wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Raven perched on a bare branch on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a flock of birds in flight on the inner wrist, next to layered bracelets.
Flock of birds on the inner wrist
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
A man seen from behind in a black beanie and olive t-shirt, with black and grey tattoos on his left forearm and upper arm.
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm
Pen drawing in blue ink of a swallow above a globe, compass, roses and hanging chains with an anchor and a paw print locket, a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, globe and roses design sketch
Fine black line tattoo of a mirrored design with birds, flowers and leaves on the upper chest, near a white lace neckline.
Symmetrical bird and floral design on the chest
Colour traditional tattoo of two swallows, a yellow measuring tape and a black needle and thread on the upper thigh.
Swallows and measuring tape on a thigh
A loose watercolour hummingbird in pink, purple and yellow with a long thin beak, shown in flight against a plain white background.
Pink watercolour hummingbird in flight
Two matching forearm tattoos of patterned owls perched on black branches with red flowers and green leaves, in a botanical style.
Owls on branches across two forearms
Black linework tattoo of a bird in flight with outstretched wings on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Bird in flight on a forearm
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a planet, starfighter, airship, city skyline and sea creatures in a painterly realism style.
Surreal sky and city full sleeve
Fine line black palm tree tattoo with two small birds and a scalloped wave line on an ankle, beside sand.
Palm tree and birds above a wave
Small black fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight on the upper arm, below a rolled white shirt sleeve.
Swallow in flight on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a raven perched on bare branches above a skull among roots, with script down the right side.
Raven and skull tree on a full back
Solid black feather tattoo on a person's upper back with a flock of birds flying off from its tip towards the shoulder.
Feather and birds on a shoulder
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
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos of songbirds on a branch, one with a raspberry and one with leaves, on a pair of forearms.
Two songbirds on branches, forearms
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Believe on a finger held to the lips, with a thin line leading to a small black bird near the knuckle.
Believe script and bird on finger
Colour realism tattoo of birds, purple orchids and pink blossom on a turquoise background, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Birds and orchids across upper arm and shoulder
Black ink tattoo on the upper back reading books are proof humans can do magic, with a silhouetted broom rider, flying birds, a triangle with a circle and a trident symbol.
Quote with broom, birds and symbols on upper back
Black linework tattoo of a songbird perched on a blossom branch, in a botanical style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Bird and blossom on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moonlit mountain landscape with pine trees, a log cabin, a deer and wildlife across the upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain cabin and wildlife scene on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dove in flight with swirls and the word Faith in script, placed on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Dove and Faith script on a foot
Seated person on grass with botanical tattoos on the legs, including a swallow on the knee, a pink rose on the shin and a lily with leaves on the thigh.
Swallow, rose and lily tattoos on legs
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo on the back of a hand, with a small treble clef on a finger, beside a black wristwatch.
Swallow and treble clef on a hand
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
Black and grey pen drawing of a phoenix with spread wings, lily blooms and flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design.
Phoenix with lilies design
Black and blue dandelion design with seeds turning into birds, above the script words Life is Beautiful and a small heart, in a botanical lettering style.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds with script
Black line drawing flash of a small bird perched on a branch in front of a circle, with a banner reading OH, HELLO across its chest.
Bird with banner reading Oh, Hello
Black and white flash design of a shield crest containing a bird, a pentagram, a TARDIS, a lattice panel and the text 221B, above a banner reading NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST.
Fictional house crest with TARDIS and 221B
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a peacock with spread eye feathers on the upper chest.
Peacock on upper chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a peacock head and trailing feather on an upper arm, shaded in teal, blue and green.
Peacock and feather on an arm
Bold black and white flash drawing of a stylised owl with large round eyes, a heart-shaped beak, outstretched wings and clawed feet on a white background.
Stylised owl flash design
Small fine line tattoo of a black bird holding a stem with pink and blue daisies, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bird and daisies on the wrist
Blue silhouette birds rise across a shoulder blade above the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, on the upper back.
Flock of birds and script on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a leafy tree whose trunk forms two legs and feet, on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Tree with legs on upper back
A small brown puppy with a red collar held in a hand on a tattooed forearm, which carries a colourful traditional-style design, against a plain grey background.
Puppy held on a tattooed forearm
Fine line script reading laugh your heart out with pink and orange watercolour splashes and small birds on the inner forearm.
Script quote and watercolour splash on forearm
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird and pink cherry blossom branches with falling petals, sitting on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade