Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Six black line drawing flash designs of infinity symbols, each with a word or phrase such as family, sister, dream or always, some with small birds.
Infinity symbol tattoo designs with lettering
Pencil sketch of an outstretched bird wing with layered feathers on a white background, a possible design for a tattoo.
Pencil sketch of a bird wing
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger through a red rose with black leaves, a chain and a bird on a forearm.
Dagger through rose and chain on a forearm
Coloured pencil tattoo design of a hummingbird in flight above a banner reading FOREVER AGO and trailing ribbons, in a traditional style.
Hummingbird with Forever Ago banner
Colourful row of pastel townhouses tattooed in a band around a person's ankle, above a brown slip-on shoe and black trousers.
Row of colourful houses around an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a woodland landscape with a stone cottage, a hill and a bird, framed by ferns and set on the outer thigh.
Woodland landscape with cottage on a thigh
Fine line drawing of a tattoo design on grey paper showing an arrow with feathers, a dreamcatcher and birds, with the word love in script.
Arrow, feathers and dreamcatcher design
Pencil drawing of a grey feather looping through a yellow ribbon, with small black birds flying off from its tip, shown on a grey paper background.
Feather, yellow ribbon and birds design
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a hovering hummingbird on the inner forearm.
Hummingbird on a forearm
Colour hummingbird tattoo with grey floral linework across the upper back, near the left shoulder blade.
Hummingbird with floral linework on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a penguin inside an oval outline on a person's lower stomach, above the waistband of their jeans.
Penguin in an oval on the stomach
Two forearms show colour tattoos: a faceted bird inside an orange circle on the left arm and a botanical branch with red berries on the right arm.
Bird in a circle and berry branch on forearms
Black and grey flash design of a tree with a heart-shaped opening in the trunk, a small bird above and the words Strong roots produce beautiful leaves below.
Tree with heart and roots flash design
Small black hummingbird silhouette tattoo in fine line style on the back of a person's neck, with hair pinned up and a blurred background.
Hummingbird tattoo on the neck
Black and grey fine-line tattoo of an open birdcage with three birds flying out, placed on the top of a foot.
Birdcage with birds flying out on a foot
Colour wash lettering tattoo reading Just breathe with two black semicolons and small birds, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Just breathe script and semicolons on a wrist
Colour and black-and-grey tattoo on a person's back showing a swallow in flight between three red poppies, with birds and ink splashes above.
Swallow and red poppies down a back
Fine line black infinity symbol with three small birds and the word faith in script across the lower back.
Infinity symbol with birds and faith script
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo with an oni mask, dragon and skulls on a man's forearm, beside a woman with floral tattoos on her upper arm.
Japanese sleeve with oni mask and skulls
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion clock on the upper back, with its seeds drifting off and turning into small birds across the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Small solid black swan silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with blue water and sky behind.
Black swan on the inner wrist
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
Hand-drawn tattoo design in red pen on lined paper, showing the words let it be in flowing script with three small birds beside it, with no body placement shown.
Let it be script with three red birds
Black and grey dove with outstretched wings carrying an olive branch, with the script words Fearfully and wonderfully made beneath it.
Dove with olive branch and script
Black and grey linework and dotwork tattoo of a woman's face and a bird on the upper arm, with a blue sphere and orange crescent below.
Woman's face and bird on upper arm
Colourful hummingbird feeding from pink speckled lilies, a tattoo on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and lilies on a shoulder blade
Traditional style tattoo of a red cardinal perched beside a red and yellow star flower on the inner forearm, with a partial rose at the top left.
Cardinal and flower on a forearm
Black silhouette design of birds lifting off from the tip of a bullet, shown as a blackwork flash drawing on a white background.
Birds rising from a bullet
Black handwritten script reading she laughs without fear of the future, with a small swallow silhouette, drawn as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Script quote with a swallow design
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of the Deathly Hallows triangle, circle and line symbol with spread wings, a wand and bare branches, shown as a flash design without a body placement.
Deathly Hallows symbol with wings and wand
Illustrated botanical bird design with outstretched teal wings, its body merging into branches, leaves and coral flowers on a cream background.
Flying bird with branches and flowers
Black lace-patterned bird in flight with a floral centre and multicoloured feather wings, tattooed on the upper arm.
Lace-patterned bird in flight on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a feather with a white bird silhouette at its tip, shaded across the inner forearm.
Feather with bird silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a woman's bare back with a small swallow tattoo near the neck and fine script across the lower back.
Swallow and script on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with red and yellow accents on a calf, with the words Loose lips sink ships on a banner below.
Sailing ship with banner on a calf
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the side of a woman's bare back, shown from behind.
Three small birds on a woman's back
Black fine line tattoo of a bird and a rose on the forearm of a person lying on white bedsheets, with the arm raised.
Bird and rose on a forearm
Painted design of a blue and purple swallow in flight with a green-tinged chest, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight, watercolour style
Small solid black bird silhouettes in a loose flock across the inner forearm near the wrist, with the same design shown on white at right.
Flock of birds on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a dotted infinity loop, with a trail of birds rising toward the shoulder.
Anchor and birds across chest and shoulder
Traditional style eagle with spread wings and orange talons tattooed on a forearm, shaded in black, grey, red and orange ink.
Traditional eagle on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of two stylised birds flanking a flower in a band around the wrist, beside a small white puppy's paw on a wooden deck.
Folk birds and flower wrist band
Flash sheet of nine stylised owl line drawings in olive gold ink on a white background, with patterned feathers and some owls perched on branches.
Nine owl designs on a flash sheet
Pencil sketch of a wide-eyed cartoon owl perched on a shaded branch, drawn in a spiral-bound notebook, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of a cartoon owl on a branch
Forearm tattoo with red and orange roses, two small birds, script reading Time Heals Everything and a black and grey pocket watch.
Roses, birds and pocket watch on a forearm
Fine black outline tattoo of a flying dove on the neck behind a person's ear, with a stud piercing in the ear.
Flying dove outline behind the ear
Framed traditional-style flash design of two blue swallows, red roses and striped banners with red lettering, displayed on a table.
Traditional swallows and roses flash in a frame
A solid black crow silhouette tattoo facing left on the upper back, with a dark strap visible at the top edge of the frame.
Crow silhouette on a upper back