Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey raven tattoo with a red brushstroke and thistles across the chest, with a flying bird on the shoulder.
Raven and thistles across chest
Black silhouette tattoo with pink splashes across the upper arm and shoulder, photographed against a dark background.
Black silhouette and pink splash on upper arm
Black fine line script reading Family within an infinity loop, with three small birds, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Family script with infinity loop and birds on a foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a robin with pink blossom, buds and small red hearts on a limb.
Robin and blossom with red hearts
Black and grey swallows flying toward an ornate baroque mirror frame tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and an ornate mirror frame on upper back
Pencil drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with ornamental scrollwork and dot patterns across the wings and body, designed as a tattoo.
Ornate swallow flash drawing
Black tribal-style hummingbird design with a long beak, outstretched wings and forked tail feathers, shown as a stencil on a white background.
Tribal-style hummingbird design
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the inner wrist and forearm.
Three small birds on an inner wrist
Black and grey swallow tattoo with swept wings and a curling tail on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Swallow tattoo on upper back
Repeating pattern of blue traditional swallows with red chests and yellow tails, alternating with white nautical stars outlined in black on a pale yellow background.
Swallows and nautical stars repeat pattern
Two black and grey shaded swallows in flight, tattooed on the forearm beside a beaded bracelet.
Two swallows on a forearm
Small blue bird on a leafy branch tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand with red painted nails.
Blue bird and leafy branch on a wrist
Colour tattoo of two angular teal and orange swallows in a neo-traditional style running along the forearm.
Two geometric swallows on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird with a trailing line leading to the word Believe in script on the inner wrist.
Believe script with a bird on the wrist
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
Traditional style tattoo of a green, orange and yellow parrot perched on a branch with leaves, shown on a limb against denim.
Perched parrot on a branch
Fine line white ink tattoo of a daisy, three falling droplets and a swallow on a forearm.
Daisy, droplets and swallow on a forearm
Two small blue and black swallows in flight, tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone, in a traditional style.
Two swallows in flight on the chest
Black fine line script reading let it be with three small birds in flight, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Let it be script with birds on the side
Two colourful hummingbird tattoos, one on the side of the ribs and one on the inner forearm near the wrist, drawn with loose sketched lines and soft pink, teal and orange washes.
Two hummingbirds on ribs and inner forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon purple owl with large teal eyes perched on a brown branch, with a small teal leaf, on the outer thigh.
Purple owl on a branch on a thigh
Two traditional colour swallow tattoos sit side by side on a person's upper chest, above a blue strapless top.
Two swallows on the chest
Black and grey dotwork swallow in flight above a lotus flower tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Swallow and lotus on the ribs
Close photo of a black line tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's shoulder, with a black strappy top and green trees behind.
Three birds in flight on a shoulder
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with its wings breaking up into flying bird silhouettes.
Butterfly dissolving into birds on upper back
Two thin black outline circle tattoos on wrists, with a faceted geometric bird tattoo on a bare thigh.
Outline circles on wrists and geometric bird on thigh
Small fine line tree tattoo with a green bird above it, sitting on the upper back at the base of the neck.
Small tree and bird on upper back
Close photo of a fine line tattoo of three teal birds perched on a black branch across the upper arm.
Three teal birds perched on a branch
Fine line black tattoo of a bird in flight formed from looping script words, on the side of the ribs.
Bird made of script on the ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Three small birds on a collarbone
Black script lettering reading Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, with a feather and flying birds, drawn on a white feathered background.
Feather, birds and script quote design
Black and red ink design of a Roman numeral clock with ink splatters, brush strokes and birds flying away from it, drawn on a white background.
Clock with birds and red brush strokes
Small black bird tattoo on the forearm of a person wearing a black knotted top and white high-waisted jeans against a grey wall.
Small bird tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds towards three birds, with the script 'i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)', on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script on a shoulder
Two wrists with matching fine line tattoos of Snoopy and Woodstock from Peanuts, each holding a red heart, with the palms facing the camera.
Snoopy and Woodstock matching wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of a bird in flight with teal wings and an orange breast, sketched in loose linework on the upper torso.
Flying bird with teal wings and orange breast
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight among magnolia blooms and leafy sprigs, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Swallow and magnolia design sketch
Black line geometric swan tattoo with angular wings on the outer thigh, shown beside a navy dress.
Geometric swan on a thigh
Small fine line black bird tattoos flying across a woman's shoulder, with a cameo necklace and red lipstick visible above.
Small birds in flight on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with closed eyes, a blue bird, a red rose and green leaves, sitting on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with bird and rose on upper arm
Two black and grey swallows tattooed on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Two swallows on a shoulder
Two photos of a small penguin chick tattoo on the outer ankle, the lower image showing a shaded grey body with a yellow beak.
Penguin chick tattoo on an ankle
Realistic colour poppy and fine grey grass stems with a shaded bird on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a black top.
Poppy, grasses and bird on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, a pyramid and flying birds with scrollwork on a calf.
Clock, birds and pyramid on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a stylised bird with a fanned feather crest, a peony and small arrows.
Bird and peony on an upper arm
Person in a grey short-sleeved shirt and braces, showing a black tattoo of a flock of birds on the upper arm and a plant-like design lower on the forearm.
Flock of birds tattoo on an upper arm
Black and white photo of two forearms with fine line script lettering, a triangle outline and small motifs, holding a metal skull.
Script lettering and fine line forearms holding a skull
Black and grey tattoo of a globe on a stand with a city skyline, an arch and birds in the sky, shown on a limb.
Globe with city skyline tattoo