Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoos of a feather with a flock of birds rising from its tip, on both forearms of a person in a black top.
Bird flock rising from feathers on both forearms
White fine line drawing of a swallow in flight with swept wings and forked tail on a dark grey background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow in flight line drawing
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
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird with a thin trailing line and the word Believe on the inner wrist of a clenched fist.
Bird and Believe script on a wrist
Colourful watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, teal and purple, with three small swallows, across a person's upper back.
Watercolour feather and swallows on upper back
Realistic coloured tattoo of a fox with feathered wings, leafy branches and a long curling tail across a person's back and side.
Fox with feathered wings across a back
Pencil drawing of a phoenix in flight with spread wings and long tail feathers, surrounded by curling scroll shading, on a sketchbook page.
Phoenix with swirling feathers sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large raven with open beak, with a second feathered bird below it, across the ribs.
Large raven with a second bird on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a mountain range with a red dragon flying above it, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragon above a mountain range on upper back
Solid black tribal-style design of a bird-headed warrior with a feathered headdress, holding a chain, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal bird-headed warrior design
Two small solid black birds in flight, a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Two small birds on an inner wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a pine forest, birds and a swallow across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Pine forest, birds and swallow on upper arm
Black line drawing of a dove in flight with sweeping, tapering fine-line wings on a plain white background.
Dove in flight line drawing
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, showing a shaded feather dissolving into flying birds, with script text reading You've been given this life because you are
Feather and birds with script quote on back
Black and grey tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two feathers, birds and the word Dream in script, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a wrist
Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric, origami-style hummingbird with the script words elegiremos volar beneath it, on a forearm.
Origami-style hummingbird on a forearm
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a feather dissolving into flying birds, with the script words sometimes you gotta fall before you fly running along the shaft, shown as a tattoo design.
Feather turning into birds with script
Back and shoulder tattoo of an abstract bird or feather in black linework with teal and pink watercolour splashes, shown in a fine line and geometric style.
Geometric bird with watercolour splashes on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag head with geometric triangles, birds and pine trees on a forearm, shown against a blurred garden.
Stag and geometric triangles on a forearm
Black script reading not all those who wander are lost runs down the inner side of a foot, beside a whale tail and a small bird in a fine line style.
Quote with whale tail and bird on a foot
Flash sheet of six black line infinity symbol designs, each combined with a feather, rose, birds, music notes, hearts or interlocking loops.
Infinity symbol tattoo flash sheet
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
Black ink tattoo of a stylised hand with lace-like filigree and dotwork shading on the inner upper arm of a person in a pale patterned blouse.
Ornate hand tattoo on the inner arm
Black and grey dotwork palm tree tattoo with birds and a sunset over the sea on an upper arm, beside a bold grey cloud outline and coloured tattoo edges.
Palm tree and sunset on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with small birds lifting away from it, on the side of an ankle above a studded black shoe.
Feather and birds on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a bird in flight with pink and blue wings and a black outline, placed on the upper arm.
Pink and blue bird in flight on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a large poppy, a yellow songbird, a purple artichoke bud, fern fronds and a poppy seed pod.
Poppy, songbird and artichoke on upper arm
Black linework and purple wash drawing of a skull combined with a hummingbird, flower and feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Skull, hummingbird and flower design
Black and grey traditional eagle tattoo with swirling feathers covering the upper arm and elbow of a man in a striped vest.
Eagle tattoo on upper arm and elbow
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
Black fine line script tattoo reading Believe with four small birds on the forearm near the wrist.
Believe script with birds on the wrist
Two side-by-side photos: a small fine line tattoo of three linked triangles on the ribs beside a matching silver pendant, and a small black swallow tattoo on the inner forearm.
Three triangles on the ribs and a swallow on the forearm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird holding a ship in a shield on the upper arm, with a fish and a flower on the forearm and elbow.
Bird and ship on an upper arm
Black and grey photo of the word freedom in serif lettering with a small bird above the final letters, tattooed on the wrist.
Freedom lettering with a bird on the wrist
Black line drawing of a stylised phoenix with swirling wings and a flowing tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Stylised phoenix line design
Black and grey dreamcatcher with shaded feathers and turquoise beads, with swallows, tattooed along the ribs of a bare torso.
Dreamcatcher and swallows on the ribs
Black and grey Alice in Wonderland tattoos on an upper arm, showing the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, a key, Alice and two birds beneath the words We're All Mad Here.
Alice in Wonderland motifs on upper arm
Grey geometric tattoo of a winged eye inside a triangle, with arrows and dotted lines, on a person's abdomen, with a small colour rose and diamond tattoo below.
Winged eye in triangle on abdomen
Bold black tattoo of a dove in flight carrying an olive sprig, in a blackwork style, on the upper back.
Dove carrying an olive sprig in black ink
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail, placed across the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched on a branch with fine line leaves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Raven and foliage on upper arm
Black ink illustration of a songbird perched on a leafy branch, with partial script beside it, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Songbird on a branch with script on a wrist
A woman in a dark linen slip dress shows two solid grey triangle tattoos on her upper chest and a fine line sketch tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder.
Grey triangles on chest and sketched line drawing on arm
Small black silhouettes of birds in flight across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a tree of life pendant on a chain around her neck.
Flock of birds on upper back
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of an eye, a Roman numeral clock face and birds, with a heartbeat line on the shoulder.
Realistic eye and clock on chest
Black and grey drawing of an eagle head in profile, with intricate patterned feathers and a decorative crest on a white background.
Ornate eagle head design
Watercolour-style tattoo of a bird in flight with bright red, green and blue wings, set among black and blue vertical brush strokes on the outer thigh.
Watercolour bird and brush strokes on a thigh
Two matching watercolour-style hummingbird tattoos in pink, blue, green and orange, one on each foot.
Matching hummingbird tattoos on two feet