Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey pencil drawing of a phoenix with spread wings, flames and long flowing tail feathers, a design suitable for a large tattoo.
Phoenix with flowing tail feathers
Colour tattoo of a stag with large antlers, a bird and a red rose on a lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Stag and rose on a lower leg
Small black silhouette tattoo of two birds in flight on the upper back of a woman with wavy hair, with gold beaded straps draped across her bare skin.
Two birds tattoo on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a hawk's head merging with a woman's profile, surrounded by orange chrysanthemums and red feather swirls.
Hawk-headed woman and chrysanthemums on thigh
Black and grey shaded drawing of a compass wrapped in twisted branches with a rope, a stylised anchor and a flying bird, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass, anchor and bird tattoo design
Colour phoenix tattoo with black outlines and ornate patterned feathers spreading across a person's upper back, in orange, red and yellow.
Phoenix across the upper back
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a bird silhouette with speech bubbles and a boxed caption in lettering.
Black bird silhouette with quote lettering
Neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow bird flying out of an open birdcage, with a ribbon and the words Still Rise on a banner, on the calf.
Yellow bird leaving an open birdcage
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree on a man's upper back, its left half solid foliage and its right half bare branches breaking into a flock of birds.
Tree dissolving into birds on upper back
Black and grey realistic raven with pink roses tattooed across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Raven and roses across a back
Black ink tattoo across the upper back with the words books are proof humans can do magic, flying birds, a triangle with a circle and line, and a trident.
Quote, birds and symbols across upper back
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a stack of books with open pages lifting into a flock of birds, in a sketchy linework and shaded style.
Books turning into birds on a forearm
Two matching traditional goat head tattoos with curled horns and orange eyes, one on the back of each hand, with red shading and leaf tattoos on the wrists.
Matching goat head tattoos on the hands
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo with roses and a bird across the upper arm and forearm of a person seated on a vintage pickup tailgate.
Floral sleeve with a bird on the arm
Close photo of a colourful traditional swallow tattoo with bold black outlines on the back of a hand, with dark tattoos partly visible on the forearm.
Traditional swallow on the back of a hand
Black ink flash design of two birds and the lettering I am flawed if I'm not free, with swirling flourishes, shown on a white background.
Two birds and quote lettering design
Black and grey fine line and dotwork penguin tattoo inside circles and crosshair lines on a man's forearm.
Penguin within geometric circles on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a swallow in mid-flight with forked tail and swept wings, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Swallow in flight silhouette
Black ink tattoo of bare branches with perched birds and one bird in flight, across a forearm in a botanical, silhouette style.
Birds on bare branches across a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a bird with spread wings above two cupped hands, inside a circle with geometric diamonds, on a person's upper back.
Bird and cupped hands on upper back
Black ink sketch of a tattoo design with songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies and bees among cherry blossom branches, with no body placement shown.
Birds, butterflies and blossom sketch
Small black silhouettes of birds flying up the back of a woman's neck behind her ear, with her hair in a braid.
Flying birds up the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of a robin perched on a branch of pink cherry blossom across the upper arm and shoulder.
Robin and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Realistic tattoo on a side ribcage of skin tearing open to reveal blue sky and clouds, with black swallows in flight.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading "I must go" with a small rose and a bird outline on the inner forearm.
"I must go" script with a small rose on a forearm
Black ink ornamental tattoo of peacock feathers, flowers and a bird across a shoulder, with a botanical feel.
Peacock feather and floral ornament on a shoulder
Black silhouette of a tree with curling, swirling branches and three birds perched among them, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Swirling tree silhouette with birds
Colourful hummingbird tattoo in orange, yellow and teal with a swirling fine line tail running down the ankle and foot.
Hummingbird with swirling tail on an ankle
Sketchy black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by two birds and poppy flowers, with peach and teal accents.
Woman's face with birds and poppies on a calf
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, chevrons, swallows, a dreamcatcher, feathers and triangles, on a white background.
Gold metallic flash sheet with arrows and birds
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand holding a cigarette in the foreground.
Tiny bird tattoo on inner forearm
Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with a thin line to a small coloured anchor, on the lower leg.
Hummingbird and anchor on a leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch with a bird in its face, yellow roses and leaves, and a red winged emblem, on a limb.
Pocket watch, bird and roses on an arm
Two small black and grey feather tattoos sit on the upper back near the shoulder blade, one above the other, in a fine line style.
Two feathers on a shoulder blade
Neo-traditional owl tattoo with spread grey wings and red eyes, holding a red faceted gem, on a person's chest.
Owl with spread wings on the chest
Two small solid black bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist of a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Two small birds on the wrist
Two small fine line tattoos on fingers, a flying bird on one finger and a birdcage with a heart on the next, both wrapped in clear plastic film.
Bird and birdcage on fingers
Black and grey Japanese style dragon and phoenix tattoo covering the full back, with the dragon coiling over the right shoulder and the phoenix spreading its wings on the left.
Dragon and phoenix across a back
Black and grey dove holding a chain with two ornate keys, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Dove carrying keys on the ribs
Blue ink drawing of a phoenix with spread feathered wings and a tail curling into a scroll-like swirl, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol, with small birds flying off one end, on the side of the torso.
Infinity anchor with birds on the side
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail across a bare back, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Pink cherry blossom tree with thin black branches and three black birds tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom tree and birds on upper back
Traditional style hawk tattoo in flight with red feather detailing on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above.
Hawk in flight on a thigh
Black silhouette drawing of a flock of birds taking flight across a white background, a design suited to a tattoo.
Flock of birds in flight silhouette
Illustrated silver-white phoenix with spread wings wreathed in orange and red flames on a black background, a design with no body placement shown.
Phoenix rising in flames
Black and grey tattoo of clouds and a bird in flight on the outer thigh, with a small tattoo visible on the ribs beside a teal sports bra.
Clouds and bird tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with gears, flying birds and the word Now, on a person's ribs.
Cracked pocket watch with birds on ribs