Bird tattoo ideas

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A red-brown line tattoo of a stylised phoenix with a curled tail, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Stylised phoenix with swirl tail on ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line bird silhouette above handwritten script reading remember me on the side ribs.
Small bird and remember me on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of three bird silhouettes perched on a curling vine with leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three birds on a vine on the ribs
Abstract watercolour tattoo with red, purple and blue splashes and dark linework of a bird and a hand on the side of the ribs.
Abstract watercolour bird and hand on ribs
Full colour peacock tattoo running down the side of a bare back, with a teal neck and green and gold eye feathers in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock tattoo down the back
Colour realism tattoo of a bluebird perched on a blossom branch, with pink cherry blossoms, on the side of a person's ribs.
Bluebird on a blossom branch on the ribs
Full-colour realism tattoo of a peacock with pink flowers along the side of a person's ribs.
Peacock and flowers on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight, soft shaded, on the side of the ribs.
Three swallows in flight on the side
Fine line black script reading Take these broken wings and learn to fly, curving down the ribs beside a small bird silhouette.
Script quote and bird on ribs
Black tattoo of a large feather on the side of a ribcage, its lower edge breaking up into a flock of small birds flying across the skin.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight across the side of a torso.
Three swallows in flight on the side
Colour realism tattoo of a bluebird perched on a branch of pink blossom, placed on the side of the ribs.
Bluebird on a blossom branch on the ribs
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo across a man's shoulder and chest, with further tattoos on his upper arm, forearm and ribs.
Dragon shoulder and chest piece on a muscular torso
Colour neo-trad tattoo on the ribs showing a red cartoon bird, cupcake, candies, ribbon and gemstones.
Candy and bird side piece on ribs
Black lettering tattoo of song lyrics wrapping around the ribs on a side view, with a small bird silhouette in the middle of the text.
Song lyrics tattoo curving across the ribs
A small black bird in flight tattoo with soft shaded wings on the side of the ribs, shown beside a blue top.
Small black bird in flight on ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies on a woman's hip and thigh, with a small bird in flight on her ribs, shown while she lies on a blue couch.
Peony and bird tattoo on hip and ribs
Black and grey realism peacock tattoo with the head on the side of the ribs and feather eyes shaded down the hip and thigh.
Peacock tattoo across hip and thigh
Red phoenix rising beside cherry blossom branches and drifting petals, in a colour tattoo across the side and back of a torso.
Red phoenix and cherry blossom on a torso
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of five birds in flight along the side of the ribs.
Flock of birds in flight on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of two swallows in flight on the left side of a torso, one above the other across the ribs.
Two swallows on the ribs
Full colour neo-trad peacock tattoo with a curled neck and eye-patterned tail feathers across a person's back and side.
Peacock tattoo across back and side
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass rose on the torso, a bird on an arm and an elephant on the upper arm.
Watercolour tattoos: balloon, compass, bird and elephant
Black linework botanical tattoo of a sprig with a small bird and orange dots, with dotwork shading behind, on the side of the ribs.
Botanical sprig and bird on ribs
Colour tattoo of a golden and green phoenix with spread wings and an open beak, running from the shoulder across the chest and down the side of the ribs.
Golden phoenix across chest and ribs