Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo in flight over the shoulder blade of a person wearing a black top.
Swallow in flight on a shoulder
Colourful botanical floral tattoo covering a woman's back and side, with a blue swallow on the shoulder.
Floral back piece with swallow
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with a clock face on the upper chest and shoulder, with a small bird on the opposite shoulder.
Raven and clock across chest and shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of dandelion seeds turning into birds across the upper back near the shoulder.
Watercolour dandelion and birds on a shoulder
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder showing Pokémon-style creatures, a white bird, snowflakes and flowers, shown in three side-by-side views.
Pokémon characters sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with pink flowers and fine swirling linework on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Phoenix and pink flowers on the upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two bluebirds, a pink peony and a red gem pendant on the shoulder.
Two bluebirds and a peony on a shoulder
Neo-trad style tattoo of a black crow in flight with yellow, orange and red circles and white rain strokes, with partial script below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crow in flight with rain on upper arm
Fine line black script reading inhale the future exhale the past with a flock of small birds above it, on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Script quote and birds on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of three cartoon owls perched on a brown branch with green leaves, placed on the shoulder.
Three owls on a branch on the shoulder
Small fine line black tattoo of a bird flying towards an open birdcage, placed on the shoulder of a person with dark hair.
Bird flying from an open birdcage on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses, piano keys and music notes on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and piano keys on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a flock of birds rising from shaded feathers across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds rising from feathers on upper back
Black tribal-style swallow tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with swirling tail lines extending onto the shoulder.
Tribal swallow on the upper chest
Blue and orange bird with geometric patterns perched on a branch, tattooed across the shoulder and upper arm in a sketchy neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird on a branch on shoulder
Black silhouette tree with a flock of birds and pink and blue watercolour wash tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Tree and flying birds on a shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow songbird carrying a red banner with lettering, with black sprigs, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Yellow songbird with banner on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a flame outline across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey phoenix on upper arm
Back of a person with a large black and grey neo-traditional hawk tattoo, wings spread across the back, with talons visible at the hip.
Black and grey hawk across a full back
Watercolour-style tattoo of two blue birds perched on dark branches across the upper arm and shoulder.
Two blue birds on a branch on the upper arm
Colour and black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a large bird with red flames and maple leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Japanese bird and maple leaves on upper arm
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a black feather and flying birds with pink, yellow, blue and purple splashes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour feather and birds on a shoulder blade
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Snow White holding an apple, with roses, owls and partly outlined Disney princesses.
Disney princess sleeve on upper arm
Colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a robin and a blue tit perched among wheat stalks, in a neo-traditional style with a black ornate key.
Robin and blue tit sleeve with wheat
Black and grey Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with a bird, swirling clouds and pink lotus flowers across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Bird and flower full arm sleeve
Black ink tattoo on a shoulder blade showing a feather dissolving into flying birds, with script reading Always on my mind Forever in my heart.
Feather and birds with script on shoulder
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
Realistic black and grey birch trees with pink clouds and red birds across a shoulder and upper arm sleeve tattoo.
Birch trees and red birds on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind, facing a moonlit sea beneath a full moon and clouds.
Moonlit shoreline scene on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a sunset sky, bare black-lined trees, red poppies and small birds in flight.
Sunset tree and poppies on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with an hourglass, compass, anchor, palm tree and pink roses.
Hourglass, compass and anchor on upper arm
Close-up of a traditional-style swallow tattoo on a shoulder, its dark body filled with an orange and red rose and green leaves.
Swallow with rose fill on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings over the upper back and shoulder, with peacock feathers running down the spine to the lower back.
Phoenix and peacock feathers across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wing made of feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic wing feathers on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a feather with birds flying away and the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Feather, birds and quote on upper back
Realistic castle, moon and birds above a stone labyrinth tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shaded in grey with yellow-lit windows.
Castle and labyrinth sleeve on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an eye inside a lace-edged heart above a large pink rose, with red roses, swallows and butterflies around it.
Eye in heart and pink rose on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a large-eyed owl perched on a bare branch, placed on the top of a person's shoulder.
Owl on a branch on the shoulder
Black and grey swallow in flight beside purple and grey chrysanthemums and leaves across an upper arm and shoulder.
Swallow and chrysanthemums on an upper arm
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork shading and handwritten script across the shoulder blade, with a dotted-line plant and teal accents down the back.
Geometric bird and dotted plant on a back
Black and red abstract bird tattoo with dotwork and a geometric lattice across the shoulder and upper arm.
Abstract bird and geometric pattern on upper arm
Back view of a woman with a long blonde braid, showing a small black tattoo of three birds on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds tattoo on upper back
Colourful neo-trad owl tattoo with scrollwork and teal blossoms covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Black botanical tattoo of three birds perched on a twig and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder, placed on the upper chest and collarbone.
Birds on a branch across the collarbone
Colour tattoo of a kestrel perched on a branch among pink peonies, yellow flowers and green leaves, spanning the upper back and shoulder.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder and back
Two colour tattoos: a night castle with a moon and stars on an upper arm and a castle in a glowing sky inside a leafy globe with a Hogwarts banner on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Castle night scenes on upper arm and forearm