Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of peonies, leaves, a songbird and a birdcage across a woman's chest and shoulder.
Peonies, songbird and birdcage across chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo with leaves, flowers and a vine on the upper arm and forearm, shown below a white short sleeve.
Black and grey botanical arm tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying away from its branches, on the upper back and shoulder blade.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Dark, intricate peacock and paisley floral design across the upper back, in a botanical style, appearing to be henna-style rather than tattoo ink.
Peacock and paisley design on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink peony with dark green leaves and foliage on a forearm, with a floral-print fabric and a potted plant by a window behind.
Peony and foliage tattoo on an arm
Black and grey line drawing of a dreamcatcher with flowers on the hoop, feathers hanging below and small birds flying off to the left, shown as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with flowers and feathers
Large colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a leafy tree with birds in flight above an electric guitar wrapped in orange ribbons, on the Back.
Tree, birds and guitar across a back
Colourful neo-trad calf tattoo of a bee-eater bird with orange poppies, green seed pods and purple crystals, with a faint repeat of the design on the other leg.
Bird, poppies and crystals on a calf
Blue-grey sketch tattoo of a bird holding a leafy twig, perched on a tree stump with leafy branches, on a torso above jeans.
Bird on a branch tattoo on the stomach
Realistic colour tattoo of a treble clef formed from twisting branches, with two red songbirds, a small red rose and green leaves, on the upper thigh.
Treble clef of branches with two red birds on thigh
Close-up of a realistic owl tattoo with a soft blue wash and fern fronds on the inner upper arm.
Owl perched on a branch on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink lotus flowers and a blue bird on the abdomen, shown beside a close-up of a surgical scar with sutures.
Lotus and bird tattoo over abdominal scar
Colour tattoo of a goldfinch perched on a branch with pink wild roses, daisies and leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Goldfinch and wild roses on an upper arm
Colour Japanese-style cherry blossom branch tattoo with red blossoms, a black sun and flying birds, running from the ankle up the lower leg.
Cherry blossom branch and sun on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a peacock with a red rose and small flowers on the outer thigh.
Peacock and rose tattoo on the thigh
Illustrated tattoo design of a compass rose inside a looping branch wreath with flowers, a bird and a hanging anchor, in muted teal and sepia tones.
Compass rose with anchor and botanical wreath
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a grey bird with a red breast, with green leaves and berries, on the lower torso above a grey waistband.
Grey bird with red breast and vines on the torso
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony with leaves across the outer forearm, with two small swallows near the wrist.
Peony and swallows on a forearm
Flash drawing of a flying swallow with black lace-like linework, cream floral details and deep red wings, with no body placement shown.
Swallow with lace-pattern body and red wings
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a small bird with clockwork gears in its body, surrounded by red poppies and green leaves.
Clockwork bird with red poppies on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a kestrel perched on a branch with peonies and poppies in a neo-traditional style, across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back of yellow flowers, grey-blue leaves, a ball of yarn with knitting needles and a chickadee, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Yellow flowers, yarn and chickadee on a shoulder blade
Fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that become flying birds, with the script She believed she could so she did, on the outer side of a foot.
Dandelion, birds and script on a foot
Colour botanical tattoo of red roses, white and lilac wildflowers and green leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and wildflowers across upper arm and shoulder
Two matching black and grey owl tattoos on twisting branches with leaves, on the inner forearms near the wrists, with both fists raised.
Matching owl and branch forearm tattoos
Black and grey dotwork line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with a clock face and floral detail on its head and wing.
Hummingbird with clock dial design
Colour realism tattoo of purple orchids and a blue hummingbird with teal swirls on the side of a torso.
Hummingbird and orchids with swirls on the side
Colour tattoo of red camellias with leaves and a bud on the shoulder blade, and a brown swallow with falling petals and a second camellia lower on the back.
Camellias and a swallow across a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird and red and purple lilies across the ribs of a person's side.
Hummingbird and lilies on the ribs
Black and grey pagoda and bird tattoos in ornate oval frames, with cherry blossom branches, on the thighs.
Pagoda and bird in ornate frames on thighs
Colour botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across a woman's back and side, with a swallow on the shoulder and small script near the waist.
Floral back piece with swallow and script
Two views of a forearm tattoo of an anatomical heart with a teal and green bird, red ginkgo leaves and an orange sun with dotted rays, in mixed colour and dotwork shading.
Anatomical heart with bird and ginkgo leaves on forearm
Pencil sketch of a bird with spread wings beside rosebuds and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Bird in flight with roses sketch
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a bird in flight, a feather and flowers in a Botanical and Traditional style, running from the upper arm to the forearm.
Bird, feather and flower sleeve on an arm
Colourful realistic full sleeve tattoo on an arm with a hummingbird, a robin, sunflowers, dahlias, pansies and blackberries, shown in three views.
Floral realism full sleeve with birds and sunflower
Realistic coloured tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef formed from twisting vines, with two red birds perched on it and a small red rose.
Treble clef vine with red birds on a thigh
Colour fine line tattoo on an upper arm showing a dragonfly, a bee, a dark bird and grass stems with red flowers, beside a framed print of the same design.
Insects, bird and grasses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green and purple hummingbird beside pink trumpet flowers and black swirling vine linework, on skin in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Hummingbird and pink flowers on upper back
Black ink tattoo design of birds, a dandelion and the script words "if you're a bird, then I'm a bird" on a golden painted background.
Birds, dandelion and script quote design
Colour tattoo of two songbirds perched on a black branch with red blossoms, in a painterly botanical style, across a person's back.
Two birds on a blossom branch across the back
Woman seen from behind in a black dress, showing black and grey floral and bird tattoos across her back, upper arm and forearm.
Floral and bird tattoos on back and arms
Black ink linework drawing of a hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, surrounded by roses, leaves and two swallows, on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye, roses and swallows
Pencil and ink sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman's face framed by flowing hair, with two small birds and blossoms, in a Neo-traditional style.
Woman with birds and flowers tattoo design
Realistic coloured tattoo of a chickadee perched among purple morning glory flowers and green leaves.
Chickadee and morning glory
Upper arm tattoo of a songbird in flight among raspberries, leaves and pink wild roses, in soft grey shading with muted colour.
Songbird and wild roses on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a horned owl perched among leaves and berry branches, a botanical tattoo design shown on grey paper with no body placement visible.
Owl and berry branch design
Black botanical tattoo of three silhouetted birds perched on a thin vine with curls and leaves, on the upper back.
Three birds on a curling vine on the back
Black line drawing of an ornate birdcage with two birds, one flying and one perched, beside roses and leaves, shown as an unshaded tattoo design sketch on paper.
Birdcage and roses tattoo design