Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a bluebird perched on a leafy branch on the upper arm, in a realistic style.
Bluebird on a branch on the upper arm
Round badge showing a red traditional-style swallow holding a banner that reads MOTHER, above a red flower with green leaves.
Swallow and MOTHER banner design
Solid black stylised design of a flame or bird with spiked wing-like feathers rising from a pointed base, on a white background.
Stylised black flame and wing design
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight, with green plumage, a red throat and dark wings, on reddish skin.
Hummingbird in flight
Several arms show small black silhouette tattoos of birds in flight in a line across the wrists and inner forearms.
Flock of birds tattoos on wrists
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree, a flock of birds in flight and a dark forest silhouette on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Gold feather with a flock of black, gold and silver bird silhouettes rising from it, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red checked sleeve.
Feather and birds on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a crow perched on a thin branch that wraps around the inner wrist.
Crow perched on a branch on a wrist
Black and grey swallows and a fine script line running down the spine on a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Swallows and script down the spine
Black line drawing of an ornate peacock with intricately patterned feathers and flowing ribbons, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate peacock with flowing ribbons
Traditional style tattoo of two blue and orange swallows with blue forget-me-not flowers, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Swallows and forget-me-nots on an upper arm
Black ink bird tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman in a black sports bra with mint straps.
Small bird tattoo on upper back
Colour phoenix tattoo with black outlines, purple and pink wings and a blue tail, surrounded by black stars on skin.
Phoenix with stars on the back
Two forearms pressed together showing matching black fine line script tattoos reading Follow me and I'll follow you, arranged in a circle around a small outlined motif on the forearm.
Matching circular script forearm tattoos
Pencil sketch of a small bird with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers, drawn in fine line on pale paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of a bird in flight
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bare tree with a dotted sun and birds in flight across the upper back.
Bare tree with birds and dotwork sun on a back
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of an ornamental phoenix with spread wings and trailing feathers, shown on a plain white background.
Ornamental phoenix with spread wings
Two photographs of rib tattoos: a red and grey bird beneath the script words Together forever never apart, and a shaded grey daisy beneath Maybe in distance but not in heart.
Bird and daisy rib tattoos with script quotes
Ink drawing of a flying bird whose body is a treble clef and whose wings are staff lines and musical notes, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Bird formed from music notes and a treble clef
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a swallow, a rose and dotwork dots, with a bird head on the hand.
Traditional arm sleeve with rose and swallow
Black and grey realistic drawing of a swallow in flight with spread wings and a forked tail on a cream textured background.
Swallow in flight drawing
Fine line tattoo design of four birds in flight above the script lettering life is a beautiful struggle, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Four birds above a script quote
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather breaking apart into flying birds on the side of the ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Black and grey birdcage with two birds and blue flowers tattooed on the outer thigh of a person lying on white sheets.
Birdcage and birds on a thigh
Black tribal-style kiwi bird design with swirling koru patterns across its body, shown as a black-on-white flash drawing.
Tribal kiwi bird tattoo design
Three solid black silhouettes of birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a pearl and rhinestone heart bracelet worn just below them.
Three birds in flight on the inner wrist
Small solid black bird silhouette tattoo on the top of a foot, shown in bright daylight.
Bird silhouette on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather breaking up into a flock of birds across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Feather turning into birds on upper back
White ink tattoo on a wrist showing a fine line infinity symbol, the word faith in script, and three small swallows, in a Fine line lettering style.
Infinity symbol with faith script and swallows
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two swallows over a sun with rays and a flower, on the back of a hand.
Two swallows and a sun on the back of a hand
Black linework tree with sparse branches and leaves, its trunk flowing down into a bird with spread wings, tattooed on the inner forearm in a botanical style.
Tree and bird on a forearm
Black line drawing sheet of five animals in a Celtic-style spiral design, including a bird, horse, stag, badger and wolf, suitable as tattoo flash.
Five Celtic-style knotwork animals sheet
Flash sheet of six black ink infinity symbol designs, with a feather, rose, birds, music notes, hearts and a bold interlocking version.
Infinity symbol tattoo designs flash sheet
Red, orange and black phoenix tattoo with black lace-patterned body wrapping across the elbow and onto the upper arm and forearm.
Lace phoenix wrapping around an elbow
Colour realism tattoo of a green hummingbird on a shoulder blade, with the black script words This too shall pass curving beneath it.
Hummingbird and script on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a feather shading from green to pink that breaks into small birds, with the word Grandma in script below, on the upper chest.
Feather dissolving into birds with script
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a songbird perched among jasmine flowers and leaves on the outer thigh or upper leg.
Songbird and jasmine on an upper leg
Botanical tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm showing two songbirds among raspberries, wild roses and leaves, in mostly grey shading with peach and yellow accents.
Songbirds and wild roses on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a palm tree, birds and a low sun on an ankle, with a grey knotted heeled shoe below.
Palm tree and birds on an ankle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a swallow, a dagger, a rope-framed seascape and a rose with leaves on an upper arm.
Swallow, dagger and rose on an arm
Black script tattoo reading 'The earth has music for those who listen...' with three black swallows in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and quote script on upper back
Tattoo on an arm of a semicolon and the words this too shall pass in black script, with a black bird silhouette and teal and pink splatter marks.
Semicolon and script with a bird and watercolour splashes
Black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight with a long beak and stylised wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hummingbird line drawing
Colour tattoo of a tree with a serene carved face, glowing heart, sun, moon and mushrooms on an upper arm, in a surreal botanical style.
Tree spirit with roots and celestial scene on upper arm
Black and white photo of a very small fine line bird tattoo on the forearm of a person in dark jeans and a dark top.
Tiny fine line bird on a forearm
Fine line black script reading wanderlust with three small birds in flight, tattooed on the upper chest below the collarbone.
Wanderlust script and three birds on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the forearm that breaks up into flying bird silhouettes, shown across three photographs from different angles.
Feather turning into flying birds
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a blossoming branch with an open birdcage and bird across the upper back and shoulder.
Branch and birdcage on a shoulder