Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo design of birds taking flight beside the script words Don't be afraid to fly, shown without any body placement.
Birds in flight with 'Don't be afraid to fly'
Black and white design of a pentagram framed by five interlaced Celtic knotwork ravens, with a knotted star at its centre, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Celtic knot pentagram with five ravens
Pencil drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and flowing tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Phoenix with spread wings
Black and grey tattoo of a raven head within knotwork wings, with an eight-armed symbol above it, on the upper back.
Raven and knotwork wings on upper back
Black script tattoo reading Let it be with three small birds in flight, on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.
Let it be script with three birds on a forearm
Two black and grey swallows in flight tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a silver beaded bracelet below.
Two swallows on a wrist
Neo-traditional raven perched on a branch on the upper arm and shoulder, framed by red and blue flowers and leaves.
Raven with flowers on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Breathe, with a flock of small black birds rising from the final letters, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Breathe script with flying birds
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity symbol with the word faith and heb 11:1 beneath, with three small birds flying above.
Infinity symbol, faith script and birds on wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows in flight on the side of a torso, above the ribs.
Two swallows on the ribs
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird on a branch, with a ribbon banner spiralling down the forearm bearing a quote.
Bird and quote banner on a forearm
Black line drawing flash design of a bird-beaked plague doctor mask wearing a top hat, framed by leaves and a large flower in a traditional style.
Plague doctor bird with flowers flash
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a green and yellow budgie perched in an ornate birdcage with leaves and scrollwork, shown on paper with no body placement.
Budgie in an ornate birdcage flash
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two ravens and handwritten script covering the upper back.
Woman in fedora and birds on a full back
Colourful realism tattoo of a horse's head with flowing mane, orange feathers and dark birds, covering the whole of a person's back.
Horse portrait with feathers across a full back
Three small solid black swallow silhouettes in fine line style on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised above.
Three small swallows on a wrist
Two forearms with matching fine line black script tattoos reading I love you mama and I love you more, each with two bird silhouettes in flight.
Matching script and bird tattoos on forearms
Black and grey ink-wash tattoo of a large flower on a stem, birds and ink splashes across the forearm.
Ink flower and birds across two forearms
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in a realistic style on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Small swallow tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight across the side of a ribcage.
Three swallows in flight on the side ribs
A hand rests on a sleeping husky while a colour forearm sleeve shows roses and a bird in a traditional-style design.
Hand on a sleeping husky beside a forearm tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a face with a dove in flight above it, drawn in a single continuous outline on skin.
Dove and face line drawing
Greyscale pencil drawing of a magpie in flight with spread wings and tail feathers, shown as a realistic tattoo design on plain paper.
Magpie in flight pencil drawing
Solid black silhouettes of three birds in flight on a wrist, with a second panel below showing six similar bird designs on white.
Three flying birds on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a brown owl perched on a branch with blue blossom, a hanging birdcage and a key, with flying birds, on a person's back.
Owl on a branch with birdcage and blue blossom
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a rooster head with a yellow sun and wheat stalks on the back of a hand.
Rooster head with sun on the back of a hand
Black and grey pencil drawing of two owls arranged in a yin yang circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Two owls in a yin yang circle
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, clouds, birds and pine trees in realistic shading.
Black and grey sleeve with clouds and birds
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with black-outlined scrolls and swirls on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Hummingbird and swirl scrolls on a calf
Black ink tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, placed on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Feather dissolving into birds on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion head releasing seeds that become flying birds, placed on the shoulder and upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a small orange bird perched on a branch with peach blossoms and green leaves, across the inner forearm.
Bird and blossom on a forearm
Realistic sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing red roses and a grey shaded bird with spread wings.
Realistic red roses and bird on upper arm
Traditional style toucan tattoo with a large orange and black beak and a speech bubble reading I can you can toucan, on the upper arm.
Toucan with speech bubble on an arm
Small watercolour-style barn owl tattoo in purple, pink and blue tones on the side of the ribs, with a starry pattern across its head.
Small barn owl tattoo on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink flamingo standing on one leg, with the words 'Only one foot in the shit' arched above and below it, on a calf.
Pink flamingo with slogan on a calf
Drawing of a phoenix with spread black and grey wings, a red rose at its breast and red petals falling around it, on aged paper.
Phoenix with spread wings and red rose
Black blackwork tree of life with exposed roots inside a circle on a chest, with birds flying off the branches towards the shoulder.
Tree of life and birds on the chest
Black script lettering, three black bird silhouettes and a shaded purple and blue feather tattooed across the top of a foot, in a realism and lettering style.
Feather, birds and script quote on a foot
Bold black phoenix with sweeping wings and a long tail feather, drawn as a flash design on a plain white background.
Flowing black phoenix design
Black line drawing of a bold, graffiti-style word with a rising sun, clouds, flowers, feathers and a bird, designed as a lettering piece for a tattoo.
Bubble lettering with sun, clouds and flowers
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with grass stems and sweeping arcs, placed on the upper back.
Realistic owl on a branch on the back
Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow and grey songbird perched on a dark branch with willow catkins, on the upper arm.
Yellow songbird on a willow branch
Black silhouette of a raven in flight with a distressed texture, above the script word Nevermore on a pale grey background.
Raven in flight above the word Nevermore
Collage of three photos of a faceted pink and red geometric flamingo tattoo over a black mandala design on the thigh.
Geometric flamingo with mandala on thigh
A traditional-style swallow flash design in red, black and white on a light blue background, shown inside a metal circular badge.
Traditional swallow flash in a round badge
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, birds and a rose on a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a feather breaking into a flock of birds, with a ribbon loop behind it, on a leg.
Feather dissolving into birds with ribbon