Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Full-colour phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style with bold outlines, spreading its wings across a person's upper back.
Rainbow phoenix tattoo across the upper back
Close photo of a watercolour origami bird tattoo with black swoosh linework and ink dots on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour origami birds on upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pharaoh with a bird perched on his headdress, covering the upper arm.
Pharaoh portrait on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple bird perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, on the outer thigh.
Purple bird and blossom branch on a thigh
Pink flamingo tattoo in a fine line style on the lower leg above the ankle, with purple patent heels on grass beside it.
Pink flamingo tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with flying birds and Beautiful Disaster script lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather and birds with lettering on ribs
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of ravens in flight over a pine forest, with a large raven perched at the lower forearm, shown from two angles.
Ravens and pine forest on a forearm
Small black fine-line script reading free, with a bird in flight at its end, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script word free with a flying bird on upper back
Realism and abstract blend tattoo on a man's chest and shoulder, showing a black raven on thistle stems with a flying bird, red and grey bands and Latin lettering.
Raven and thistle across chest and shoulder
Shirtless man showing a large black and red winged bird tattoo across his chest, with a triangle band and spiral motif below, and a tattooed upper arm.
Winged bird and geometric chest tattoo
A purple and blue swallow in flight, drawn in a neo-traditional style with swirled wing shading, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Purple swallow in flight
Colour tattoo of two songbirds on a branch with orange buds and a red lotus flower on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Two birds and a red lotus on a thigh
Painterly tattoo of a blue and red hummingbird with outstretched wings on the upper arm, with soft brushstroke-like shading.
Watercolour style hummingbird in blue and red
Grid of sixteen flash designs including an anchor, bird silhouette, clefs, bow, diamond, hearts, flowers, a dinosaur and butterflies, with no body placement shown.
Flash sheet of sixteen small motifs
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
Small black fine line swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a person's neck, partly beside blonde hair.
Small swallow tattoo on the neck
Black silhouette tattoo of five birds in flight, arranged in a rising diagonal line across the lower back.
Five birds in flight on lower back
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper thigh showing a pink gown with blue ribbons, two blue birds, a blue slipper and a small mouse.
Pink gown and blue slipper on thigh
Colourful botanical floral tattoo covering a woman's back and side, with a blue swallow on the shoulder.
Floral back piece with swallow
Black line drawing design of a peacock with lotus flowers and a circular frame of heart-shaped motifs, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Peacock and lotus line design
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with crows perched in its branches and roots reaching down to a red heart, across the centre of a chest.
Bare tree with crows and red heart on chest
Black and grey blackwork raven tattoo with a dotwork mandala on its breast, placed on the calf, shown in a black and white photo.
Raven with mandala on the lower leg
Close-up of a fine line grey swallow flock tattoo running from the ankle across the top of a foot.
Flock of swallows on an ankle and foot
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with flying birds fading into a dark treeline on the forearm, with the hand held open above it.
Birds and bare tree on a forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo on the ankle and foot, with its soft plumes breaking up into a flock of small birds up the shin.
Feather dissolving into birds on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a penguin inside an outlined heart with blue and green swirls and dots, on the lower leg.
Penguin inside a blue heart on a lower leg
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper back, near the left shoulder blade.
Three birds on the upper back
Black and grey shaded swallow in flight tattooed on the upper chest.
Black and grey swallow in flight
Watercolour-style tattoo of a blue bird perched on a branch, with orange and red washes and paint drips, on a lower leg.
Watercolour-style bird on a branch on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a green and yellow hummingbird with grey wings in flight on the side of a woman's neck, over a teal wash.
Hummingbird tattoo on the side of the neck
Colourful watercolour-style feather tattoo with paint splashes and small birds across the thigh.
Watercolour feather on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of two magpies, one in flight and one near blossom branches, across a woman's back.
Magpies and blossom across a back
Realistic owl face tattoo with blue eyes on an upper arm, shown in black and grey shading resting on a dark padded surface.
Realistic owl face on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a heart reading I'll never let my youth cave in, with a desert scene inside, on a forearm.
Heart lyric tattoo with desert scene
Three-panel photo of a traditional style tattoo on a forearm, showing a black crow perched among red roses and green leaves.
Crow and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a fiery orange and yellow phoenix with spread wings and grey smoke swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix in flames on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small songbird perched on an ornate scroll on a forearm, with a flourish rising above the bird.
Songbird on a scrollwork forearm
Black silhouette of a bird perched on a branch with pink blossoms, tattooed on the forearm of a person wearing a dark blue sleeve.
Bird on a blossom branch on a forearm
Small black bird silhouettes in flight across a forearm, a fine line style tattoo, with the sea blurred behind the arm.
Flock of birds on a forearm
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
Pencil sketch of a feather with flock of birds lifting away from its tip and the words Take those broken wings and learn to fly, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds rising and a quote
Colourful watercolour style tattoo of a bird in flight above a gold pocket watch on a person's upper back.
Bird and pocket watch with watercolour splashes
Watercolour-style red poppies and two black birds in flight, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Red poppies and birds on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers, pink blossoms and a perched chickadee, on the upper thigh.
Deer, chickadee and blossom on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above hibiscus flowers and leaves on an upper arm.
Hummingbird and hibiscus flowers on an upper arm
Black blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight above bare trees on the inner forearm, fading to solid black near the wrist.
Bird over forest silhouette on forearm
Botanical flash design of a compass rose inside a wreath of branches, flowers and leaves, with a bird, a rope and an anchor, on a cream background.
Compass and anchor wreath design
Watercolour flash design of a purple and pink feather dissolving into a scattered flock of birds rising up and to the left, on a white background.
Feather turning into flying birds