Bird tattoo ideas

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Two clasped hands on a black background showing matching fine line bird and heart tattoos on the inner wrists.
Matching bird and heart wrist tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a swallow in flight over a red heart pierced by an arrow, with the words I'll turn my back and let myself live, on a lower leg.
Swallow, heart and arrow in a traditional banner
Black and grey tattoo of a curled fox within a wreath of roses and foliage, with a tree trunk above, on a person's ankle and foot.
Curled fox in a rose wreath on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of two birds on the nape of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with her hair in a bun.
Two small birds on the nape of neck
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm showing two female profile faces filled with a red and orange sunset, stars, birds and a rope knot below.
Two profile faces in a sunset on an upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of dandelion seeds turning into birds across the upper back near the shoulder.
Watercolour dandelion and birds on a shoulder
Small pink flamingo tattoo with black outline legs, placed on the side of an ankle.
Pink flamingo on an ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green, yellow and red bird with a swirling tail on the side of a torso.
Colourful bird with swirling tail on side
Black and white photo of a bare foot balancing on a rail, with a fine line swallow tattoo on the ankle.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey forest tattoo on a forearm, with bare trees on the left, pine trees on the right and birds flying above, shading to solid black near the wrist.
Forest silhouette on a forearm
Before and after comparison of tattoo removal: a dark bat over a moon on a upper body area, and a black phoenix on a forearm, each shown fading to plain skin.
Tattoo removal before and after, bat and phoenix
Black silhouette design of birds lifting from a feather above the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and flying birds with script quote
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head with flowers, leaves and a small bird on a person's upper back.
Fox, flowers and bird on upper back
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and cherry blossoms across the upper back, seen from behind.
Phoenix and cherry blossoms on a upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of swallows flying from a dandelion clock on the lower leg above the ankle.
Swallows flying from a dandelion on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a blue hummingbird with black brush strokes and pink dots on the upper arm, with the arm raised in a bedroom.
Watercolour hummingbird on an upper arm
Black silhouette of a raven perched on a thin curving branch above the word Nevermore in flowing script, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Raven on a branch above Nevermore script
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
Traditional style tattoo of a hawk perched on a red flower with black feathers, bold outlines and red and grey shading, on the forearm.
Hawk perched on a red flower on a forearm
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with dotted shading on the inner upper arm.
Hummingbird on an upper arm
Colour and black ink tattoo on a lower leg showing an open birdcage, birds flying out, pink cherry blossom branches and the words Faith Hope Love in script.
Birdcage and cherry blossom on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded black rose with green leaves and a bud on the forearm, with the word soon in script below and partial designs beside it.
Black rose with script on a forearm
Sheet of hand-drawn bird silhouette designs, each set against a rainbow watercolour wash, with a partial hand visible at the left edge.
Bird silhouettes with rainbow watercolour washes
Black and grey realistic hawk in flight, its wings breaking into ink splatter and fading into a city skyline, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hawk in flight with ink splash wings
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
Colour tattoo of a blue songbird perched on a branch with red blossoms and berries, in a painterly neo-traditional style, on the upper thigh.
Blue bird and red blossom branch on a thigh
Painterly red and blue feather tattoo with sketchy linework and ink splatters across the upper arm, photographed against a brick wall.
Red and blue feather on an upper arm
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
Black script tattoo reading 'to thine own self be true' with a small bird beside it, on the inner wrist, worn with stacked silver bangles.
Script quote with a small bird on the wrist
Colourful traditional-style tattoos of framed animal and floral scenes and a red rose on bare legs, with pink glitter heels on white bedding.
Framed and floral leg tattoos with pink heels
A small pink flamingo tattoo in a soft, painterly style on the inner upper arm.
Pink flamingo on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a lantern enclosing a lighthouse, waves and birds, on the outer thigh.
Lighthouse lantern on a thigh
Small black fine line swallow tattoo in flight on the back of a person's neck, with pale hair falling beside it.
Swallow tattoo on the back of the neck
Black crow silhouette perched on bare branches tattooed on the wrist of a hand with dark nail polish.
Crow perched on a branch on the wrist
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a dove carrying a chain of three ornate skeleton keys, on the side of a person's ribs.
Dove carrying ornate keys on the ribs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a blue bird in a brown leather jacket smoking a cigarette, on the upper arm, with an owl tattoo partly visible at the edge.
Smoking blue bird in a leather jacket on an upper arm
Blue pencil sketch of a traditional-style swallow in flight with a heart-shaped key in its beak, drawn on a pale blue textured background.
Swallow carrying a heart key
Black silhouette of a hummingbird feeding from a dark flower with long trailing stamens, shown as a blackwork tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Hummingbird feeding from a dark flower
Pen drawing of two swallows in flight, one with a medallion on its wing and filigree scrolls around it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two swallows in flight with ornate scrolls
Colourful watercolour-style phoenix tattoo with orange, pink and teal feathers spreading across the upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour phoenix across the upper chest
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
Colourful owl tattoo with black linework and watercolour-style pink, yellow, green and purple splashes, perched on a branch on the thigh.
Watercolour owl on a thigh
Fine line botanical arm tattoo of a bird, teal leaves and flowers across the upper arm and forearm, with a pink flower on the lower arm, beside a yellow dress.
Botanical arm tattoo with bird and flowers
Colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a blue starry fill and watercolour splashes of a bird, on the outer thigh.
Anchor with rope on a thigh
Full back tattoo of a phoenix in Japanese style, with red and orange flames on its head and wing, black and grey feathers, and a small colour sun low on the lower back.
Phoenix across a full back
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
Black script lettering of a three-line quote with flying bird silhouettes, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird silhouettes and quote on upper back