Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful painterly bird tattoo with spread wings in red, blue, purple and orange, with black linework, across the middle of a person's back.
Painterly bird in flight across the back
Black and grey feather tattoo with flying birds and script lettering reading alis volat propriis on the side ribs.
Feather and birds with Latin script
Fine line black and grey geometric tattoo of a spread-winged bird above stacked inverted triangles and a downward arrow, on the forearm.
Bird above stacked triangles on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small flock of birds in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and grey photo of a person in a loose vest top.
Small flock of birds on the ribs
Black linework drawing of an ornate vintage hot air balloon with a small bird, shown as a flash design on aged paper with pink and teal balloons behind it.
Vintage hot air balloon designs on aged paper
Black and grey gothic landscape tattoo across a woman's back, showing a castle, bare trees, bats and an ornate scrolled panel at the base.
Gothic castle and bats across a back
Black script reading have courage and be kind above a small black silhouette of a swallow in flight, on a plain white background.
Have courage and be kind script with swallow
Black silhouette tree with a flock of birds and pink and blue watercolour wash tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Tree and flying birds on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with two crows on the side of the ribs, with a shaded trunk and fine branches climbing towards the chest.
Bare tree and crows on the ribs
Black and purple line drawing of a stylised bird, a flower and feathers with dotwork bubbles, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Bird, flower and feathers tattoo design
Small colour tattoo of a geometric origami bird with purple, pink, red and green watercolour-style fills on the inner forearm.
Geometric origami bird on the inner forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a flying bird formed from musical notes and a treble clef, with wings trailing into staves, on the side of the torso.
Bird made of music notes on the side
Black and grey geometric bird with spread wings tattooed on the ribs, shown beneath a lifted grey t-shirt.
Stylised bird with spread wings on ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper thigh showing a shaded raccoon, a songbird on an oak branch, peach peonies and rosehips, with a small atom emblem below.
Raccoon, bird and peonies on a thigh
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a small solid black bird tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Matching small bird tattoos at the nape
Two wrists with matching fine line black tattoos: a lettered 'to' and infinity symbol with paw prints on one, and 'and beyond' with small flying birds on the other, placed on the inner wrist.
Infinity paw print and birds on matching wrists
Fine line tattoo of a small bird on the inner wrist, placed beside a blue copy of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Small bird tattoo on wrist beside a book
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a dandelion seed head dispersing into birds, with the words fearless, dreamer, reckless, carefree and lonely in script.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script design
Two matching fine line outline swallows in black ink, one on each wrist, with the wrists pressed together against a light bedspread.
Matching swallow wrist tattoos
Fine line black script reading We only part to meet again across the ribs, with a small bird design above it on the right.
Script quote and small bird on ribs
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo in flight on a person's forearm, with a wristwatch and a plaid shirt sleeve visible.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant spraying water from its trunk, with birds flying above, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elephant and flying birds on a back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow songbird carrying a red banner with lettering, with black sprigs, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Yellow songbird with banner on shoulder
Three-panel photo of a black and purple feather tattoo with birds on the top of a foot, with a faded star and heart design shown in the first panel.
Feather and birds on a foot
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with small flying bird silhouettes on the side of the torso, above the waistband.
Feather with birds on the side of the torso
Two small colour tattoos on the neck behind each ear: a dark blue shape with white flowers on the left and a purple umbrella with a small bird on the right.
Two small tattoos behind the ear
Blue tattoo of a bird in flight above a branch of flowers and leaves running down a woman's upper arm.
Blue bird and blossoms on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock in profile, with blue and green plumage and a detailed eye, running from the ribs to the hip.
Peacock tattoo along the side ribs and hip
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with flame-like orange and yellow wings spread across the side of the ribs.
Phoenix rising across the ribs
Shaded oak leaves and three acorns tattooed on an upper arm, with fern foliage and scrollwork tattoos nearby.
Oak leaves and acorns on an upper arm
Black line drawing of an eagle head in profile facing left, with bold tribal-style feather flicks and no body placement shown.
Eagle head in profile, tribal line design
Black and grey tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a flame outline across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey phoenix on upper arm
Two black and grey swallow tattoos in flight, one on each of two forearms shown side by side in a black and white photo.
Two swallows in flight on forearms
Purple painted drawing of a swallow in flight carrying a sprig of small blossoms in its beak, shown on an easel against a plain background.
Swallow carrying blossom, painted design
Black script reading Sisters by chance, Friends by choice, with three small swallow silhouettes, on the side of the ribs in fine line lettering.
Script quote with swallows on the ribs
Black tattoo of five bird silhouettes in flight scattered across pale skin on the side of the torso, placed on the ribs.
Flock of bird silhouettes on the side
Small black and grey fine line swallow tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with platinum hair falling forward.
Swallow on the back of the neck
Colourful ornamental hummingbird tattoo with swirling patterns in pink, green, blue and red, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornamental hummingbird on upper back
Illustration of a red cardinal with patterned white feather detailing, perched on a branch with red berries against a white background.
Red cardinal on a berry branch
Black and grey birdcage tattoo with a bird leaving it on one forearm, beside a flock of silhouetted birds on the other forearm, shown wrist to wrist.
Birdcage and flying birds on forearms
Black and grey hot air balloon tattoo with a ribbon and three birds, shaded with stippled dotwork, on the thigh.
Hot air balloon on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a feather dissolving into a flock of birds, with the script line Sometimes when you fall, you fly, on the side of the ribs.
Feather and birds with script on ribs
Red fine line script reading free yourself with a feather and small birds, tattooed on the upper chest.
Free yourself script with feather on chest
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a neo-trad and realism style, showing a woman's portrait in an ornate frame with a wolf, a bird and red roses.
Woman portrait with wolf and bird on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with arms raised overhead, showing a shaded rose and script tattoo on one upper arm and a small bird tattoo on the upper back.
Raised arms with rose and bird tattoos
Black ink flash sheet in a traditional style showing two female heads with daggers, barbed wire, clasped hands, a sailing ship and birds.
Traditional flash sheet with ship, daggers and barbed wire
Colour realism tattoo across a torso with a black birdcage, pink rose, flowers and small birds, placed over the stomach and ribs.
Birdcage and roses across the stomach
Black and grey traditional style drawing of a bird diving head first with raised wings and a small yellow eye, shown as a tattoo design.
Diving bird flash design