Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a woman's inner forearm with a small black silhouette tattoo of five birds flying in a line towards the elbow.
Five small birds in flight on a forearm
Black and grey tribal eagle tattoo with spread wings across a man's upper back, photographed from behind.
Spread-winged eagle across upper back
Colour tattoo of a peacock with a turquoise, blue and orange body on an upper arm, with a dark grey shape tattooed above it.
Peacock tattoo on upper arm
Colour and black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a large bird with red flames and maple leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Japanese bird and maple leaves on upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a symmetrical bird with long, flowing feather-like strokes, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Symmetrical bird design with flowing feathers
Black line tattoos on a forearm show a stippled bird head, a wireframe icosahedron and a bird claw, in a fine line and geometric style.
Bird head, icosahedron and claw on a forearm
Illustrated tattoo on a forearm showing a large-eyed girl in a crown with patterned birds and an arrow, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Illustrated girl and birds on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with pink dogwood flowers and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Cardinal and dogwood on a thigh
Side-by-side photos of a surgical scar on the abdomen, and the same area covered by a colour tattoo of a hummingbird and pink lotus flowers.
Hummingbird and lotus cover-up on abdomen
Abstract watercolour tattoo with red, purple and blue splashes and dark linework of a bird and a hand on the side of the ribs.
Abstract watercolour bird and hand on ribs
Stylised orange and yellow phoenix tattoo design with flowing tail feathers and heart shapes, shown on a plain white background.
Orange phoenix design with heart-shaped feathers
A collage of three small fine line tattoos: a key on the back of a hand, three birds on the neck and a small heart on the forearm.
Tiny tattoos on hand, neck and forearm
Sheet of black line drawings of traditional tattoo designs, including roses, skulls, swallows, snakes and anchors, arranged as a character grid.
Traditional tattoo flash glyph sheet
Black and grey tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two shaded feathers, birds and the word Dream in script, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a stag with antlers, flowers, songbirds and a fox on the outer thigh, in a realistic painterly style.
Stag, fox and flowers on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a spread-winged eagle with ornamental feather patterns, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Patterned eagle in flight
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird perched on a leafy branch on the outer ankle of a bare foot resting on white bedding.
Small bird on a branch on an ankle
Black line drawing of a peacock with a plumed crest and a tail of feathers, each marked with a heart-shaped eye, offered as a flash design.
Line drawing of a peacock with heart-eyed feathers
Full colour peacock tattoo running down the side of a bare back, with a teal neck and green and gold eye feathers in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock tattoo down the back
Realism colour tattoo of a perched raven in front of a bare tree and full moon, covering the upper arm.
Raven with moon and bare tree on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a quail with orange and yellow California poppies and pink flowers on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Quail and California poppies on a thigh
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail on the inner forearm.
Phoenix tattoo on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals on a forearm, set against dark smoky shading, green and red tones and a small bird outline.
Pocket watch with cracked face on a forearm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with three hanging feathers and small birds across a person's upper back, with a small dog resting beside the shoulder.
Dreamcatcher tattoo across upper back
A black and red Northwest Coast style thunderbird tattoo with outstretched wings and a human-like face spans the upper back.
Thunderbird design across upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a bluebird perched on a blossom branch, with pink cherry blossoms, on the side of a person's ribs.
Bluebird on a blossom branch on the ribs
Full-colour realism tattoo of a peacock with pink flowers along the side of a person's ribs.
Peacock and flowers on the ribs
Hand-drawn tattoo flash design of a barn owl wearing a pendant, with a banner reading No Power Over Me, shaded in pen and blue and orange watercolour wash.
Barn owl with banner reading No Power Over Me
Black and grey tattoo of the words Carpe Diem beside a shaded feather that breaks into flying birds, on the outer thigh.
Carpe Diem script with feather and birds
Black and grey shaded swallow tattoo with the word Dad in script beneath it, on the inside of a wrist.
Swallow and script word on wrist
Coloured illustration of a phoenix design with swirled wings and a long tail in red, orange and green on a yellow background, shown without any body placement.
Phoenix with swirling wings and tail
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight, soft shaded, on the side of the ribs.
Three swallows in flight on the side
Three pairs of ankles show matching black fine line infinity symbol tattoos, each with small birds and a script word on the loop, placed on the ankle.
Matching infinity ankle tattoos with birds
Black and teal fine script quote with swallows, swirls and a purple and teal butterfly tattooed across a person's upper back.
Swallows, swirls and script quote on upper back
Fine line black script reading Take these broken wings and learn to fly, curving down the ribs beside a small bird silhouette.
Script quote and bird on ribs
Drawing of an infinity symbol tattoo design with fine black script reading life and love, a blue, pink and teal feather, and small birds flying off, on white paper.
Infinity feather with life and love script
Bold black abstract tattoo on skin of a stylised bird with a curved neck, tapering body and a pointed head at the top.
Abstract bird outline tattoo in black ink
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, its feathered tail trailing down the spine to the lower back in a shaded realistic style.
Phoenix with peacock feather tail on back
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Solid black geometric origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a silver bead and black cord bracelet.
Origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue owl with black wings perched on a dark oval with stars, on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Blue owl perched on a starry oval
Black script tattoo on a person's upper back reading Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, with a feather and a flock of birds rising from it.
Feather and birds with script quote on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo covering the upper arm, showing a full moon over a cloudy sky, a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind by a lake, and a crow on a rock.
Moonlit lake scene on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a diving kingfisher with watercolour splashes in pink, purple and blue and black linework on the forearm, in a realistic watercolour style.
Kingfisher and watercolour splashes on a forearm
Back view of a woman in a white backless gown showing a fine line black tattoo of two swallows on her upper back.
Two swallows on upper back
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a swallow, a rose, stone arches and a pocket watch with Roman numerals.
Black and grey sleeve with rose and pocket watch
Black tattoo of a large feather on the side of a ribcage, its lower edge breaking up into a flock of small birds flying across the skin.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of red and green tartan with a circular clan crest, a bird motif and a motto banner in a traditional style.
Tartan with clan crest on upper arm