Bird tattoo ideas

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Two women seen from behind show matching black fine line tattoos of a feather with birds flying off it, sited on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching feather and birds tattoos on backs
Torso and both arms covered in a Japanese style tattoo of an eagle, cherry blossoms, clouds and koi in black, grey, pink and yellow ink.
Full body Japanese tattoo with eagle and cherry blossoms
Black and grey tattoos of ornate mirror frames on an upper arm and a thigh, one framing a seated woman and one framing a skull with roses.
Ornate frame tattoos in black and grey
Tribal-style bird design with spread wings, clawed feet and a forked tail, drawn in dark teal with red and white accents on a black background.
Tribal bird with spread wings
Fine line black tattoo of an open birdcage on the upper back, with a small flying swallow above the left shoulder blade.
Birdcage and swallow on a upper back
Fine line black infinity symbol with three small birds in flight and the word faith in script on the upper back.
Infinity symbol with birds and faith
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, each with a black bird silhouette and a thin heart-shaped line, red on the left and blue on the right.
Matching bird and heart wrist tattoos
Black silhouette stencil of a bird in flight, with cog wheels filling the wings and body and a heart cut out of one wing.
Geared bird in flight stencil
Geometric watercolour tattoo of two origami-style birds in blue, teal and pink with black outlines, on the upper arm.
Origami birds on upper arm
Photograph of a dark, detailed bird with spread wings tattooed on the upper back, seen from behind as the wearer looks away.
Bird with spread wings on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a black-sailed ship with a red sun and teal waves on the back of a hand.
Sailing ship and waves on the back of a hand
Black ink swallow tattoo with ornamental filling on the upper shoulder and collarbone area, in a traditional style.
Swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two bluebirds, one leaving an open birdcage, framed by pink cherry blossom on a forearm.
Bluebirds and cherry blossom on a forearm
Tattoo of a Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle with a red tomato on an upper arm, with handwritten lettering and a small orange bird beneath it.
Heinz ketchup bottle and lettering on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wooden birdhouse beside a birch tree, with a geometric paper-style bird, inside a circle on the forearm.
Birdhouse on a birch tree in a dotwork circle
Fine line hummingbird tattoo in green, red and orange on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a floral strap visible.
Hummingbird tattoo on the upper chest
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a barn owl with outstretched wings across the upper back of a person with red hair.
Barn owl in flight on upper back
Black lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost, with two birds in flight, on a woman's upper back beside purple flower heads.
Quote and birds on upper back
Black and grey pencil sketch of a hummingbird in flight with its wings spread and a long thin beak, drawn as a tattoo design.
Hummingbird in flight, pencil sketch
Black linework design of a bird of prey with spread wings over blue watercolour splashes, with the word Ravenclaw in script beneath it.
Spread-wing bird design with Ravenclaw script
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and a bird skull on the outer thigh, shaded in a realistic style.
Flowers, leaves and bird skull on a thigh
Black tribal-style bird design with spread wings and a tail of pointed plumes, shown as flash on a white background.
Tribal bird with spread wings
Blue silhouette birds rise from the shoulder blade, with the script lettering Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly beneath them on a person's upper back.
Flock of birds and script quote on back
Colourful peacock tattoo with feather eyes covering the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird's nest with branches and feathers, and a moth inside a solid black circle, on a forearm.
Bird's nest and moth on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with a world map globe base and a leafy sprig on top, placed on a calf.
Anatomical heart on a globe with leaves
Colour tattoo of two bob-haired girls beneath pink peonies and a grey bird, on the side of the ribs.
Two girls with peonies and a bird on the ribs
Calvin and Hobbes tattoo on an upper arm, with the boy and tiger lying in grass beside a dark tree and the words I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Traditional style swallow tattoo carrying a banner reading STEADFAST, with red shading behind it, on the upper thigh.
Swallow with STEADFAST banner on a thigh
Realism style tattoo of two swallows in flight across a woman's upper back, shaded in grey with small red accents on their faces.
Two swallows in flight across a back
Small black fine line tattoo of the script word fé joined to a line drawn bird, on the inner arm.
Fine line script and bird on forearm
Black ink ornamental tattoo of a peacock with paisley scrollwork across the shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley peacock design on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo of an anchor with a heart and three small birds in flight, sitting on the side of the torso.
Anchor, heart and birds on the side
Collage of small black fine line tattoos: two triangles on the wrists, a deer head on the back of the neck, a tiny mark on a finger, and a palm tree on the upper arm.
Small fine line tattoos: triangles, deer and palm tree
Black fine line infinity symbol with three birds in flight and the word Always in script, shown as a temporary tattoo on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with three birds and Always script
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a red-capped profile of a person with a cigarette, with black crows flying beside the head.
Red-capped profile with crows on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a phoenix with spiral wings and a long flowing tail across the upper back, shown in black and white.
Spiral-winged phoenix across upper back
Black and white line drawing of a swallow in flight with cherry blossoms and falling petals, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow and cherry blossom design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a swallow in flight beside a rose and a pocket watch on the thigh.
Swallow, rose and pocket watch on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a swallow in flight on pale skin, drawn with fine wing lines and soft shading.
Swallow in flight on skin
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and two small birds running up the outer thigh.
Roses and birds up the thigh
Small black bird silhouette tattoo on the back of the neck of a person with short auburn hair, photographed from behind.
Small bird tattoo on the back of the neck
Fine line tattoo of two birds in flight on the inner forearm, shown in grey ink beside a hand with red nails.
Two birds on an inner forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a flock of birds flying up a forearm, set against a blurred pale sea background.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl in flight across the upper back, with spread wings and talons extended.
Barn owl in flight on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a flying hummingbird with the script II Cor. 7:14 beside it, on the upper back.
Hummingbird with II Cor. 7:14 script
Shoulder tattoo of seven small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, running from the top of the shoulder towards the upper arm.
Flock of birds across a shoulder
Flash sheet of four black line infinity symbols, each ending in a different motif: dispersing butterflies, flying birds, a musical note with the word music, and three outlined hearts.
Four infinity symbol designs with varied motifs