Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey Japanese style bird with detailed feathers and a talon, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Japanese bird and cloud design on shoulder
Small fine line elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and three birds flying from it, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small elephant and birds on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a back showing a girl seated in a basket of red apples beneath tall trees and birds in flight.
Girl with apples in a wooded scene on the back
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds rising from the lower neck and across the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided updo, against a pale sky.
Flock of birds across a back
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range with small birds on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fine line mountain range on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying away from its branches, on the upper back and shoulder blade.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Dark, intricate peacock and paisley floral design across the upper back, in a botanical style, appearing to be henna-style rather than tattoo ink.
Peacock and paisley design on upper back
Large colour phoenix tattoo with spread wings in red, orange and yellow across a woman's back, shown from behind.
Phoenix across a woman's back
Colour tattoo of a blue bird with a pink chest and a long scrolling tail, placed across the upper back.
Blue bird with scrolling tail on upper back
Large colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a leafy tree with birds in flight above an electric guitar wrapped in orange ribbons, on the Back.
Tree, birds and guitar across a back
Black fine line tattoo of the word Always with a Deathly Hallows symbol and three birds on the upper back.
Always lettering with birds and Deathly Hallows
Two traditional-style swallow tattoos in red, yellow and blue sit either side of the upper back of a person wearing a sheer, polka-dot blue dress.
Two traditional swallows on a back
Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Raven with spread wings on upper back
Two black and white magpies in flight tattooed on the upper back of a woman with short auburn hair, one hand resting on her shoulder.
Two magpies in flight on upper back
Green and teal peacock tattoo with dotwork shading and fine line feather detail on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock tattoo on a upper back
Full back tattoo of a red and grey phoenix among plum blossoms, in Japanese style, shown on a person's back.
Red and grey phoenix with blossoms across a back
Colour tattoo of a kestrel perched on a branch with peonies and poppies in a neo-traditional style, across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back of yellow flowers, grey-blue leaves, a ball of yarn with knitting needles and a chickadee, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Yellow flowers, yarn and chickadee on a shoulder blade
Pink flamingo tattoo in dotwork style on a person's upper back, with a patterned wing and long thin legs.
Pink flamingo tattoo on upper back
Solid black tribal tattoo of a winged figure with a sweeping, flame-like tail on the upper back.
Tribal winged figure on the upper back
Full back tattoo in colour of a woman with long flowing red hair reaching towards a white dove, in a neo-traditional style with ornate linework across the back.
Woman and dove full back piece
Realistic coloured raven perched on a bare branch, set against a soft pink and green background, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Raven perched on a branch across the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a rainbow-coloured flock of small bird silhouettes running diagonally across her upper back, and a small black line tattoo on the nape of her neck.
Rainbow flock of birds across a upper back
Traditional colour tattoo of an eagle with a red rose and green leaves across a person's upper back.
Eagle and rose on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of five swallows flying towards a shaded feather on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and feather on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of three mountain peaks with small marks below, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain range on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged cherub kneeling and cradling a small bird, placed on the back.
Cherub holding a songbird on the back
Colour tattoo of red camellias with leaves and a bud on the shoulder blade, and a brown swallow with falling petals and a second camellia lower on the back.
Camellias and a swallow across a back
Black ink dreamcatcher with hanging feathers and a flock of small birds on the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
Dreamcatcher and birds on upper back
Black and grey Neo-trad back tattoo of a woman holding a set of scales, with roses, a skull and feathered wings across the back.
Woman with scales and skull on full back
Colour botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across a woman's back and side, with a swallow on the shoulder and small script near the waist.
Floral back piece with swallow and script
Bold black-outlined phoenix tattoo with red and yellow flame tail across the upper back, in a tribal-style design.
Phoenix tattoo across upper back
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an owl with a smaller owl inside a ring-shaped frame, on the upper back.
Owl tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a bare back with a fine line flock of small birds tattooed diagonally across the upper back, with a small feather-like mark lower down.
Flock of birds down the spine
Small black fine line tattoo of three flying birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a long braid over the opposite shoulder.
Three birds on a shoulder blade
Two women seen from behind, each with a small black bird tattoo on the upper back near the neck.
Two small bird tattoos on upper backs
Neo-traditional owl tattoo in blue, purple and yellow with a black outline, spread across a person's upper back.
Blue and purple owl on upper back
Black and grey realism style tattoo on a woman's upper back showing a stag in a suit with bare branches for antlers and a small bird perched on top.
Stag with branch antlers and a bird on back
Black and grey tattoo on the upper back of a feather that breaks into a flock of birds flying upwards, in fine line and dotwork shading.
Feather breaking into a flock of birds on the back
Black script lettering reading My brother, My best friend and Forever in my heart, with three swallows in flight, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote and swallows on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with branch-like lashes, small birds and a curled hook shape, placed on the upper back.
Eye with birds and drips on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of small birds in flight and a scripture verse in script on a woman's upper back, with the sea behind her.
Birds and script on a upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a quill rising from an ink pot with birds in flight, above the script words By words the mind is winged, on the upper back.
Quill, ink pot and birds with script quote
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, with script text, across a woman's upper back.
Dandelion and birds with script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a green and purple hummingbird beside pink trumpet flowers and black swirling vine linework, on skin in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Hummingbird and pink flowers on upper back
Fine line black script reading free with a small flying bird beside it, tattooed on the upper back below a grey top strap.
Script word free with a small bird
Back of a person with a scattered flock of small black bird silhouettes tattooed across the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Flock of birds across the upper back
Colour tattoo of two songbirds perched on a black branch with red blossoms, in a painterly botanical style, across a person's back.
Two birds on a blossom branch across the back