Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dandelion seed head in its beak, placed on the upper back.
Bird carrying a dandelion seed head
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with closed eyes, birds and a peony on the outer thigh, shown on a kneeling person.
Woman portrait with birds and peony on thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two small birds among blossoms inside a dotted circle, on the inner forearm.
Two birds and blossom in a dotted circle
Colourful hummingbird tattoo with pink and orange flowers and music notes on the top of a foot, in a soft, painterly botanical style.
Hummingbird and flowers on the top of a foot
Pencil drawing of a hummingbird in flight beside a cluster of flowers and leaves arranged in a heart shape, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hummingbird and flowers forming a heart
Black ink dotwork drawing of a raven perched among leafy botanical branches with small white flowers, shown on cream paper with no body part visible.
Raven perched among leafy branches
Two forearms in black and grey fine line tattoos: a palm tree, a small bird, a paper plane, the word WILDERNESS and a line with a circle.
Palm tree and wilderness forearm tattoos
Colour tattoo of two birds perched on a cherry blossom branch, spreading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Two birds on a cherry blossom branch
Pencil sketch design of a hummingbird feeding from bell-shaped flowers on a curling vine with leaves, suited to a botanical tattoo.
Hummingbird feeding from bell flowers
Botanical tattoo of a sprig with red and pink flowers, black leaves and small dots on the upper arm.
Red flower sprig on an upper arm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a songbird and beaded chains, with a pencil drawn in the lower right.
Skull, rose and feather design sketch
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with a small bird on a branch, leaves and a rose on skin.
Fox, bird and rose tattoo
Flash design of a stylised rose with dark red petals, a black thorned stem, leaves and swirls, with a small black bird silhouette at the lower left.
Stylised red rose with thorned stem
Stippled black and grey tattoo design of a skull formed from a twisted tree, with a forest scene inside a circle, two birds and scattered orange leaves.
Skull made of a tree with forest and birds
Colour tattoo of two magpies perched on a white flower with green leaves and red berries, in a bold neo-traditional style on the upper chest.
Two magpies and flower on upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Collage of four black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon, a lotus on the ribs, two small birds on the upper back and a mountain scene inside a circle.
Four black and grey dotwork tattoos
Black ink drawing of a kookaburra head above a dotwork mandala and botanical flower, a tattoo design in a black and grey dotwork and botanical style.
Kookaburra and mandala flower design
Black and grey tattoo of a songbird perched on a branch with blackberries and leaves, on the shoulder, in a botanical engraving style.
Songbird on a blackberry branch
Neo-traditional tattoo of a perched songbird surrounded by orange flowers and green leaves, covering the back of a hand.
Songbird and orange flowers on the hand
Black ink linework drawing of a tree whose branches form the spread wings and tail of a bird, on white paper beside a pen and notebook.
Tree drawn as a spread-winged bird
Colour tattoo of a peacock with magenta eye-spot feathers and pink peonies wrapping around an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock and peonies on an upper arm
Realism style colour tattoo of a owl perched on a branch in front of a pale moon, with green leaves, across the side of a person's torso.
Owl on a branch before a moon
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, orange lily and blue butterfly with green leaves on an upper arm, in a realistic botanical style.
Hummingbird, lily and butterfly on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a sunflower on a shoulder and upper back, with black silhouette birds and drifting petals above it.
Sunflower and birds on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a small tree with reddish and green leaves and a tiny green bird, placed on the upper back below the neck of a person in a white top.
Small tree tattoo on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with purple blossoms, on the lower leg.
Magpie on blossom branch on a calf
Black ink flash drawing of a bird in flight carrying a sprig, with a landscape inside its body and flowers around it, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Bird in flight with flowers and lettering
Black and grey tattoo of peonies with leaves and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Peonies and birds across a upper back
Colour tattoo of a magpie on a leafy branch on a forearm, with greyscale shading of a small animal below, while a person stirs a green bowl in a kitchen.
Magpie and leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, across a shoulder and upper back.
Owl and cherry blossom on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing two roses, an ornate birdcage with hanging chains, and a small bird perched on a branch, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Roses, birdcage and bird on an arm
Lower back tattoo of a bare tree, three birds and linework flowers with blue watercolour splashes, in a botanical fine line style.
Tree, birds and flowers on lower back
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo of a speckled songbird on a branch, with leaves, a snowflake and a flower inside a tall outline shape.
Bird, leaves and snowflake forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a blue and green peacock among pink cherry blossom on the side of a thigh.
Peacock and cherry blossom on the thigh
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a black raven with red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork on the outer thigh.
Raven and red poppies on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing birds and seeds across the upper back and shoulder, with the script words Every breath is a second chance.
Dandelion and birds with quote on shoulder
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate chandelier with roses, snakes, chains and crystal drops, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Ornate chandelier with roses and snakes
Black line drawing of a leafy tree with swirling branches and twisted roots, with a small bird above, shown as a design on white.
Tree with swirling branches and roots
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds and small birds across the inner wrist and forearm.
Dandelion seeds drifting across two wrists
Pencil-style line drawing of a woman with closed eyes, flowers in her hair, a songbird and orchid sprigs, designed as a fine line tattoo sketch.
Woman with bird and orchids sketch
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on the palm of a hand, with muted purple map shading and a sprig of branches at the wrist.
Compass rose and map shading on a palm
Colour realism tattoo of sunflowers, daisies and a red rose with two red birds across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sunflowers, daisies and rose on upper arm
Black and grey raven tattoo with peony blooms and scrollwork running down the thigh, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and peony scroll on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows, roses and a butterfly across a torso, in a traditional style on the ribs and stomach.
Swallows, roses and a butterfly on the torso
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of swallows flying above two perched birds on a leafy branch, with the word love in script lettering below.
Swallows and the word love on a forearm
Neo-traditional pink flamingo tattoo with dark outlines, set against an orange sun and surrounded by leaves with red berries, on a limb.
Pink flamingo with leaves on a limb
Colour tattoo of the state of Oklahoma on an upper arm, filled with a blue sky, red and yellow flowers, a small pink heart and a bird perched on the edge.
Oklahoma state outline with flowers and a bird