Bird tattoo ideas

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Traditional style colour tattoo on a person's side above the hip, showing a red open mouth with teeth beside a sailing ship on blue waves.
Sailing ship and waves with open mouth
Close view of a torso in white lace lingerie with traditional style tattoos, including a teal eye in a heart on the upper stomach and a bird on the side.
Traditional tattoos on a torso, arms and thighs
Traditional tattoo with dotwork shaded hand reaching upward beside a dagger, a small flower and a bird, on the arm near the elbow.
Stippled hand with dagger and bird
Traditional-style flash design of a black phoenix with spread orange, yellow and red wings and a flaming crest, shown on a tan background.
Phoenix with spread wings flash
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows in flight on the upper chest, shaded in black and grey with rust-toned accents on their chests.
Two swallows in flight on upper chest
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with a sunburst and wave lines on the inner forearm, photographed over a printed page.
Swallow and sun over waves on a wrist
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Two matching traditional tattoos of a cat and a bird inside pink scalloped hearts on a person's thighs, with a tortoiseshell cat on grass behind.
Matching cat and bird hearts on thighs
Black and grey traditional tattoos of a bird, a sailing ship and an anchor on a man's forearm, with a rolled patterned shirt sleeve above.
Bird, ship and anchor on a forearm
Full back tattoo of a colourful phoenix with roses, cherry blossom and wave motifs in Japanese style, shown on the back of a person with dark hair.
Phoenix and roses across a full back
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows in flight on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a beaded bracelet below.
Two swallows in flight on the wrist
Traditional style swallow tattoo with a pink flower and leaf sprig in its beak, on the side of a person's torso.
Swallow with flower and leaf sprig
Traditional-style flash drawing of a swallow in flight with a rope-wrapped anchor, roses and vines on a blue patterned background.
Swallow and anchor flash design
Black and grey raven with an eye on its wing, perched on tree roots that run down the calf, in a traditional style tattoo.
Raven with eye and roots on a calf
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and flowing tail, with red hibiscus-style blooms, across the inside of a forearm.
Phoenix with flowers on a forearm
Traditional swallow tattoo with red roses and green leaves wrapping around a forearm.
Swallow and roses on a forearm
Man seated on steps with full traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms and colourful tattoos of a rose and a female profile on his legs.
Full sleeves and leg tattoos on a seated man
Embroidered traditional-style design of a green cactus growing from a skull above a red sun and mesa silhouettes, with the words DON'T BE A PRICK, shown in a wooden frame against a brick wall.
Cactus and skull design in a wooden frame
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line geometric eye in a triangle on the inner forearm, and a traditional style swallow on the back of a hand.
Geometric eye on a forearm and swallow on a hand
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
Colour tattoo of a blue swallow with a pink blossom and green leaves on a person's upper chest, near the shoulder.
Blue swallow and blossom on upper chest
Black outline tattoo of two swallows in flight on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a traditional style.
Two swallows on a wrist
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, red rose and purple banners reading THIS TOO SHALL PASS.
Clock, rose and banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of two swallows in flight on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Two swallows on the upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a mermaid with red roses and yellow flowers on the outer leg, with a bird at the top left.
Traditional mermaid with roses on a leg
Colour traditional tattoo of a coiled rattlesnake over a waving orange banner reading Don't Tread On Me, with a skull and rope on the upper back.
Rattlesnake and Don't Tread On Me banner
Black and grey dotwork swallow tattoo in flight across the upper chest.
Swallow in flight on the chest
Traditional style tattoo of a lit oil lamp with a teal glass chimney and orange flame, with black leaves, on the side of the body.
Traditional oil lamp with flame
Colour traditional tattoo of a swallow with orange and red swirls and a banner on the back of a hand, with a partly visible red and green design above it.
Traditional swallow with swirls on a hand
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black raven with an open beak perched on a red rose with green leaves, on the upper arm.
Raven perched on a red rose
Traditional style owl tattoo with swirling tendril linework and dotwork shading on the calf, with touches of red ink on the belly.
Owl tattoo on a calf
Engraved-style skull with red roses, blue flowers and a songbird on a woman's upper arm, shown in a vintage illustration style.
Skull with roses and bird on upper arm
Traditional style flash design of a red-haired woman in a cream dress beside a hooded figure, a FORGET ME NOT scroll, a unicorn, a rabbit and flowers.
Forget me not woman with unicorn and rabbit
Black and grey traditional flash drawing of a swallow in flight holding a small ornate key in its beak.
Swallow with a key in its beak
Colour traditional tattoo of two swallows on a woman's upper back, seen from behind as she stands by a waterfront.
Two swallows on the upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on the forearm showing a salmon nigiri piece, a yellow bird with a moustache and a pink banner reading SUSHI TIME, all outlined in black.
Salmon nigiri and bird with SUSHI TIME banner
Traditional style colour tattoo of a yellow bird perched on a black birdcage with a red heart and red flowers, on the upper arm.
Yellow bird on a birdcage with a red heart
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a bird inside and a swallow flying out, above a banner of text on the upper arm.
Birdcage and swallow on an upper arm
Black and white flash design of a small bird perched on a branch above a three-part banner reading Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures.
Bird on a branch with banner quote
Traditional style flash sheet of ten designs, including a green bird, a spider web, a red and black Spider-Man head, snakes, praying hands and a jack-o-lantern, with banner lettering.
Traditional flash sheet of mixed designs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red bird head with a feathered crest inside a rope-edged heart on a forearm, with a Celtic knot charm hanging below.
Red bird in rope heart on forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red and white lighthouse among waves and palm trees, with the words THE SEA WAS ANGRY THAT DAY beneath, on an upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on an arm
Black and grey ornamental swallow tattoo with dotwork detailing on the upper arm, in traditional style.
Ornamental swallow on an upper arm
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional tattoos of daggers, a rose, an eye, a pocket watch and a whale, with a black and grey flower on one knee.
Full traditional leg sleeves with white high-tops
Black swallow tattoo with a red throat on the upper back of a person with dark hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a floral top.
Swallow tattoo on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of two swallows, a yellow measuring tape and a black needle and thread on the upper thigh.
Swallows and measuring tape on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a grey songbird perched on a thorned branch with pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Songbird and roses on a forearm
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo on the back of a hand, with a small treble clef on a finger, beside a black wristwatch.
Swallow and treble clef on a hand