Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash design of a winged mermaid with a bird-like figure beside her and a patterned fishtail, shown without any body placement.
Winged mermaid with patterned tail
Watercolour-style owl tattoo with black linework and splashes of purple, orange, pink and blue on the outer thigh.
Watercolour owl on a thigh
Black and grey pen drawing of a dreamcatcher with a radiating web, wrapped hoops, dangling feathers and a flock of birds, suited as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and birds
Black and grey Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with a bird, swirling clouds and pink lotus flowers across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Bird and flower full arm sleeve
A small gold-coloured winged bird design on the upper arm of a woman in a long patterned dress, standing on stone steps.
Gold winged bird design on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a blue jay in profile, with black linework and splashes of purple, blue and green ink on skin.
Watercolour blue jay on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo of four numbered finch beak studies with script reading Charles Darwin 1845 on an upper arm.
Four numbered finch beak studies on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a fox standing on its hind legs within an Art Nouveau style frame, with a bird, grape vine and pink flowers, on the forearm.
Fox in an Art Nouveau frame on a forearm
Black tribal-style phoenix with outstretched wings and flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Tribal phoenix design in flight
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a three-masted sailing ship above a grey sperm whale rising from teal sea, with birds and clouds.
Sailing ship and whale on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a large black and line-work back tattoo showing a city skyline, a black cloud, a heart, a pencil, a shark-like jaw and a closed-eyed face.
Large back piece with skyline, cloud and face
Black and grey tattoo design of a large feather with silhouetted birds in flight rising from its tip against a white background.
Birds rising from a feather
Black ink drawing of three birds in flight above two dandelion clocks, with seeds drifting upward across a white background.
Birds and dandelion seeds design
Pencil drawing of a feather with birds lifting away from its tip and a script quote running along the shaft, shown in black and grey.
Feather with birds and script quote
Flash sheet of black silhouette tattoo designs in a botanical style, showing flower sprays, swirling vines, butterflies and birds on a white background.
Black silhouette floral and bird flash sheet
Coloured pencil drawing of a stylised phoenix with long swirling tail feathers, shaded in soft blues, greens, yellows and violet on a white background.
Flowing phoenix bird design
A red tribal-style phoenix design with swirling tail feathers and outstretched wings on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement visible.
Red tribal phoenix design
Black ink tattoo on a shoulder blade showing a feather dissolving into flying birds, with script reading Always on my mind Forever in my heart.
Feather and birds with script on shoulder
Black line drawing of a phoenix with swirling, flowing feathers and a curled tail, shown as a fine line tattoo design on a white background.
Phoenix line drawing with flowing feathers
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo across a man's shoulder and chest, with further tattoos on his upper arm, forearm and ribs.
Dragon shoulder and chest piece on a muscular torso
Black and grey pencil drawing of a phoenix with spread wings and long sweeping tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design.
Phoenix in flight design
Colour neo-trad tattoo on the ribs showing a red cartoon bird, cupcake, candies, ribbon and gemstones.
Candy and bird side piece on ribs
Realistic black and grey birch trees with pink clouds and red birds across a shoulder and upper arm sleeve tattoo.
Birch trees and red birds on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded feather with small birds and fine linework swirls on a forearm.
Feather with birds and swirls on a forearm
Fine line parrot outline tattoo in grey with a black beak and a small red accent on the inner wrist, beside a green WEEKEND wristband.
Parrot outline tattoo on wrist
Drawn phoenix tattoo design with sweeping black tribal linework and purple, pink and blue coloured pencil shading on a white background.
Phoenix tattoo design in tribal linework
Colour tattoo of a stylised blue and pink phoenix among cherry blossoms on the forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Phoenix and cherry blossom on a forearm
Stylised green and blue bird with outstretched wings and long curling tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design drawing on a white background.
Green and blue bird with long tail
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather hanging from a beaded cord around the ankle, with a flock of small birds flying across the top of the foot.
Black feather on a cord anklet with birds
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with a raised wing beside the words books and cleverness in serif lettering, shown on skin.
Bird and books and cleverness lettering
Collage of colourful geometric tattoos of animals, flowers and boats, shown on arms and legs in faceted blue, purple and red ink.
Collage of geometric animal and botanical tattoos
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with three flying birds on the upper left and the word faith in cursive script, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Infinity symbol with birds and faith script
Colour tattoo of a black-outlined kiwi bird filled with the New Zealand flag and Union Jack on the forearm.
Kiwi bird with New Zealand and Union Jack flags
Neo-trad style raven perched on an arrow with a red stippled Nevermore banner and a feather on a calf, black and grey with red blood splatter.
Raven with arrow and feather under Nevermore banner
Forearm tattoo of a stylised figure with three faces and orange hair, beside a dark tree silhouette and a small green bird, drawn in black outline with colour accents.
Multi-faced figure and tree on forearm
Black ink line drawing of a geometric owl with a symmetrical face, triangular wings and hatched and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design.
Geometric owl design
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind, facing a moonlit sea beneath a full moon and clouds.
Moonlit shoreline scene on upper arm
Black ink feather with small flying birds tattooed across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish and a denim cuff at the ankle.
Feather and birds on a foot
Fine line black outline tattoo of a flying crane on the back, with partial script lettering to the left.
Flying crane outline on skin
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a swallow in flight beside a sprig of blossom and buds, on the side of the neck.
Swallow and blossom sprig on the neck
Black and white flash sheet showing a owl on a branch, several bird silhouettes, and floral and dotted patterns filling the shapes.
Birds, owl and branches flash sheet
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four origami cranes hanging on dotted lines, placed on the upper back.
Four origami cranes on a back
Colour tattoo of a vulture perched on a grey branch, with an orange and red head and black and grey feathered body, in a traditional style on a calf.
Vulture on a branch in colour
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a sunset sky, bare black-lined trees, red poppies and small birds in flight.
Sunset tree and poppies on shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a brown songbird on a grey branch, with peach flowers and green leaves, on the outer forearm.
Bird on a branch with peach flowers on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a mythical bird-headed creature with peacock-style feathers and a coiling serpent tail across the chest.
Mythical creature with serpent tail on chest
Black ink tattoo of five Egyptian hieroglyphs stacked in a vertical line down a person's upper back, including an ankh, two lions and a falcon.
Vertical Egyptian hieroglyph tattoo on upper back
Black silhouette design of birds in flight forming an infinity symbol, with the words hakuna matata in cursive script across the centre.
Birds forming an infinity loop with script