Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful neo-trad owl tattoo with scrollwork and teal blossoms covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Black botanical tattoo of three birds perched on a twig and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder, placed on the upper chest and collarbone.
Birds on a branch across the collarbone
Colour tattoo on the forearm of an eye inside a triangle with sunburst rays, above a mountain landscape, birds and a red flower.
Eye in triangle with mountains and flower
Grid of eight illustrated princess portraits in neo-traditional tattoo flash style, each in an oval cameo frame with rose and banner details.
Eight princess portraits in tattoo flash style
Two solid black silhouette tattoo designs on white: a thistle with spiky leaves at the top and a bird perched on a leafy branch below.
Thistle and bird with leafy branch designs
Detailed flash design of a black raven perched on a thorny branch with red maple leaves, shown against a black background with no body placement visible.
Raven on a branch with red leaves
Black line design of a long, diagonal script quote that ends in a feather, birds and a dreamcatcher, shown on a white background.
Script quote with feather and dreamcatcher
Realism-style tattoo of a reddish-brown feather with black silhouetted birds flying above it, on the upper arm.
Feather and flying birds on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four origami cranes hanging on dotted strings, photographed on skin.
Origami cranes hanging on dotted strings
Black and grey sketched cartoon owl perched on a branch, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sketched owl on a branch
Two realistic tattoos: a black and grey face merged with a city skyline on an upper arm, and a colour bird silhouette with a forest scene on a forearm.
Cityscape portrait and bird forest tattoos on arms
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass rose on the torso, a bird on an arm and an elephant on the upper arm.
Watercolour tattoos: balloon, compass, bird and elephant
Colourful watercolour-style feather tattoo with black linework and small symbols, including an arrow, a triangle and the number 24, on a forearm.
Watercolour feather with symbols on a forearm
Black ink tree with bare branches and hanging roots, with small birds in flight, tattooed across the palm and inner forearm, shown with the hand raised against a pale wall.
Tree and birds across hand and forearm
A grid of black and grey ornamental silhouette designs of birds and animals, including a swan, toucan, owl, heron, cat and butterfly, drawn as flash for tattoo use.
Ornamental black and grey animal and bird designs
Black linework botanical tattoo of a sprig with a small bird and orange dots, with dotwork shading behind, on the side of the ribs.
Botanical sprig and bird on ribs
Colour tattoo of a kestrel perched on a branch among pink peonies, yellow flowers and green leaves, spanning the upper back and shoulder.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder and back
Black ink design of an owl perched on a stylised calligraphic branch with dots, drawn on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Owl perched on a stylised calligraphic branch
Small black Botanical tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying off it, on the inner wrist of a hand held up in the photo.
Bare tree and birds on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of bare birch trees with two small birds perched on the branches, shown on the side of the torso.
Birch trees and birds in black and grey
Pencil drawing of a stylised phoenix with spread wings and a long, flowing tail of feathers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pencil sketch of a phoenix in flight
Two colour tattoos: a night castle with a moon and stars on an upper arm and a castle in a glowing sky inside a leafy globe with a Hogwarts banner on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Castle night scenes on upper arm and forearm
Collage of three photos: a cartoon rabbit tattoo on a foot, a colourful carriage tattoo with blue birds and stars, and black linework on a forearm beside a small dog.
Three tattoo photos: cartoon rabbit, carriage, linework
Back of a person with a sketchy, watercolour-style tattoo of clothes pegged on a washing line and a figure, in black linework with blue, pink and green washes.
Watercolour washing line across the back
Black and grey temporary tattoo of the word divergent in script with birds on one forearm, and a row of circular symbols on the other.
Divergent script and circle symbols on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a fairy holding a dandelion clock on the upper back, with birds and seeds drifting up towards the neck.
Fairy with dandelion clock and birds on upper back
Black script lettering reading She is clothed in strength and dignity, with three swallows, tattooed along the side of a foot.
Swallows and script quote on a foot
Before and after photo of a colour tattoo of a blue bird and pink lotus flowers covering a raised scar on the abdomen.
Lotus and bird cover-up over an abdominal scar
Black outlined swallow in flight with soft grey shading on pale skin, in a traditional style.
Swallow in flight, black outline
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings across the upper back, with trailing feathers and peacock-style eye feathers running down the spine.
Phoenix wings and feathers across a back
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on the inside of a forearm showing a boombox, a cassette tape, a perched bird, a cable and script lettering.
Boombox and cassette tape on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird above orange and red hibiscus flowers with green leaves, running down a lower leg on the calf above red trainers.
Hummingbird and hibiscus flowers on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a black and grey swallow carrying a branch of pink blossom, placed on the upper back.
Swallow carrying a blossom branch on the back
Black line drawing of an ornate peacock with a swirling head plume and long decorative tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Ornate peacock line drawing
A held-up paper form titled Typical girl tattoo form, with black line drawings of an anchor, an infinity symbol with the word Word, a dreamcatcher, a feather and a flock of birds.
Tattoo design sheet with anchor and dreamcatcher
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the inner wrist and forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a wrist
Two photographs of forearm tattoos: a blue bird among green leaves on the left, and an orange seahorse with a blue wash and dotted bubbles near the elbow on the right.
Bird and seahorse tattoos on forearms
Colour realism tattoo of a swan with a red and black beak, its wing raised over blue water, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a blue top.
Realistic swan on a forearm
Three black hummingbird silhouettes with soft rainbow-coloured wing tips tattooed on skin.
Three hummingbirds with rainbow wing tips
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird in flight, with long sweeping lines trailing across pale skin.
Small bird in flight with sweeping lines
Black ink drawing of a tree trunk shaped like a spine, with a songbird, an apple, ivy, branches and mushrooms, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Tree trunk spine with bird and apple
Colour tattoo of a phoenix rising through red, orange and yellow flames on an upper arm, with a swirling tail.
Phoenix rising in flames on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl and a small bird across a shoulder and upper arm, set among swirling shaded clouds.
Owl and bird on shoulder and upper arm
Fine line outline tattoo of a mermaid in rainbow colours with a small blue bird, on the upper arm.
Rainbow outline mermaid on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two shaded feathers, small birds flying off, and the word Dream in script on the inner wrist.
Dreamcatcher and feathers with Dream script
Black ink fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting into birds, with the script 'i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)', on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script on shoulder blade
A tall vertical flash sheet of nine circular illustrated animal portraits, each with a one-word caption such as BEHOLD, PROTECT, LAUGH and FLY, in muted colour.
Animal portrait flash sheet with one-word captions
Black and grey traditional flash design of a swallow perched on an ornate anchor wrapped in rope, with a ship's wheel hanging below.
Swallow perched on an anchor with ship's wheel