Bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch with a bird in flight above it, on the lower leg above a black sock.
Pocket watch and bird on a lower leg
Close photo of a small fine line swallow tattoo in grey ink on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a blue top strap held by a finger with red nail varnish.
Small swallow tattoo on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a small swallow in flight above the script word free, on the upper back beside a grey top.
Swallow and script word free on upper back
Black and grey realism owl tattoo with large staring eyes and feathered ear tufts on the upper back.
Owl portrait on the upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of small birds flying diagonally across the upper back of a woman with her hair in an updo.
Flock of birds across the upper back
Solid black silhouette of a crow perched on bare branches wrapping around the wrist, in a blackwork style.
Crow on branches across a wrist
Colour botanical tattoo of pink roses, green leaves and a robin on a person's thigh.
Robin and roses on a thigh
Small black fine line dove in flight tattooed on a person's ankle, with a bony ankle joint visible at the right edge of the photo.
Small dove tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo of an open birdcage on one inner wrist, with a flock of birds flying across to the other wrist.
Birdcage and birds across two wrists
Black silhouette design of birds flying from a feather beside the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a pale feathered background.
Flying birds, feather and script quote design
Red and orange sunset wash on the upper arm and shoulder with black silhouettes of savanna animals and a flying bird, in a colour tattoo.
Savanna sunset silhouettes on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small songbird with spread wings on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Symmetrical black tribal design of a phoenix with flaming wings and a curved head crest, drawn on a plain white background.
Symmetrical tribal phoenix design
Colourful stylised drawing of a songbird with blue swirl patterns on its head and a patterned, feathered tail, on a white background.
Stylised bird illustration
Four pen drawings on paper of a fox with an umbrella, a fox in a teacup, a dog with a bird, and a patterned bird, with dotwork shading and red and blue accents.
Four whimsical animal line drawings with dotwork shading
Fine line black script reading free with a small bird in flight on the inner forearm, shown against a pale background.
Free script with a bird on a forearm
Small black fine line hummingbird tattoo with a trailing tail on the inner wrist, against a pale cream fabric background.
Fine line hummingbird on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with three flying birds above its left loop and the word Always in script along its right loop, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with three birds and Always
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a songbird perched on a thin branch among peach camellia flowers and leaves, in a soft realistic style.
Bird and camellia branch on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a heart outline enclosing two small birds on the inside of a wrist, with the palm raised toward the camera.
Heart with two birds on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched on a branch on the inner forearm.
Bluebird perched on a branch on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a watercolour feather with script and flying birds on the left, and a black and grey anchor with rope, birds and script on the right.
Feather and anchor matching forearm tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight with loose brushstroke wings and ink splatter, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Ink splatter bird in flight on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of two songbirds, a red birdhouse and pink blossom wrapping around an upper arm.
Birds and a red birdhouse with blossom on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a phoenix rising above flames and a Deathly Hallows symbol on the calf.
Phoenix and Deathly Hallows on a calf
A woman lying down wearing a black top and black briefs, with black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, ribs and thigh.
Black and grey tattoos on arm, torso and thigh
Illustration of a hovering hummingbird in teal and green, with a dotted body and a body filled with fern and leaf shapes, drawn in a botanical style.
Hummingbird with fern and leaf fill
Black and white photograph of a large tribal-style eagle tattoo with spread wings across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, with the head turned away from the camera.
Eagle tattoo across a shoulder blade
Red scribbled-line tattoo of an elephant on a man's chest, with silhouetted birds rising from its back on trailing lines, beside a colour lotus tattoo.
Red sketched elephant and birds on chest
Fine line black infinity symbol with a small bird tattoo on the side of a person's hip, partly covered by black fabric.
Infinity symbol and bird on hip
Black and grey tattoos of an open birdcage on one calf and a flock of birds flying up the other calf, photographed from behind.
Birdcage and flying birds on calves
Traditional style tattoo of a grey bird with an orange breast perched on a branch with red chrysanthemum flowers, on the forearm.
Bird on flowering branch on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a dove carrying an olive branch above the script words Faith, Hope and Love, on a forearm, in a fine line style.
Dove with olive branch and script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a palm tree, waves and birds inside a dotted-edge inverted triangle, on the side of a person's ribs.
Palm tree and waves in a triangle on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a perched kestrel with pink peonies and peach poppies on a person's upper back and shoulder, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder blade
Black ink tattoo of a stylised bird with bands above the wrist on a forearm, with a woven cuff bracelet below and a knitted sleeve above.
Black geometric bird and bands on forearm
Sketch-style tattoo of a swan's head with a curved neck inside a loose circle of black linework, with pink and grey wash, on the lower leg.
Swan head in a loose line circle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cuckoo clock with a deer head, maple leaves and birds, covering the upper arm.
Cuckoo clock with deer and maple leaves on upper arm
Black silhouette of a small bird with a plus sign and a pansy flower in outline, shown as a botanical flash design on a cream background.
Bird and pansy flash design
Black and grey tattoo design of an infinity symbol with the words Stay and Strong in script, and a feather dissolving into flying birds.
Infinity symbol with feather and birds
Small solid black silhouette of a soaring bird on the inner wrist of an open palm, with a plain pale background.
Soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a perched falcon on the upper arm of a man in a grey sleeveless top, with blue-grey wings and orange back feathers.
Falcon perched on a branch on an upper arm
Two matching blue swallow tattoos with sketchy linework and blue shading, one on each inner wrist.
Matching blue swallows on both wrists
Fine line black tattoo of small birds in a trail from behind the ear down the side of the neck.
Small birds trailing down the neck
Small colour fine line tattoo of Charlie Brown hugging Snoopy on grass with Woodstock above them, on the upper arm.
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Woodstock on upper arm
Solid black silhouette design of an anchor with a flock of birds flying up from its shank, on a white background, suitable for a blackwork tattoo.
Anchor with birds taking flight design
Colour Japanese style tattoo on an upper arm showing a crane in flight, a red sun, grey clouds, waves and orange and red maple leaves.
Crane, red sun and clouds on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon owl with orange eyes on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, across a shoulder and upper back.
Cartoon owl and cherry blossom on a shoulder