Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.
Realistic raven with spread wings on a back
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue bird in flight beside pink magnolia blossoms on a branch, across a person's upper back.
Bird and magnolia branch across a back
Six-panel collage of black feather tattoos, some with birds and script, on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Colour tattoo of two blue tits perched on a branch of yellow forsythia, across the shoulder and upper back of a person in a white top.
Blue tits and forsythia on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a grey branch with green leaves, shaded in a soft realistic style on the lower back.
Red cardinal on a branch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with perched birds across a person's back, shown in two photos.
Birds perched on a bare tree across the back
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings across a bare back, its long tail feathers with eye motifs trailing down towards the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo across the back
Black and grey realistic raven with pink roses tattooed across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Raven and roses across a back
Two small black and grey feather tattoos sit on the upper back near the shoulder blade, one above the other, in a fine line style.
Two feathers on a shoulder blade
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail across a bare back, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a barn owl with outstretched wings across the upper back of a person with red hair.
Barn owl in flight on upper back
Realism style tattoo of two swallows in flight across a woman's upper back, shaded in grey with small red accents on their faces.
Two swallows in flight across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl in flight across the upper back, with spread wings and talons extended.
Barn owl in flight on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a flying hummingbird with the script II Cor. 7:14 beside it, on the upper back.
Hummingbird with II Cor. 7:14 script
Black and grey realism owl tattoo with large staring eyes and feathered ear tufts on the upper back.
Owl portrait on the upper back
Realism style tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the upper back, shaded in black and grey with soft clouds behind it.
Realistic dove in flight on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of two ravens in flight, their wings merging with bare branches, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ravens in flight merging with bare branches
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo with spread wings covering the upper back, with ornamental feather detail and a central medallion.
Owl with spread wings across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the upper back that breaks apart into a flock of birds rising towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with feathered wings and leafy branches across a person's back, shown in two photographs.
Fox and feathered wings across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing an armoured figure with a spear beneath a large bird with spread wings.
Armoured warrior with spear and bird on a back
Black and grey eagle tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, with a sleeve tattoo on the raised arm.
Eagle tattoo across a man's back
Colour realism style tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and a blue bird, running from the neck across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Cherry blossom branch and bluebird on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two birds perched on a bare branch, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two birds on a branch across a shoulder blade
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion seed head on the upper back, with its seeds lifting away and turning into small bird silhouettes.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on upper back
Black and grey skull tattoo with flying birds and painterly brushstrokes across a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and birds across a back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird in flight across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on the back of a screaming woman with birds breaking into flight, with handwritten lyrics running down the left side.
Screaming woman and birds on back
Colour realism tattoo of a green and pink hummingbird in flight with a swoosh trail on a person's upper back, next to part of a rose tattoo.
Hummingbird in flight on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dreamcatcher with feathers, across the upper back of a woman with her head turned away.
Bird with dreamcatcher on upper back
Full-colour realistic phoenix tattoo with red and orange flames wrapping around a person's side and ribs, with a stormy sky behind the bird.
Phoenix rising through flames across the ribs
Collage of six photographs showing black and grey feather tattoos on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck, some with birds or script beside them.
Feather tattoos in a six-photo collage
Realistic blue and grey swallow in flight on the upper back, with small black stars scattered around it.
Swallow and stars on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a back showing a screaming woman whose hair breaks into flying birds, with handwritten script lyrics beside her and a tribal ornament at the top left.
Screaming woman with birds and handwritten lyrics on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched owl with detailed feathers and wide eyes, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Owl tattoo on a shoulder blade
Two realistic red lilies with black dotwork, ink splashes and small birds tattooed across a person's upper back.
Red lilies and dotwork across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight holding a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Bird in flight with dreamcatcher on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the lower back.
Dove in flight on the lower back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman with a blunt fringe, a skull, white butterflies and black birds, with a small colour rose visible lower left.
Woman, skull and butterflies on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a shoulder and upper back, photographed in black and white.
Flying bird tattoo across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a perched falcon on a branch with pink peonies and pale poppies, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Perched falcon with peonies on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hummingbirds in flight across the lower back, with soft shaded clouds behind them.
Three hummingbirds in flight on the lower back
Black and white photo of a barn owl tattoo with spread wings on a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style, placed between the shoulder blades.
Barn owl with spread wings on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of birds lifting from a shaded feather with the words Time to let go, across the lower back.
Birds and feathers with script on a lower back
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Hummingbird tattoo on upper back
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a dark branch, with grey flowers, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Cardinal on a branch across a back and shoulder