Bird tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of an owl wearing round glasses above crossed bones, in neo-traditional style, on the inner lower arm.

Owl wearing glasses on a lower arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two bluebirds, one leaving an open birdcage, framed by pink cherry blossom on a forearm.

Bluebirds and cherry blossom on a forearm

Colour tattoo of mountains, a lake and pine trees inside a diamond frame with a red and orange sunset, on the forearm.

Mountain lake sunset in a diamond frame

Neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey pigeon with dandelion and cow parsley flowers and leaves on the inner forearm, with a small red word tattoo above it.

Pigeon and wildflowers on a forearm

Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a faded grey bird with script lettering, on the right a colour peony with green leaves in a bold neo-traditional style.

Faded bird beside a red peony on a forearm

Forearm tattoo of an engraved-style bird perched on a wireframe icosahedron, with teal and red accents.

Bird perched on a geometric icosahedron on a forearm

Five views of a colourful full sleeve tattoo in neo-traditional and Japanese-inspired style, showing birds, swirling clouds and rays across the upper arm and forearm.

Colourful bird and cloud full sleeve

Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a red and white lighthouse over the sea inside a black anchor with teal accents and a rope loop.

Lighthouse and anchor on a forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple owl with large round eyes and a teal outline, on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Purple owl tattoo on the wrist

Colour tattoo of a pink flamingo with a large cartoon eye and yellow beak, set against blue clouds and water, on the forearm.

Pink flamingo with clouds on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of pine-covered mountains inside a circle with moon phases, on a forearm, with a small orange medallion below.

Mountain, pine and moon phase circle on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a black raven in front of an orange sunburst, with a red rose and an eye inside a triangle on a forearm, shown in three views.

Raven, rose and eye on a forearm

Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing peonies, lavender sprigs, leaves and a small brown songbird.

Peony and songbird sleeve on an arm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a red songbird with a pale moon, berries and a pearl-edged mirror on the forearm.

Red songbird with moon on forearm

Pastel hummingbird tattoo with black ornamental mandala linework and dotwork shading across a forearm.

Hummingbird and mandala on a forearm

Colourful geometric bird tattoo with black hatching and yellow, teal and orange accents on a forearm.

Stylised bird on a forearm

Neo-traditional full sleeve with owl and roses

Mirror selfie of a neo-trad colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large Dalek with blue lightning and stacked boxes.

Dalek colour sleeve tattoo

Colour tattoo of a perched songbird inside a floral wreath with the words Free Indeed above it, on the forearm.

Songbird and floral wreath with Free Indeed

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a blue bird with spread wings, a red rose and yellow leaves on the inner forearm.

Blue bird and red rose on a forearm

Colourful neo-traditional rooster head tattoo on the forearm, with a red outlined music note beside it.

Stylised rooster on a forearm

Neo-trad style tattoo of a quill pen with a blue feather and flying birds on the forearm, with a script lettering band at the wrist.

Quill pen and birds on a forearm

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a whale decorated with sailboats, fish and an umbrella, with a bird on top, on the inner forearm.

Whale with sailboats on a forearm

Two people hold hands to show matching colourful swallow tattoos on their wrists, one in green and orange and one in purple and yellow.

Matching swallow tattoos on two wrists

Colour hummingbird tattoo with an outline flower and black dots on a forearm, shown in three angled views.

Hummingbird and flower on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a leather jacket and star badges, holding a blade, with orange and blue washes behind, on the forearm.

Cat in leather jacket with a blade

Colour tattoo of a small teal and red bird with a red sun and branches on the inner forearm, in a loose neo-traditional style.

Bird and sun on a forearm

Colour neo-trad tattoo of an owl within a circular frame and roses on a forearm, with the hand raised in a rock horns gesture.

Owl and rose forearm tattoo

Colour tattoo of a swallow in flight on the forearm, with its black wings filled by a large red rose and a green head.

Swallow and rose on a forearm

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

Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon owl with beaded eye rings perched on a branch, on the forearm.

Cartoon owl on a branch

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

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

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

Colour tattoo of a cartoon owl with purple feathers, pink eyes and teal wings perched on a wooden log, on the forearm.

Cartoon owl perched on a log

Colour tattoo of two angular teal and orange swallows in a neo-traditional style running along the forearm.

Two geometric swallows on a forearm

Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.

Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm

Neo-trad tattoo on a forearm showing a cat in a red headscarf, a grey bird with a pink ribbon and a pink heart with a dotted border.

Cat, bird and heart on a forearm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the inner forearm showing two songbirds with red breasts, yellow flowers, dark leaves and pink roses.

Birds and roses on an inner forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a golden hourglass with black wings, olive branches and skulls on a limb.

Hourglass with wings and olive branches

Colour tattoo of a blue owl with black wings perched on a dark oval with stars, on the forearm, in a traditional style.

Blue owl perched on a starry oval

Colour forearm tattoo of a stack of old books with an open book at the top, a blossoming tree growing from its pages, and a bird and hanging keys beside it.

Stacked books with a blossom tree on a forearm

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

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

Neo-traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with a crescent moon and diamond shapes on the inner forearm, in yellow, blue-grey and orange.

Stylised bird and crescent moon on a forearm

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