Bird tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship with a flock of birds flying from its sails, waves beneath and the words SAIL ON on the forearm.

Sailing ship and birds on a forearm

Black and grey poison bottle tattoo with a stippled skull and crossbones on a forearm, with a partial bird and rose at the left edge.

Poison bottle with skull and crossbones

A traditional-style swallow tattoo in blue, red and yellow with black outlines, shown in flight on the forearm.

Traditional swallow on a forearm

Traditional style tattoo of a blue shaded diamond on a forearm, surrounded by bold red, green and grey flash-style motifs.

Blue diamond in a traditional sleeve on a forearm

Colourful traditional tattoos of pin-up women, cartoon characters and stars cover a man's forearms, upper arms and chest.

Traditional cartoon and pin-up sleeves on arms

Black and grey swallow tattoo in flight with shaded wings and a long forked tail, on the inner forearm, in a traditional style.

Swallow in flight on a forearm

Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a black and grey crescent moon with stars, beside a red rose with black leaves.

Crescent moon and red rose on a forearm

Woman in a brown hat on a rocky shore, with a red and yellow bird tattoo on her thigh and a fine-line scroll tattoo on her upper arm.

Bird on thigh and scroll on upper arm

Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree over a red sunset and sea, framed by teal leaves and red flowers, on a forearm.

Palm tree sunset and flowers on a forearm

Black and grey traditional tattoo of two swallows in flight on the forearm, with bold outlines and shaded wings.

Two swallows on a forearm

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 dotwork tattoo of a brick lighthouse above a moustached man in a patterned collar, on the inner forearm.

Lighthouse and moustached man on a forearm

Traditional style tattoo of a diamond kite with an eye at its centre and a trailing string of red and black bows on the forearm.

Eye kite with bow ribbon on forearm

Black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the forearm of a light-skinned arm, shown in flight against a pale background.

Swallow tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey tattoos of a feather, a skull and a small script word on a man's forearms, with arms crossed over a white shirt.

Feather and skull tattoos on crossed forearms

Small colour tattoo of a robin with a red breast and tan wing in a simple black outline, on the inner wrist of a forearm.

Robin tattoo on the inner wrist

A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.

Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm

Black and grey shaded owl tattoo with large round eyes and feathered wings, sitting on the inner forearm above grass.

Shaded owl on a forearm

Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, shown on the inner forearm.

Traditional owl on a forearm

Crossed forearms under UV light show a small glowing swallow tattoo on one forearm and geometric band tattoos around the wrists.

Swallow and geometric bands under UV light

Traditional swallow tattoo holding a leafy sprig, with a red rose and rosebud on a forearm, shaded in grey with red and yellow accents.

Swallow and rose on a forearm

Black and grey swallow tattoo with dotted shading on the inner forearm, above a silver and turquoise bracelet, with rocks and sea behind.

Swallow tattoo on a forearm

Small black swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the outer forearm of a person resting their arm on a white fluffy rug.

Swallow tattoo on a forearm

Colour traditional swallow tattoo in blue, red and yellow, with a thin black thread line running from its beak to a grey spool and needle, on a forearm.

Swallow with thread and needle on a forearm

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

Black dotwork circle with the words 1 tbsp and 1 tsp inked on the palm, with traditional colour tattoos of an apple and a bird on the wrist and forearm.

Dotted circle with measurements on palm

Traditional style tattoos of roses, a skull and a woman's head cover both forearms, shown in full colour.

Traditional forearm sleeves with roses and figures

Two solid black swallow tattoos in a traditional style on the inner wrist and forearm, one above the other, with a silver chain bracelet worn beside them.

Two swallows on a wrist

Traditional style tattoo of a closed umbrella with a green bird-head handle and a red banner reading Anything can happen, on the forearm.

Umbrella with banner on a forearm

Full colour sleeve tattoo in a Japanese and traditional style on a raised arm, showing a rose, clouds, a wave and a script banner on the forearm and upper arm.

Colour sleeve with clouds and script banner

Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, in traditional style with dotwork shading, on a forearm.

Owl perched on a branch on a forearm

Traditional style robin wearing a sailor hat and collar beside a red lifebuoy and clouds, tattooed on a forearm.

Sailor robin with lifebuoy on a forearm

Two blue swallow tattoos in a traditional style, one on each inner wrist of a person with their hands clasped together behind the body.

Blue swallows on both wrists

Man with crossed arms in a navy T-shirt showing a black and grey traditional-style sleeve, with a bird on the forearm and a rose on the lower arm.

Crossed arms with bird and rose tattoos

Woman in a peach sleeveless blouse with a lace collar, showing colour tattoos of roses and a bird on her upper arms and forearms.

Colour roses and bird tattoos on both arms

Black and grey traditional-style tattoos covering a person's arms, with a ginger cat cradled against the right forearm and a small tattoo visible on the upper chest.

Black and grey tattoo sleeve with a ginger cat

Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with a green bird-head handle and a red banner reading Anything Can Happen, on a forearm.

Umbrella with banner on a forearm

Traditional colour tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with a red hull, clouds and birds, above a banner reading Homeward Bound, on a forearm.

Sailing ship with Homeward Bound banner on a forearm

Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and

Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage

Traditional style colour tattoo of a brown bird with a red breast and musical notes on the inner forearm.

Brown bird with music notes on a forearm

Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a kissing couple framed by an orange scalloped heart, with a rainbow behind them.

Kissing couple in a heart frame on a forearm

Traditional style tattoo of a rowboat on water beneath a moon and two birds, framed by a heart-shaped rope border, on a forearm.

Rowboat in a rope heart on a forearm

Neo-traditional full sleeve with owl and roses

Black outline swallow tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist and forearm of a pale-skinned person against a dark background.

Swallow outline on an inner wrist

Two photos of a colourful traditional-style sleeve on an arm, with a black steam locomotive with red details on the upper arm and a cartoon-style face and other scenes on the forearm.

Steam locomotive arm sleeve

Colour traditional tattoo of a pink flamingo with yellow flowers, teal leaves and red roses on the forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.

Flamingo and roses on a forearm

Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, showing a sailing ship among clouds and peony flowers in a Japanese style.

Black and grey clouds and ship sleeve on an arm

Traditional style tattoo of a flowering cactus, a sombrero and a red and orange sunset inside a circle, on a forearm.

Cactus and sombrero sunset on a forearm