Bird tattoo ideas

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Realism style tattoo of a shaded purple feather with black birds rising from its tip and script lettering beside it, on the side of a torso.
Purple feather with birds and script on the side
Small black and grey owl tattoo with large eyes perched on a branch, on the inner forearm.
Small owl on a branch on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised songbird with an orange breast and teal belly band, placed on the side of the hip and thigh.
Stylised songbird on the hip
Fine line tattoo of six small birds in flight above the script words Life goes on... on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Birds in flight and script on shoulder
Watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above a pink flower, across the inner forearm and wrist.
Hummingbird and flower on a wrist
Full back tattoo in a Japanese style showing a large red and brown owl beside cherry blossom branches and a pale moon, with a green bird sleeve on the upper arm.
Owl, cherry blossom and moon back piece
Black ink script reading Breathe with three small birds in flight, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style.
Breathe script with three birds on wrist
Traditional tattoo of a grey-shaded sailing ship with red sunburst, waves and a Sail On banner, on the upper back.
Sailing ship with Sail On banner on upper back
Close-up of five black bird silhouettes in flight tattooed on a shoulder near the collarbone, with a white lace top in the frame.
Five birds in flight on a shoulder
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with four swallows flying off its right-hand loop, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with four swallows
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight above two roses and a rosebud, drawn in blue and orange pencil on cream paper, as a design for a tattoo.
Swallow and roses tattoo sketch
Black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched flame-shaped wings and a tail of flames, drawn in solid black ink on white paper.
Tribal phoenix in flames
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hummingbird flying out of an open birdcage on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird leaving a birdcage on a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a teal bird resembling a peacock, with a red rose and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Peacock and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey realism forest tattoo across a forearm, showing bare trees, a pine, birds, a moon and soft clouds.
Forest scene on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long ornamental tail, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Phoenix rising across a back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of two cartoon ducks walking side by side on the lower torso, with soft grey shading under their feet.
Two cartoon ducks on the torso
Black and grey realistic raven tattoo perched on a branch across the upper arm.
Raven perched on a branch on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird with patterned wings, small roses and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate bird with rose and flourish design
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
Two lower legs in a bath of foam, with a red rose and ornate black linework on the left leg and a colourful swallow on the right leg, in neo-trad style.
Rose and swallow leg tattoos in a bath
Traditional style colour tattoo of a swallow in flight beside red rosebuds and gold leaves on the upper arm.
Swallow and rosebuds on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with outstretched orange wings and a teal and blue flame above it, with a trailing purple, pink and yellow tail, on the side of a thigh.
Phoenix tattoo on the side of the thigh
Small realistic hummingbird tattoo in green and dark tones on a woman's upper shoulder, with long brown hair falling across her back.
Hummingbird tattoo on the upper shoulder
Symmetrical stylised owl drawing in teal and black with bold outlines and patterned wings, on a plain white background.
Stylised teal owl design
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
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four birds in flight above the script words life is a beautiful struggle, across the ribs.
Birds and script quote on the ribs
Black and grey tree tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with birds, a faint musical staff, a small red berry and roots reaching down the arm.
Tree with birds and roots on upper arm
A red and blue-grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a long flowing tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red phoenix on a side ribcage
Black linework tattoo of birds rising from an open book in an engraved style with stippled shading, on the upper arm.
Birds rising from an open book
Black ink tattoo of five birds in flight across a bare shoulder near the collarbone.
Flock of birds on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a wire with a small heart above, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two birds on a wire with heart on ribs
Pink cartoon owl tattoo with large blue eyes and grey shading on the upper arm, with a floral top visible beside it.
Pink cartoon owl on an upper arm
Colourful phoenix tattoo in a neo-traditional style across the shoulder, upper arm and back, with flowing red, orange, yellow and blue feathers.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Colour and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded skull, a red rose, a pale butterfly, bird silhouettes and a lettered banner.
Skull, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Two pencil-and-ink tattoo designs on pale paper, one showing a small bird with a crescent moon and leaves, the other a bird among large flowers, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birds and flowers tattoo designs on paper
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a woman's face in profile with a bird, in black ink on the side of a hand.
Fine line face and bird on the hand
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small birds across the inner forearm.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows perched on a branch, placed on the inner wrist beneath a dark sleeve.
Two swallows on a branch on the wrist
Black ink drawing of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a forked tail, drawn in fine line on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow in flight, ink design
Black traditional swallow tattoo in flight on an ankle, with a grey shoe and stone wall in the background.
Swallow in flight on an ankle
Black fine line script reading alis volat propriis with a small bird silhouette in flight, shown on a pale grey background.
Alis volat propriis script with bird
Red, orange and yellow phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long flowing tail feathers on the outer thigh, in a loose watercolour-like style.
Phoenix tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey swallow tattoo with ornamental patterned wings sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Swallow tattoo near the collarbone
Black ink fine line tattoo of a hummingbird filled with swirling flourishes, placed on the upper back.
Swirl-filled hummingbird on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a soaring eagle with spread wings across the side of a ribcage.
Soaring eagle on the ribs