Bird tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
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 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
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a tui bird perched among red pohutukawa flowers on the calf.
Tui bird and red flowers on a calf
Line drawing of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with dotted stippling on its wing, drawn as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Songbird and blossom branch design
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a songbird perched on a leafy branch beneath a stippled sun, shown on the forearm.
Songbird on a branch with dotwork sun
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of blossom clusters and two swallows across the upper chest and shoulders.
Blossom and swallows across the chest
Colour tattoo of a black raven beside red poppies and green leaves on a person's upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and red poppies on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a bird skull framed by flowers and feathers with green wash accents, on the inner forearm.
Bird skull with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers, a flying bird, daisies and roses on the outer thigh.
Deer, bird and flowers on a thigh
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
Black and grey tattoo of two roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch and swallows with scrollwork across an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Roses, pocket watch and swallows on upper arm
Black fine line dandelion with seeds drifting into small birds on the inner forearm and wrist of a person with pink lipstick.
Dandelion and birds on a wrist
Colourful realistic tattoo of a goldfinch perched among purple thistles and grass across the top of a foot.
Goldfinch and thistle on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a bear with flowers, leaves and a small ship on the outer thigh, with a hand holding fabric above it.
Bear and flowers on a thigh
Black botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing a blossom branch with a bird in flight, above two bands of lace-like pattern.
Blossom branch, bird and lace bands on upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a hummingbird and a lily with leafy swirls, placed on the side of the body.
Hummingbird and lily on the side
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with small red accents and a flock of birds flying across the upper back, in a botanical silhouette style.
Bare tree and birds on upper back
Owl perched on a blossom branch in grey shading with pink flowers, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl on blossom branch across upper back
Sepia pencil drawing of a pair of lungs made from branching twigs, with three small birds perched within, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Lungs formed of branches with three birds
Colour tattoo of pink lilies and a hummingbird on the side of the ribs, with shaded petals and a teal wash behind the flowers.
Pink lilies and hummingbird on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that become small flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
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 fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a branch above scrolling leaves, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Three birds on a branch on a wrist
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic pine forest tattoo with flying birds, shown on a lower limb.
Pine forest with birds in flight
Coloured pencil drawing of a skull formed from bare branches, with a blue bird perched on top, blue blossom, a green apple and no body placement shown.
Skull of branches with a bird and blossom
Colourful swirling tree tattoo with a black trunk and multicoloured flourishes across the upper back, with a small blue bird at the upper left.
Colourful swirl tree on upper back
Black ink tree with bare branches and small birds flying up towards the shoulder, with a line of small script beside the trunk, on a woman's upper back.
Bare tree and birds on a upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a hawk's head merging with a woman's profile, surrounded by orange chrysanthemums and red feather swirls.
Hawk-headed woman and chrysanthemums on thigh
Black and grey realistic raven with pink roses tattooed across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Raven and roses across a back
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo with roses and a bird across the upper arm and forearm of a person seated on a vintage pickup tailgate.
Floral sleeve with a bird on the arm
Black ink tattoo of bare branches with perched birds and one bird in flight, across a forearm in a botanical, silhouette style.
Birds on bare branches across a forearm
Black ink sketch of a tattoo design with songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies and bees among cherry blossom branches, with no body placement shown.
Birds, butterflies and blossom sketch
Colour tattoo of a robin perched on a branch of pink cherry blossom across the upper arm and shoulder.
Robin and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Black ink ornamental tattoo of peacock feathers, flowers and a bird across a shoulder, with a botanical feel.
Peacock feather and floral ornament on a shoulder
Black silhouette of a tree with curling, swirling branches and three birds perched among them, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Swirling tree silhouette with birds
Sketchy black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by two birds and poppy flowers, with peach and teal accents.
Woman's face with birds and poppies on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch with a bird in its face, yellow roses and leaves, and a red winged emblem, on a limb.
Pocket watch, bird and roses on an arm
Pink cherry blossom tree with thin black branches and three black birds tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom tree and birds on upper back
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
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and a bird skull on the outer thigh, shaded in a realistic style.
Flowers, leaves and bird skull on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird's nest with branches and feathers, and a moth inside a solid black circle, on a forearm.
Bird's nest and moth on a forearm
Collage of small black fine line tattoos: two triangles on the wrists, a deer head on the back of the neck, a tiny mark on a finger, and a palm tree on the upper arm.
Small fine line tattoos: triangles, deer and palm tree
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and two small birds running up the outer thigh.
Roses and birds up the thigh
Black silhouette of a bare tree with fine branches and three flying birds tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder