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
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 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 realistic raven tattoo perched on a branch across the upper arm.
Raven perched on a branch on an upper arm
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
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a soaring eagle with spread wings across the side of a ribcage.
Soaring eagle on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a stormy sky with lightning, breaking waves and dark fern silhouettes, wrapping around a forearm.
Stormy seascape on a forearm
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a tui bird perched among red pohutukawa flowers on the calf.
Tui bird and red flowers on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with a red ribbon and an antique key, on the side of the ribs.
Magpie and key on the ribs
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 and grey swallow tattoos flying in a line up the outside of a foot and ankle, shown in a fine line and silhouette style.
Flock of swallows on a foot
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 realism leg sleeve on a calf and thigh showing feathers, a dreamcatcher mandala and a woman's face, with a compass and clouds tattoo on the other leg.
Feather, dreamcatcher and portrait leg sleeve
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 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 and grey realistic tattoo of an ornate key with a phoenix rising from its bow, with smoky swirls, on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix rising from a key on the ribs
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo showing bare trees, tall pine trees, three flying birds and a tent in a forest scene.
Forest scene with birds and tent on forearm
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 sugar skull woman with flowing hair and birds above, sitting on the upper thigh.
Sugar skull woman on thigh
Realism tattoo of two ravens perched on branches with small red berries, wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder.
Ravens and red berries on an upper arm
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
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 tattoo of a songbird in flight with outstretched wings, placed on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a full moon and skeletal figures across the shoulder and arm, shown from three angles.
Haunted house and graveyard full sleeve
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a face on the outer thigh, with a small line tattoo on the ribs.
Roses and portrait tattoo on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a beach sunset with palm tree silhouettes, birds and a star, in Realism style on the calf.
Beach sunset with palm trees on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a face merged with a city skyline, barbed wire and birds, with bold lettering below on the forearm.
City skyline and face double exposure on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch, on the lower leg.
Blue jay perched on a branch
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
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
Realistic tattoo on a side ribcage of skin tearing open to reveal blue sky and clouds, with black swallows in flight.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
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 realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with gears, flying birds and the word Now, on a person's ribs.
Cracked pocket watch with birds on ribs
Black and grey tattoos of ornate mirror frames on an upper arm and a thigh, one framing a seated woman and one framing a skull with roses.
Ornate frame tattoos in black and grey
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 swallow in flight beside a rose and a pocket watch on the thigh.
Swallow, rose and pocket watch on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and two small birds running up the outer thigh.
Roses and birds up the thigh
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