Flying bird tattoo ideas

108 photos and flash · 44% Fine line, 15% Lettering · Forearm most common

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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 ink tattoo of five birds in flight across a bare shoulder near the collarbone.
Flock of birds on a shoulder
Black script quote reading Our flaws are what makes us perfect, with four solid bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Quote with four flying birds on ribs
Three solid black silhouette birds in flight tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three flying birds on the wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into flying birds on the inner upper arm, shown against a pale background.
Feather dissolving into birds on upper arm
Black silhouette tattoo of four flying birds across the left side of a torso, on the ribs, in a fine solid black style.
Four birds in flight on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading inhale the future exhale the past, with four birds in flight, on a shoulder.
Script quote and flying birds on shoulder
Black design of a feather releasing flying birds beside the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and birds with script quote
Small black silhouettes of birds flying up the back of a woman's neck behind her ear, with her hair in a braid.
Flying birds up the back of the neck
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
Fine line tattoo of four small black birds in flight on the side of a woman's neck, with a blonde fishtail braid.
Four small birds on the neck
Three solid black bird silhouettes in flight in a loose arc on the inner forearm, with a penny held beside them for scale.
Three birds in flight on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds in flight on upper back
Small blue bird with spread wings in flight, tattooed in fine line and blue shading on the inner forearm.
Small blue bird in flight on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of small birds flying away from a dandelion seed head on the side of a bare abdomen, above the waistband of denim shorts.
Birds flying from a dandelion on the abdomen
Fine line black tattoo of four small birds in flight on the skin behind a person's ear and above the neck.
Small birds in flight behind the ear
Black ankle tattoo of two birds perched on a branch with two more birds flying above, shown in a solid black silhouette style on the ankle.
Perched and flying birds on a branch on the ankle
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
Black and grey photo of a row of small bird silhouette tattoos running diagonally across the upper back and neck.
Row of small birds across the upper back
Two small fine line tattoos on wrists: a dandelion releasing seeds on one arm and a flock of birds on the other, both in black ink.
Dandelion and flying birds on wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on an ankle, above the top of a brown canvas high-top trainer.
Three birds in flight on an ankle
Black and grey drawing of a bird in flight with ornate, marbled wing feathers and a long forked tail, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Flying bird in black and grey
Sketch-style tattoo of a teal and black bird in flight on the outer forearm.
Teal bird in flight on a forearm
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a minimal fine line style.
Three birds on upper back
Several people's wrists with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, arranged in a trail across the forearm near the wrist.
Flying bird tattoos on several wrists
Small black tattoo of four birds in flight running up the inner forearm near the wrist, in a photo with a blurred green background.
Four flying birds on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, sitting on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Feather dissolving into birds on a shoulder
Fine line tree of life tattoo on the ankle with swirling black branches, small blue, red and green birds perched in the boughs and two black birds flying to the right.
Tree of life with birds on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo on a back showing a screaming woman whose hair breaks into flying birds, with handwritten script lyrics beside her and a tribal ornament at the top left.
Screaming woman with birds and handwritten lyrics on back
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of four small birds in flight on the inner forearm, with beaded bracelets on the wrist.
Four birds in flight on a forearm
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight on the upper back near the left shoulder blade, shown from behind with a long blonde plait and white lace bandeau.
Three small birds on a shoulder blade
Black tattoo on the inside of a wrist showing three flying bird silhouettes above the script words Let it be.
Three flying birds and Let it be on a wrist
Black tattoo of a flock of birds in flight across the inside of a forearm, with larger birds near the wrist and smaller ones rising toward the elbow.
Flock of flying birds on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a flying bird on the inner forearm, above the wrist, with a stacked gold and black bracelet set and a light blue denim shirt and jeans.
Small bird tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of five black birds in flight running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Five birds in flight on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading Believe with three small flying birds above the end of the word, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Believe script with three birds on a wrist
Black script reading sempre con voi with a simple bird outline on the upper arm, shown in two stacked photos.
Sempre con voi script and bird on upper arm
Photograph of a large back tattoo of a black bird in flight and red flower splashes, with loose grey wash and fine linework on the upper back and spine.
Bird and red flowers across a back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a flying bird behind a person's left ear, with a small stud earring visible nearby.
Flying bird tattoo behind the ear
Black tattoo of two birds perched on a leafy branch with a third bird flying above, on the inner wrist.
Two birds on a branch on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in a floral dress, showing the words 'you are beautiful, you are valuable, you are enough' with small flying birds.
Quote and small birds on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line tattoo of small black birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a hand holding the wrist and a camera raised in the frame.
Small black birds on an inner wrist
Fine line tattoos of three small black birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a matching trio on another person's shoulder and a partly visible finger tattoo at the top left.
Three small flying birds on wrist and shoulder
Packaged temporary tattoo sheets showing a flock of grey birds in flight and fine line feathers on a white background.
Bird flock and feather temporary tattoo designs
Black script reading life is a beautiful struggle runs across the top of a foot beneath four bird silhouettes in flight, in black ink.
Four birds in flight and script quote on foot
Four small solid black bird silhouettes in a diagonal row on a woman's inner forearm, with a white lace top behind.
Four birds flying on a forearm
Black and white photo of two hands hooked together at the wrists, each with a fine line tattoo of birds on a wire on the forearm.
Birds on a wire on two wrists
Five small grey bird silhouettes flying in a loose diagonal line across a shoulder, in a close phone photo.
Five small birds on a shoulder