Flying bird tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white flash sheet of bird designs, including flying birds, perched birds on a swirling branch, a swallow-style pair, a hummingbird and script reading freedom, take me far, and we only part
Bird flash sheet with script phrases
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with its pages turning into flying birds, running up the inner forearm.
Open book with birds rising on a forearm
Black silhouette design of four perched birds on a bare branch, with a songbird on a leafy twig and three small birds in flight above.
Silhouette birds on branches stencil
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near her left shoulder, photographed from behind.
Three birds on upper back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a flying bird on the inner wrist, with a hand wearing teal nail polish visible above it.
Flying bird on the inner wrist
Several wrists with small black bird silhouette tattoos flying in a line across the inner forearm, with painted nails visible.
Flock of birds on wrists
Black fine line tattoo of a feather on the upper chest dissolving into a flock of birds rising over the shoulder.
Feather and flying birds on the shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying away from its branches, on the upper back and shoulder blade.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Hands hold open a spiral notebook showing a colourful feather design in teal, pink and purple that breaks apart into small flying birds.
Feather dissolving into birds sketch
Tattoo of four flying bird silhouettes with pink, purple, teal and yellow washes across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Four flying birds with colour washes on chest
Solid black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a black strap top in view.
Three birds in flight on the collarbone
Black silhouette tattoo of three small birds in flight on the inner wrist, in a black and white photo of a hand raised near a knit hat.
Three small birds on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of three flying birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a long braid over the opposite shoulder.
Three birds on a shoulder blade
Watercolour style tattoo of birds flying out of an open birdcage, in pink, blue and purple washes with black linework, on the upper thigh.
Birds escaping a birdcage on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of three origami cranes and a shaded flying bird running down a woman's lower leg, shown against a white background.
Origami cranes and a flying bird on a leg
Close-up of two small solid black bird silhouettes in flight on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two small birds on a wrist
Small black silhouettes of birds in flight forming a loose line across the lower back, above white denim shorts.
Flock of birds on the lower back
Black fine line tattoo design of four birds in flight rising above a vertical script word, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Flying birds above a vertical script word
Three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight in a row across the inner wrist, shown as a minimal black ink tattoo.
Three small birds in flight on the wrist
Black silhouette design of a flock of birds flying upward beside fine script reading "with my God given Grace I will carry on", shown on a plain white background.
Flock of birds with script quote
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder, with a long braid falling over the other shoulder.
Three birds in flight on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a flying songbird with a red breast and grey wings on the upper chest, finished with orange brush-stroke splashes.
Flying bird with red watercolour splashes
Black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone and shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on the collarbone
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a wire and a third bird flying, with the word believe in script, on a person's ribs.
Birds on a wire with 'believe' script
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds flying in a diagonal line across the inner forearm of a person wearing a white knit jumper.
Five birds in flight on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of birds on two wrists, with two perched birds on a thin line and a flying bird on the left wrist and a single flying bird on the right.
Bird tattoos on two wrists
Black fine line script reading Let it go on the inner forearm near the wrist, with three small birds flying upwards beside it.
Let it go script with birds on the wrist
Black outline drawing of a bird in flight on a white background, a simple design that could be used as a tattoo stencil.
Outline of a bird in flight
Fine line black and grey tattoo of two birds perched on a leafy branch, with a third bird in flight above, on the forearm.
Three birds on a branch on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds in flight across a forearm, photographed against a dark navy background.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Black and white photo of three tiny bird silhouettes in a row, a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist.
Three small birds on the wrist
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with a trail of tiny birds, on the side of an ankle.
Feather and birds on an ankle
Grey flying bird silhouettes tattooed across the upper back of a person wearing a dark strappy top, with palm trees behind.
Flying birds across the upper back
Two feet with black ink tattoos on the top of each foot, one showing five flying birds and the other a birdcage with birds, both with Est 1997 in script.
Birds and birdcage on matching feet
Small black fine line tattoo of a flock of birds in flight on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds on upper back
Black and grey realism raven on a chest tattoo, with a flying bird on the shoulder, thistle stems and a Latin banner reading Vulnerant omnes ultima necat.
Raven and thistles across chest
Small solid black silhouettes of birds scattered across the top of a foot, in a sepia-toned photo against a patterned cloth.
Flock of birds on a foot
Black silhouette tattoo of four birds in flight in a row across the lower abdomen, above the waistband of dark jeans.
Four flying birds across the lower abdomen
Solid black feather tattoo on a person's upper back with a flock of birds flying off from its tip towards the shoulder.
Feather and birds on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the side of a woman's bare back, shown from behind.
Three small birds on a woman's back
Fine line black tattoo of three flying birds above the word Warrior in script, on the inside of a wrist.
Three birds and Warrior on a wrist
Two side by side photos of a small tattoo of three flying birds in green, purple and pink above a black infinity symbol with a curled end, on an ankle.
Three birds and an infinity symbol on an ankle
Black and grey back tattoo of a bird in flight beside German text, with a brushstroke ladder shape and red wash, placed across the back.
Bird in flight with German text on a back
Colour tattoo of a bird in flight with pink and blue wings and a black outline, placed on the upper arm.
Pink and blue bird in flight on upper arm
Realism and abstract blend tattoo on a man's chest and shoulder, showing a black raven on thistle stems with a flying bird, red and grey bands and Latin lettering.
Raven and thistle across chest and shoulder
Black silhouette tattoo of five birds in flight, arranged in a rising diagonal line across the lower back.
Five birds in flight on lower back
Close-up of a fine line grey swallow flock tattoo running from the ankle across the top of a foot.
Flock of swallows on an ankle and foot
Small black bird silhouettes in flight across a forearm, a fine line style tattoo, with the sea blurred behind the arm.
Flock of birds on a forearm