Songbird tattoo ideas

106 photos and flash · 45% Botanical, 25% Realism · Forearm most common

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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
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
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
A watercolour-style tattoo of a bird perched on a thin branch across the ribs, in loose blue, yellow, red and pink washes.
Watercolour bird on a branch on the ribs
Black and grey illustrative tattoo of birds and leafy foliage wrapping the upper arm.
Birds and foliage on an upper arm
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 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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small songbird with spread wings on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Colourful stylised drawing of a songbird with blue swirl patterns on its head and a patterned, feathered tail, on a white background.
Stylised bird illustration
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a songbird perched on a thin branch among peach camellia flowers and leaves, in a soft realistic style.
Bird and camellia branch on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of two songbirds, a red birdhouse and pink blossom wrapping around an upper arm.
Birds and a red birdhouse with blossom on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey bird with an orange breast perched on a branch with red chrysanthemum flowers, on the forearm.
Bird on flowering branch on a forearm
Black and grey flash drawing of a songbird in flight with mandala-style patterned wings and body, shown without a body placement.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight
Ink drawing of a songbird in flight, its body formed from a treble clef and musical notes, with wings of stave lines and floating notes, on a plain white background.
Bird made of music notes and a treble clef
Forearm tattoo of an engraved-style bird perched on a wireframe icosahedron, with teal and red accents.
Bird perched on a geometric icosahedron on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with bleeding heart flowers, running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Bird and blossom on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a songbird perched on a branch with red breast and yellow wing markings, with leaves, on the calf.
Perched songbird and leaves on a calf
Black and grey brushstroke tattoo of a small perched bird with a long tail, placed on the lower leg above a black sock.
Small bird on the lower leg
Colour tattoo of two songbirds perched among blackberry branches across the upper abdomen, in a neo-traditional style.
Two songbirds and blackberries across the stomach
Black and grey tattoo of a songbird with spread wings, shaded with stippled dotwork on the lower arm.
Flying songbird in dotwork shading
Colour realism style tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and a blue bird, running from the neck across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Cherry blossom branch and bluebird on upper back
Fine line tattoo of three birds on a branch with musical notes and the script words Don't worry, about a thing, placed on the chest.
Three birds on a branch with script quote
Black and grey geometric songbird tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Geometric songbird on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a stylised songbird with an orange breast and dotwork shading on the side of a thigh.
Stylised songbird on the side of a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chickadee perched on a thin branch, shown on the upper chest.
Chickadee perched on a branch on the chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat and monocle, with a songbird perched on the hat, on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Colourful neo-trad style tattoo of pink poppies, yellow songbirds and green leaves on a calf, shown on both legs.
Poppies and songbirds on a calf
Fine line tattoo of three small birds perched on a single wire across the inner forearm, shaded in dark blue and black.
Three birds on a wire on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a songbird perched on a swirling branch with curled tendrils, a tattoo design drawn in a spiral notebook.
Songbird on a swirling branch sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a songbird in flight with spread wings, sitting on the upper chest.
Songbird in flight on the upper body
Botanical arm sleeve with two birds, peony flowers and leaves in black and grey, with red linework on the shoulder.
Birds and peonies on an arm sleeve
Realism colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a grey branch, placed on a forearm.
Realistic cardinal on a branch on a forearm
Brown ink drawing of a songbird perched on a curling scroll branch with filigree swirls, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment with no body placement visible.
Songbird perched on a scrolling branch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a songbird perched on a floral teacup and saucer, on the lower leg.
Songbird on a teacup and saucer
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing peonies, lavender sprigs, leaves and a small brown songbird.
Peony and songbird sleeve on an arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a stag with a songbird perched on its antlers, placed on a shoulder.
Small stag with a bird on a shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red songbird with a pale moon, berries and a pearl-edged mirror on the forearm.
Red songbird with moon on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a chickadee perched on a branch, shown on a limb with soft shading and a pale blue background.
Chickadee perched on a branch
Small colour tattoo of two cardinals perched on a black branch, one red and one orange-yellow, on the ankle in fine line style.
Two cardinals on a branch on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink roses, a songbird and pansies with green leaves and soft grey shading on an upper arm.
Roses, songbird and pansies on upper arm
Pencil and watercolour drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a small bird perched on the crossbar and pink peonies and roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with bird and peonies design
Two forearms with colour tattoos: a blue bird on a pink blossom branch on the left, and a realistic red fox with a small bird and blossom on the right.
Fox and bird with blossom on forearms
Ink drawing of a songbird in flight, with its body and wings formed from musical notes and a treble clef, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Bird made of music notes and a treble clef
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown songbird on a branch with pink blossom inside a yellow-outlined diamond, on the thigh.
Songbird and blossom on a thigh
Flash sheet of around a dozen black silhouette bird designs, including hummingbirds, swallows and peacock-like birds, with no placement shown.
Flash sheet of stylised black bird designs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, lilies, leaves and a small songbird across an upper arm, shown in three angled photos.
Botanical flowers and songbird on upper arm
Traditional flash design of a red-crested songbird perched on an outstretched hand with a teal rose, a heart pendant and red nails.
Songbird perched on a hand