Swallow tattoo ideas

650 photos and flash · 46% Traditional, 20% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of two swallows perched on a branch, placed on the inner wrist beneath a dark sleeve.
Two swallows on a branch on the wrist
Black ink drawing of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a forked tail, drawn in fine line on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow in flight, ink design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Swallow in flight on a forearm
Small black and grey fine line swallow in flight with faint script above it, tattooed on the side of a person's abdomen above light grey shorts.
Small swallow tattoo on the side of the abdomen
Black fine line tattoo of the words let it be with a swirling tail and three small swallows, on the top of a woman's foot.
Let it be script and swallows on a foot
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
Black line floral mandala tattoo across the underbust, with a swallow and sleeve tattoo also visible on the chest and upper arm.
Floral mandala underbust tattoo
Fine line tattoo of a small bird with a red heart above its head, placed on the ankle of a light-skinned person.
Small bird and red heart on an ankle
Fine line black swallow tattoo on the ankle of a woman's bare foot as she walks along a railway track.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight on the inner wrist, with pastel nails and a silver bracelet.
Three swallows on a wrist
Black fine line script tattoo reading "I must go" with a small rose and a bird outline on the inner forearm.
"I must go" script with a small rose on a forearm
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, chevrons, swallows, a dreamcatcher, feathers and triangles, on a white background.
Gold metallic flash sheet with arrows and birds
Fine line black tattoo of an open birdcage on the upper back, with a small flying swallow above the left shoulder blade.
Birdcage and swallow on a upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a swallow in flight on pale skin, drawn with fine wing lines and soft shading.
Swallow in flight on skin
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate feather with three small birds flying off it, on the side of a ribcage.
Ornate feather with three birds on the ribs
Watercolour style fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into small birds, across the shoulder blade of a person.
Dandelion seeds and birds on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of small birds in flight trailing down the neck behind the ear, shown in black ink on a woman with her hair up in a ponytail.
Small birds in flight on the neck
Close photo of a small fine line swallow tattoo in grey ink on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a blue top strap held by a finger with red nail varnish.
Small swallow tattoo on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a small swallow in flight above the script word free, on the upper back beside a grey top.
Swallow and script word free on upper back
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on the skin behind a person's ear, in a traditional style with fine linework.
Small swallow tattoo behind the ear
Black and white photo of a small swallow silhouette above the words 'this too shall pass' in fine script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of four birds in flight, decreasing in size, across the top outer side of a foot.
Four birds in flight on a foot
Black and grey photo of two flying bird silhouettes above the script words Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line lettering style.
Two birds and script quote on a forearm
Black ink flash design of a swallow with a lace-patterned wing, paisley motifs and flowers, drawn in a black-and-white fine line style.
Swallow with paisley and lace-style flowers
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
Two stacked photos of inner forearms with fine-line script lettering and a small swallow silhouette tattoo in black ink.
Script quotes with swallows on forearms
Black and white four-panel grid of a fine line infinity tattoo with three flying birds and script words on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with birds on a wrist
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a swallow in flight with a thin arrow across its body, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small swallow with arrow on upper chest
Two forearms crossed together, each with matching black script reading I will always stand by your side and a small swallow on the forearm.
Matching script quote and swallow tattoos
Black and grey pen drawing of an anchor tattoo design built from a ship, two swallows, a butterfly, roses, a compass and small lettering, in a fine line style.
Anchor tattoo design made of small icons
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small bird beside the script words this too shall pass, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
Black ink fine line tattoo of a swallow flying out of an open birdcage with script lettering above it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow leaving a birdcage on the shoulder
Black and grey fine line dandelion tattoo on a woman's upper back, with seeds drifting into small birds towards the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Close-up of a tiny fine line black ink swallow tattoo on a person's shoulder, with a grey top visible below and a black and white chevron backdrop.
Small fine line swallow on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with two fine line swallows over the shoulder blades and a small script tattoo running down the side.
Two swallows and script on a back
Black and white photo of three small fine line swallows tattooed behind a person's ear on the neck, with short hair framing the image.
Three swallows on the back of the neck
Close photograph of two small grey fine line swallow tattoos on the inner wrist and forearm.
Two swallows on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a swallow in flight with swept-back wings, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Swallow in flight line drawing
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo on the ankle of a man wearing grey trousers and black brogues.
Swallow tattoo on an ankle
Black ink drawing of two swallows in flight, with fine hatching and stippled dotwork on the wings and bodies, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Two swallows in flight
Fine line black script reading free, with a small swallow at the end of the stroke, on skin near the upper back under a grey top.
Free script with a bird on the upper back
Black and grey fine line swallow on the left inner wrist and an open birdcage on the right inner wrist, photographed with the palms facing up.
Swallow and open birdcage on wrists
Black fine line tattoo of five swallows in flight on a woman's ribs, photographed from the side with her arm raised.
Five swallows in flight on the ribs
Small black and grey fine line swallow in flight with the words stand by me beside it on a forearm.
Swallow and stand by me on a forearm
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
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoo with geometric circles and triangles across the back of a hand.
Swallow tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight with wings spread, on the inner upper arm.
Swallow in flight on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoos flying up the top of a foot towards the ankle, with pink painted toenails.
Flying swallows across a foot