Bird Tattoos: On The Wings Of Symbolism

Birds will forever be better than men because they can fly, well except for some flightless birds that is. The fact that flying is usually related to freedom makes birds, especially those that can fly, great subjects for inks or tattoos. It is therefore not surprising to see countless bird tattoos in different style. Below are just a "few" of them.

Barn Owl inked by Loz at Holdfast Vic Park, Western Australia

Bird and Berries done by Alice Kendall at Wonderland Tattoos in Portland, OR

Bird by Christopher Malice of Gaslight Gallery in Houston, TX

Bird Skull Tattoo by Scott Falbo, Apocalypse Tattoo, Seattle WA

Birds and Roses by Sweets at Squids Ink in Hanover MA

Birds in a Cage by Ben Harris of Art Machine Productions in Philadelphia, PA

Awesome cover-up by Leah at Timepiece Tattoo Company in Huntsville, AL

Crow and Hops by Suzy Todd, Two Birds Tattoo, Seattle

Dead Bird by Teresa Sharpe at Studio 13 Fort Wayne Indiana

Petrified Bird in Dot Realism style by Dotwork Damian at Blue Dragon, Brighton

Bird and Antique Key by David Choquette at Bodkin Tattoo in Montreal, Quebec.

Geometric Bird by Christopher Malice at Gaslight Gallery

Watercolor Birds Tattoo

Hummingbird with Sun by Brittany at Skin and Soul in Bellevue WA

Sketch Bird Tattoo

Moon Bird by Daryl Watson at Rock 'N' Roll Tattoo, Dundee, Scotland

Badass Bird tattoo by Travis Driscoll at MTL Tattoo, Montreal

Blackbird by MJ at Warlock's in Raleigh

Chickadee Tattoo by Dave Talbot at Shakespeare Ink, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK

Couple of Birds Tattoo

Origami Bird by Noel at Lucky 13 Tattoo in Mooresville, NC

Origami Crane Tattoo with watercolor splatter

Phoenix by Angelo Fernandes at The Painted Bird

Love Birds Tattoo

The Raven

Secretary Bird by Henry Lewis at Skull & Sword in San Francisco

Surreal Bird by Piotr Deadi Dedel at Extreme Needle, Covent Garden, London

Watercolor Bird (WIP) by Starr at White Tiger Tattoo, Webster, NY

Watercolor Bird by Tyago Compiani at El Cuervo Ink, Curitiba, Brazil

Bird and Flowers Tattoo

Unfortunately, we cannot find the artists for quite a handful of these tattoos. If you know the artist who inked one of the unlabeled ones, please drop a message in the comments and we will edit this post to add the proper attribution.

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