The meaning behind bird tattoos and how to select the right one for you
By Carla Snuggs

The world is brimming with thousands of species of birds. With numerous breeds out there, you will definitely have a lot of choices when it comes to bird tattoos. There are some common designs, such as that of doves, sparrows or bluebirds. Although they might be familiar to you, they can be done in such ways that they look exceptional and rare. So how do you find the right bird tattoo for you? Just as there are so many varieties of birds in nature, you can have hundreds of different tattoo designs. There are also hundreds of ways you can place the tattoo on your body to make it unique.

A tattoo should express your individual personality. Have you been thinking about using bird tattoo designs to express yourself? What type of bird are you? Would you like a high flying eagle on your back or a hummingbird on your ankle? Whatever your choice, if you find a unique tattoo design and it has special meaning for you, you will treasure it for the rest of your life. So you need to make sure that you are satisfied.

Find a good quality website to look for bird tattoo designs and TAKE YOUR TIME and decide which design is right for you. There is a big difference between free tattoo designs and the ones you pay for, and I'm not just talking about the price. Most free tattoo designs are old and generic. You aren't going to find many quality free designs that are ready to be inked. Many free designs weren't even meant to be tattoos. I think a lot look like they should be in coloring books.

A quality website will supply you with high quality printable bird tattoo designs that are ready to take to a tattoo parlor. To get a truly unique tattoo, you don't want to just take a design you see and have it inked like that. You want to use your imagination and personalize it. You can get a few different designs that you like and take the best pieces and combine them to make your unique tattoo design. Choosing a tattoo can be a hard decision.

Types Of Bird Tattoo Design

Bird tattoo designs have taken precedence over all other forms and types of tattoo designs universally. Across time, space and cultures, the bird has stood as a symbol of freedom, of spirit, of soul, of beauty, and as a result, the feather tattoos as well. Flying high in the blue skies, birds are said to be closer to the gods and the heavens, and in many cultures, are viewed as creatures that carry the spirits of the departed to the heavens above.

In the days of old, heroes were always accompanied by birds as they went in pursuit of fiends, ogres, dragons and monsters. In most tales of yore, the birds would fly ahead to spy and return to inform the hero of looming obstacles, thus bringing about the famous phrase, 'a little bird told me'!

Bird tattoos are also very popular due to their connection with religion as well as the mystical. Birds can be found in every era of history; stick figurines of birds have been discovered in the ancient Egyptian tombs in the pyramids, bedecking Arapaho Ghost Dance costumes, at African traditional rituals and weddings across all religions. Christian portrayals of cherubs and angels show them having wings, which are synonymous with birds. In almost all instances, birds are symbols of all the positive things in life, which is why many people tend to go for bird tattoo designs, especially for their first tattoos.

Some bird tattoo designs will consist of a pair of birds, depicted together. They tend to be opposites in characteristics; fair to dark, black to white, big to small. This merely shows the dual nature of the universe; where sadness exists, so does happiness. Where night exists, so does day. In other cases, good and evil are also portrayed by birdѕ. For example, when we have a bird tattoo design оf a bird fighting a serpent.

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