Birds in flight tattoos are very popular, especially among girls because, in addition to being delicate and feminine, they have a very special meaning Birds have always been a very recurring motif among tattoo lovers, especially swallows. Do you want to know what flying bird tattoos mean? Keep reading!
What does flying bird tattoos represent?
Freedom
Flying birds are the symbol of freedom par excellence. As it happens with butterflies, the fact of flying implies going where each one wants, without ties. Just spread your wings find and travel the world.
Change
Due to the migratory processes carried out by many species of birds, it is also normal for these types of tattoos to be used to reflect, it does not have to be residence, but it is one of the main reasons.
Break the barriers
Another very common tattoo that refers to birds in flight is that of the empty cages, with the doors open. A flock of birds is usually depicted next to it as a symbol that they have escaped from their bonds.
Tribute
Birds in flight tattoos can also be used to represent people who are no longer with you or who have meant a lot in your life, those who have taught you ‘to fly’.
Good luck
In the old-school tattoo style, swallows are very common. These birds are part of the sailors’ repertoire. They symbolized the return home (they always appeared when the ship approached land) which is why they were synonymous with good fortune.
Guide for difficult times
Birds always remember the way home, some even return to the same place where they were born to take care of their young. A bird in full flight represents the return home, the return to the origins.