Delicate Hummingbird Tattoos Complete Guide, With All the Meanings!

Hummingbird tattoos are a trend all over the world, there are lots of possibilities, and I hope this guide should inspire you.

On this guide:

• First, I’m going to tell you a little about a few hummingbird tattoo meanings.
• Secondly, a lot of tattoo designs for you.

So, let’s go!

Delicate Hummingbird Tattoos Meanings

Delicate hummingbird tattoos can have a lot of different meanings, and I want to show you the Top 5 meanings for them:

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Delicate Black And Gray Hummingbird Tattoo

This is the first example I want to show you.

As you can see, this is not a colorful hummingbird tattoo, instead, is a black and gray one, something you may think is a little weird but, as you can see, the result is perfect.

This hummingbird is a perfect fineline work, with some geometry and, moreover, a fantastic butterfly, with a marvelous shadowing.

This tattoo is done by Linda Jacob, a terrific woman tattoo artist working at Hood Seven, in Hamburg, Germany. She is focused at fineline tattoos, specially in animal and botanical ones.

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A Hummingbird Tattoo Is for Joy

Maybe the first meaning for a delicate hummingbird tattoo is joy and, moreover, the positivity because, as you may see, hummingbirds are associated with these two beautiful things.

Surely, this is because a hummingbird has very bright colors and goes from one flower to another.

But Hummingbirds Are for Freedom too

Maybe two of the top features for a hummingbird in nature are they have a lot of agility and speed.

Moreover, if you think about it, hummingbirds follow their own path, so they are the perfect symbol for freedom.

And Hummingbirds Are for Adaptability

Maybe you don’t know it, but this tiny bird migrates, from North America to Mexico, even to Panama for the winter.

Yes, they fly a thousand miles to migrate!

Moreover, hummingbirds can fly in all directions (even backward) and, the most impressive thing: They can stay in the same spot. So they are like helicopters but in nature.

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Colorful Realistic Hummingbird Tattoo

This one is completely the opposite, even in the same realistic style.

But, this time, it is a realistic one, with realistic brush strokes, like in a painting, and the final result is another masterpiece.

This one is done by Angela Wood, a marvelous woman tattoo artist working at Obsidian Moon Tattoo, in Goffstown, New Hampshire, and she is a real master of this very hard tattoo style, realistic, and colorful.

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Last Western Meaning for a Delicate Hummingbird Tattoo: Persistence

Hummingbirds have to beat their wings 80 times or more per second, and their heartbeat can be 1.200 per minute (a human, up to 200, can collapse).

Moreover, hummingbirds have to feed themselves every 15 minutes, so they have to visit nearly 1,000 flowers by day.

And, because of this, a delicate hummingbird tattoo is a persistence symbol.

Delicate Hummingbird Tattoos Meaning in Other Cultures

But hummingbirds are present in a lot of cultures, for example:

• For Native American people, hummingbirds bring love into people’s lives. They believe hummingbirds have to seek for flowers (and their sweet nectar) constantly like a metaphor for love.
• For Aztecs warriors, a hummingbird was about healing and hope, as well as they believe a hummingbird can bring them energy and power in battle.
• In other cultures, hummingbirds can carry messages between this world and the spiritual one.

So, as you can see, there are a lot of different meanings for a hummingbird tattoo.

Some Delicate Hummingbird Tattoos for You

And now, here you can find some more delicate hummingbird tattoos for you:

Dotwork Delicate Hummingbird Tattoo

And here you can find another masterpiece about a delicate hummingbird flying, this time, in a realistic style but with a lot of dotwork, isn’t it?

I do love the way the tail is done and, moreover, this wonderful detail level in all the design, especially in the head of the hummingbird.

This tattoo is done by Avi Ben Shitrit, a delightful tattoo artist working at Gida Tattoo, in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is focused on realistic illustration tattoo, in fineline and with a lot of dotwork, a very personal tattoo style.

Orange & Delicate Hummingbird Tattoo

Now, let’s move on into the colorful hummingbirds one more time.

As you can see, this time is in orange and yellow colors, with different color tones, and with a very delicate plant with lots of pink flowers.

All done in a realistic style, with a lot of dotwork and gradient details, one more time, like an old painting.

This tattoo is done by Abi (AKA Seulki Park), a magnificent woman tattoo artist working at Vism Studio, in Los Angeles, California. She has this very personal and wonderful tattoo style I do love.

Microrealism Colorful Hummingbird Tattoo

And what do you think about this jaw-dropping design?

This microrealism tattoo design (is less than 1 inch) is done in a perfect realistic tattoo style, the hummingbird and the flowers.

This microrealism tattoos are a huge trend in the tattoo world, globally.

And, this wonderful piece of work is done by Rony Tattoo, a wonderful tattoo artist working in South Korea but with some guest spots all around the globe (Melbourne or London, for example).

Rony is 100% focused on this magnificent realistic painting-like tattoo style, and Rony’s portfolio is awesome.

Neo Traditional Hummingbird Tattoo

And this awesome tattoo is another flying hummingbird one, this time with cherry blossom flowers, done in a fantastic Neo Traditional tattoo style.

As you can see, this Neo Traditional tattoo style combines the old school way of tattooing (thick outlines, solid colors) with illustration tattoo and with special color palettes.

This tattoo is done by Rennie, a terrific woman tattoo artist working at Electric Monarch, in San Luis Obispo, California, and she is truly focused on this Neo Traditional tattoo style, so you may follow her.

Painting-like Hummingbird Tattoo

Now, look at this tattoo.

It seems simple (in fact, the tattoo design is really simple), but it is really hard to do, because this tattoo style must be perfect.

Only a few brush strokes, like in the old paintings, some gradient and a lot of experience to make this simple tattoo, something wonderful and eye-catching.

This tattoo is done by Pagwa, a terrific tattoo artist based in Seoul, South Korea, focused on this personal tattoo style and, moreover, in illustration tattoos you may follow.

Black and Gray Realistic Delicate Tattoo

Another realistic and delicate hummingbird tattoo, this time, the most of it in a black and gray illustration tattoo, but with some blue color touches where and there, and I think these blue colors give the tattoo design the point.

This tattoo is done by Daria, a wonderful freehand tattoo artist based in New York City. Daria is focused on illustration tattoo styles, specially in black and gray, botanical ones.

Green Neo Traditional Hummingbird Tattoo

Now, another Neo Traditional hummingbird tattoo, very delicate too, this time, in green colors, flying in some yellow flowers.

This fantastic piece of work is done by Isaac, a wonderful tattoo artist based in Mexico DF, focused on illustration and this Neo Traditional tattoo style.

Realistic Hummingbird Tattoo & Bird of Paradise Flower

This is another realistic and colorful tattoo of a flying hummingbird, going to fed with a flower, this time, a bird of paradise one (this flower is called crane flower too, in latin is Strelitzia Regina).

This piece of work has no outlines at all and a lot of gradient levels, so this tattoo is really a hard work, made by Dan Mujica, a wonderful tattoo artist with a very personal tattoo style, focused on this illustration and painting-like tattoos.

He is based in Barcelona, Spain, and his portfolio is like a museum art one.

Delicate Hummingbird Tattoos Are a Perfect Choice

As you can see, there are a lot of possibilities with a delicate hummingbird tattoo.

Yes, the trend is to get inked with realistic hummingbirds, colorful, in black and gray, or with some touches of color, but the point here is to experiment to have the perfect design for you.

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