Bird Boy

Posted on July 21, 2008 by RooRaaah Crumbs

You all seemed to enjoy the hint of owl in this post, so here’s another bird related tattoo on a rather handsome chap!

Clickthrough for another shot!

I asked him if they held any particular significance and this is what he cooed/hooted/tweeted back to me..

“Each of the birds has a particular significance (Roo: Yeah ok, I stole those two words and pasted them above) to me. I chose a flock of completely different birds because they are each beautiful and unique like the convictions they stand for..

Clockwise: Peacock – Vanity. Duck Hunt – Appreciation for a digital lifestyle. Hummingbirds – Fitness, Toucan – Deforestation and environmentalism. Owl – Knowledge. Cardinal – Family. Ravens – Appreciation for literature. Bird from “Berenstain Bears and the Truth“ – Honesty, and finally the Condor (center) – Stability (plus it tied everything together nicely!).“

Photos by Bobby Anderson and ornithological tattooing by Jason Vaughn, Deluxe Tattoo, Chicago.

55 thoughts on “Bird Boy”

Dull on July 21, 2008 at 1:01 pm said:

Fucking awesome. The condor is badass
Anton on July 21, 2008 at 1:07 pm said:

Loving the Duck hunt inclusion.
sarROAR on July 21, 2008 at 1:27 pm said:

awww, doesnt he look so happy?
i really like the design. i havent seen a lot of tats which include lots different types of birds.but it looks really nice.
Nny on July 21, 2008 at 1:42 pm said:

nice. I liked that bird of truth from the berenstain bears
Leroy on July 21, 2008 at 1:56 pm said:

That looks like it was given a bit of suprize buttsecks on behalf of the condor… Love that duck hunt is in there.
Leroy on July 21, 2008 at 1:57 pm said:

that owl*
Jimmy Landby on July 21, 2008 at 2:00 pm said:

That is an AWESOME tat!
London on July 21, 2008 at 2:12 pm said:

i fucking love this. i have several bird tattoos myself and am really into this piece a lot. plus hes super cute.
Kristian on July 21, 2008 at 2:43 pm said:

My boyfriend and I absolutely adore this.
Lizo on July 21, 2008 at 3:01 pm said:

WOW. Seriously WOW. I can’t find the right words. Stunning!
LillyTree on July 21, 2008 at 3:13 pm said:

Second picture is adoooooorable.
Ian J on July 21, 2008 at 3:17 pm said:

That is fucking Hot! The guy is too.
bambiraptor on July 21, 2008 at 3:28 pm said:

Of all the tattoos I’ve seen, this might just be my favourite. I’m completely jealous.
Amy on July 21, 2008 at 4:21 pm said:

Awesome tattoo and very cute guy
TKO on July 21, 2008 at 4:30 pm said:

is that houndstooth!? hahaha thats badass
Treehopr on July 21, 2008 at 4:34 pm said:

Wonderful chest piece and the significance of each bird is really interesting. Does anyone know anything about those patches of houndstooth/dogstooth peaking over his shoulders?
Dull on July 21, 2008 at 4:50 pm said:

the shoulder work struck me as mc escher’s angels and demons… I could be wrong though
Lexi on July 21, 2008 at 4:51 pm said:

I love it so so much! Amazing!
tony on July 21, 2008 at 5:16 pm said:

absolutely love this! jason vaughn does some great tattoos. does anyone know who did the heart on his arm?
Steph Trees on July 21, 2008 at 5:45 pm said:

Awesome. He is pretty much my man twin. (I only wish I was cool enough for beard)
uzneko on July 21, 2008 at 6:18 pm said:

This tattoo fucking rocks my world!

But one question: What is with the purple bird beside the Peacock (someone mentioned it being the bird of truth from Berenstain Bears) and the black bird under it?
Do they have significance too?
kara on July 21, 2008 at 6:44 pm said:

absolutely gorgeous. and so are his other tattoos from what i can see.
Mari on July 21, 2008 at 7:16 pm said:

His expression in the first picture is adorable and his chest piece is ridiculous.
Amy. on July 21, 2008 at 7:19 pm said:

I really really like that chestpiece. He is so very cool. I love well done animal/nature tattoos.
gebbeth on July 21, 2008 at 8:20 pm said:

dull- i think the shoulder tats are just a hounds tooth pattern. I was looking at that my self, and really would like to see what the back looks like. Hounds tooth is badass.
Emaline on July 21, 2008 at 9:22 pm said:

The second picture ends too quickly. There should be more too it.

But nice tattoo.
Sugar on July 21, 2008 at 9:27 pm said:

Love this piece – well done! And the duck hunt inclusion made my day!
serpentsss on July 21, 2008 at 9:37 pm said:

that is just absolutley drop dead gorgeous!!! i’m in love.

the duck hunt is just AWESOME, and i love his explanation for the tattoo, very creative and sentimental!
allie on July 21, 2008 at 10:28 pm said:

that Berenstein Bears bird really brought me back
emily on July 21, 2008 at 11:33 pm said:

i <3 the duckhunt duck too. just awesome
squirrelgirl on July 21, 2008 at 11:53 pm said:

This is one of the coolest chest tattoos I have seen:)
Amanda on July 22, 2008 at 1:10 am said:

best idea for a tattoo ever.
Diego on July 22, 2008 at 1:30 am said:

dude! this one rocks my socks. seriously, all your tats are awesome!!! wow!
margaret on July 22, 2008 at 1:37 am said:

This boy is so effing cute!
(Oh, and I love his tattoo, too…heeh)
Fire Penguin on July 22, 2008 at 2:58 am said:

He looks like the guy version of IAM esotericus. It’s.. weird. Maybe it’s just the face he’s making. She makes faces like that too, and he looks pretty happy and when she makes faces like that she’s pretty happy too.
xbriannax on July 22, 2008 at 5:40 am said:

That’s such a rad chestpiece!
And he’s cute as fuckk. 🙂
Kalinkina on July 22, 2008 at 10:05 am said:

I love everything about this.
dreamofautumn on July 22, 2008 at 10:51 am said:

i want him
🙁 i don’t have him
Speedoape on July 22, 2008 at 11:30 am said:

the tattoo is cool of course but i like the ears.
Molly Delilah on July 22, 2008 at 11:48 am said:

I knew right away that bird on the left was from The Berenstein Bears! I think it’s so cute that somebody has a tattoo of it!
Kendal on July 22, 2008 at 11:54 am said:

I want to see his back.. That houndstooth looks intriguing.
O_corvis on July 22, 2008 at 1:01 pm said:

Molly: I recognised the Berenstein Bears bird straight away too, and let out a big “YAY” : )
The whole piece is gorgeous…. and the Berenstein Bears bird just made me soooo happy!!! : )
ovaryaction on July 22, 2008 at 4:01 pm said:

i also, after a second glance, REALLY like his houndstooth.
garrotte on July 22, 2008 at 4:40 pm said:

I’d like to see his houndstooth-looking back, but I love the birds and how they all haev a significance. cute!
sage_eyes on July 22, 2008 at 4:53 pm said:

I’m in love. What’s a bird nerd to do?
Taraness on July 23, 2008 at 3:47 am said:

oh my god that’s awesome
Kleptomaniac on July 23, 2008 at 1:11 pm said:

Reminds me ever so slightly of the artist who does the album artwork for Job For A Cowboy.
andrew on July 23, 2008 at 1:56 pm said:

#19 – tim biedron did the heart and tree on his arm, both of which are beyond gorgeous.
mark on July 23, 2008 at 1:59 pm said:

I thought the berenstein bears bird was from pokemon at first and got all excited. Not that it’s not still cool…but Pokemon!

He’s really adorbskies, need to have him all for myself! Awwwwwww.
twistedsis1 on July 23, 2008 at 2:55 pm said:

Amazing tattoo….I love all the birds and the meanings behind them. The model ain’t half bad either 🙂
Danielle on July 23, 2008 at 6:42 pm said:

Lovley Lovley Chest Peeeece
StandardsPolice on July 23, 2008 at 10:02 pm said:

This however is great art.
Amelia on July 30, 2008 at 12:36 pm said:

God that piece is dope.

…He has nipples like my boyfriend.
Al on March 15, 2009 at 11:42 pm said:

How much would that cost?
NikkiSwicky on January 22, 2010 at 5:48 pm said:

Davey rocks. :o) Miss you buddy, seriously awesome tattoo.

55 thoughts on “Bird Boy”

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