Eagle Tattoo Designs And Meanings

As the saying goes “In The Eagle, there is all the wisdom of the world” - Eagles have been admired for their qualities and characteristics since time immemorial. An eagle’s determination and an eye for detail is a prerequisite for every individual to sustain in today’s times. Apart from these traits, an eagle’s valour, courage, vision, ability to face challenges, take risks and nurture its young ones are essential to humans to maintain a healthy balance in life. Eagle motivates to fly high above all odds and it never depends on charity – It is a go-getter!

Humans idealize these traits and have a strong urge to imbibe within them. Humans started to keep or wear eagle lockets, bracelets, rings but the only way to keep it intact turned out to be tattooed and thus getting inked with an Eagle or its features. This fall out has led to the Popularity of ‘Eagle Tattoos’, wherein people want to inscribe eagle and its features on their body and define themselves with any of the qualities associated with eagles. People inscribe Eagle tattoos to indicate independence, wisdom, determination, dedication, vision, ability to multitask, to show versatility, vitality, bravery, face challenges and rise above it, keen problem solvers and unwavering focus to achieve targets. Eagle is believed to be larger than life and beyond life. They are believed to be Mentors in disguise.

With advancements, there flourished a variety of Eagle tattoo designs each having a set of meanings of their own. Some of the most well known and widely used Eagle tattoo designs are as follows

Flight Eagle Tattoo

Shows the Eagle in flight or ready to fly with its wings wide open. This can be primarily the eagle’s wings or intricate patterns of its wings. The Eagle flies above the clouds during the rain, unlike other birds that seek shelters or get themselves covered. Eagle in flight indicates individualism, uniqueness, ready to fly high, accomplish goals or reach heights, a start to a new beginning or journey in life. The design symbolizes freedom, strength, liberty and has a majestic visual appeal that of a king.

Tribal Eagle Tattoo

Depicts the eagle in red and black bold lines making use of a different tribal art used extensively in Native America. The Tribal Eagle tattoos are associated with reliability, wisdom, freedom and power. It describes Eagle as an essential element of nature and the one who is protective of its surroundings and is very grounded and practical in its approach. One who is out to conquer the world and inspires the living of all kinds. People who prefer slightly bigger and bolder tattoos that intent to show the following message go for this eagle tattoo design.

Eagle Eye Tattoo

Resembles focus, vision, far-sightedness, keen eye for detail and an undying passion for goals once set out to achieve. The way eagle gets along with bright and blinding sunlight, dust, storms, thunders and hails to reach its prey and the way it never loses sight of it even in the presence of obstacles is what inspires the life of the bearer and that what sums up his personality and life goal. The Eagle eye tattoo is ideal for leaders that never give up despite the odds.

Feather Eagle Tattoo

States a form of belongingness that only creatures destined with a certain purpose in life can possess such kind of feather and so does the Eagle! In Native American culture, Eagle feather is believed to have healing properties and the bearer to outshine as a healer and reliever, one who is striving endlessly for the better of mankind. This tattoo has an elegant and graceful visual appeal making it ideal for social workers, counsellors, therapists, doctors or similar people.

Eagle Head Tattoo

Shows the headfast, adamant, determinant and dictator traits of an Eagle just like a king! The strong-willed and ambitious attributes are represented in the Eagle head tattoo design. Individuals who strike wisdom, decision-making, problem-solving and knowledge in their life usually go with this tattoo design. The head is drawn in the tattoo design with intricate with colourful lines that are usually bold and highlighted with bright colours that add to the aesthetic appeal of the magnificent Eagle head.

Eagle Claw Tattoo

The way the Eagle hops onto its prey and how the prey can never escape from the clutches of an eagle, similarly the bearer depicts the efficiencies of his skills from the Eagle claw tattoo design. It also shows the passion of leading things to its target and displays strong leadership qualities. In some cultures, it is also believed to have magical protecting attributes that safeguard the bearer from all kinds of evils and dangers.

The eagle tattoo designs incorporate a great amount of symbolism and inspiration with it. Various Eagle tattoo designs are ideal for the bearers in search of a powerful, captivating and graceful tattoo to embrace. The Eagle tattoo designs can be mingled with different patterns and textures or designs to add a more precise and deeper meaning to it. Though the colours, patterns and designs should be best opted by a bearer under a tattoo artist, one can always choose from different elements and options available. The most ideal places to embrace eagle tattoos are – wrist, back of the neck, upper back, lower back, forearm, ankle, shoulder and ear etc. It is also advisable to choose a suitable person to get inked for better utility.