When you think of birds that you would like to get tattooed on your body, a few come to mind. Birds like the eagle or the sparrow. You might even get a flamingo or a parrot. When you get your next bird tattoo, the seagull tattoo probably doesn’t come to mind. There isn’t really anything notable about them. These birds also don’t leave you alone on the beach because they want your food and whether you give it to them or not, there is a good chance you are going to get pooped on.

However, there is a lot of meaning to the seagull tattoo believe it or not. Not only is there symbolism behind this bird but people love to get the tattoo as well. There could be a lot of memories tied to the seagull or it might have come to them in a dream. Whatever the reason is, the seagull tattoo is one that a lot of people get.

In this post about seagull tattoos, we will explore some of the traits and characteristics of the seagull and talk about the meaning behind the seagull tattoo. By the end of this post we hope that you get a better understanding of why the seagull has become a popular subject for being tattooed and what the meaning is behind the seagull tattoo.

What is a Seagull

When talking about the seagull, most of us picture the California Gull. Seagull is just a name we give this bird but there are many kinds of gulls and they go inland all the way to the Great Lakes.

This sea bird is on the larger side of the bird spectrum. The seagull can be described as having a white neck and head as well as having white underparts and a white tail. It has a black band on its bill that reduces in size during the mating season. The bill itself is a bright yellow color. What is distinctive about the seagull is its wing pattern. The seagull shows a great deal of black on the primaries and more prominently on the P7 and P8, which gives a square shape to the black wing tip. During the winter, the seagull takes on different characteristics, but this represents what we generally see when we come in contact with the seagull.