Chris 'Birdman' Andersen's Tattoos

The Birdman's best known tattoo shows the brightly colored words "Free Bird" across his neck. People guess it refers to the Lynyrd Skynyrd song or ending an engagement.

Two bald eagles fly on each of Birdman's shoulders.

The red wings sit on the inside of his biceps, matching his nickname Birdman.

Andersen shows two partial skulls, "Give Me War," and a bright "Forever Nightmare" at the base of his neck on this piece. A dollar sign sits behind his right ear, mirroring the "11" behind his left ear.

A classic dead end street sign appears on the inside of his left forearm.

A player dunks a ball.A basketball player dunks.The ball rests on the outside of his right forearm.

The word "Country" dominates the outside of his forearm with intricate coloring.

Andersen has two Chinese symbols on the inside of his forearms.One symbol represents good, the other represents evil.Chinese symbols show good and evil.

Andersen's left bicep features a skull wearing a crown. The skull sits above a bulldozer and below one of his bald eagles.

A pair of green stars are prominent on his right arm, below the basketball player and above the word "Country."

A flock of free flying birds appears on his left leg.

He has a chain tattoo around his neck. A pitbull and a bulldog with "GOOD OL BOYZ" underneath flank the chain. The chain now has a "303" pendant, the area code for Denver, CO.

Andersen's Denver Nuggets number, the first NBA team, sits behind his left ear. He also wore number 11 for the Miami Heat.

The word "Punk" is written on the heel of his right hand.

Black stars appear in his ear lobes.

Red dice mixed with small diamonds are on the inside of his left forearm, right next to the dead end sign.

This photo took place shortly after it was acquired because the words "Honky - Tonk" now cover an intricate chest piece.

A red and black snowflake is on his left elbow, in front of what looks like a stylized green spiderweb.