Pictures of Birds
. Great Gray Owl The great gray owl, Manitoba’s provincial bird, is one of many kinds of wildlife that live in the undeveloped forests of the province. Because its home is in the far north where it stays light much of the time, this owl must often hunt in daylight. Owls, which are generally nocturnal, prefer to hunt at night. Great Kiskadee Named for its loud kis-ka-dee call, the great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, inhabits open country from the southern United States to Argentina. Like other members of the flycatcher family, it feeds mainly on large insects that it catches in flight. Green Heron The green heron, Butorides virescens, is a small, solitary bird that lives among dense vegetation along the banks of ponds and marshes. It often sits in tall grass leaning motionless over the water watching for small fish to swim past. It strikes quickly at prey, seldom missing with its pointed bill. Hawfinch Native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, the shy hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes