grey birds include most pigeons and doves, cranes, storks and herons. grey birds are often rock-living birds like pigeons or birds that sit on dead tree trunks looking like a broken branch. water birds like herons often have a pale grey colour which makes it harder for a fish to notice that the bird is standing, looking down for something to catch. water birds, no matter what colour they are on top, are often white underneath, so that when a fish looks up, the bird looks like part of the sky.