Gilligallou's Blog — Bird Behavior

Although, we have the best technology and the best technological advances in forecasting weather, a recent study has suggested that small songbirds are giving meteorologists a run for their money. The golden winged warbler has recently become well known in the world of weather predictions. This North American bird species only weighs as much as […]  

Travelling in large flocks, these large sized birds with appetites to match can sometimes prove to be a worthy (and unbeatable) adversary to you and your backyard birds. Often thought of as bullies, these birds are not always a top choice as visitors to our feeders, and can clean up a pile of seed very […]  

  Many of us at one point or another have likely heard the unwanted sound of one of our backyard birds hitting one of our windows on our home. While these collisions are not always fatal, many are and the others typically will endure pretty traumatic injuries after an unintended crash. There are three main […]  

Bald Eagles are a majestic sight to behold and obviously carry a large amount of symbolism to our neighbours to the south. Despite their name, these eagles are not actually bald, but bear a resemblance to a bald head with their snow-white coloured head placed atop their chocolate coloured brown body and wings. After spotting […]