Gilligallou's Blog — Bird Behavior

If you are anything like us, you are likely surprised by each and every time you have a glance at your calendar this summer. For many of us, it certainly seems as if we just flipped the calendar to July and already are prepping for a changeover to September. While we might be saying goodbye […]

You’ve always enjoyed Mother Nature and everything she has to offer and have found yourself to have a particular affinity for our feathered friends. While we proudly service birders of all levels of experience, we do pride ourselves on having a wealth of information to offer those just dipping their toes in the birding water, […]  

This is a question we have faced in person in both of our Ottawa stores and online via our website, Facebook and Instagram profiles.  With winter officially arriving today, many are wondering where the throngs of birds we are accustomed to seeing at our feeders have disappeared to. While this statement might not apply to […]  

As (most) of our migrants have left us for the year, the shift has been steadily moving towards winter birding for us here in the Ottawa area. As temperatures continue to swing up and down and more snow starts to accumulate, we are fixated on the possibility of spotting some of our favourite birds of […]