Gilligallou's Blog — Bird Behavior

Well, here we are nearing the middle of the summer months.  With enough rain to drown a beaver, wildlife is abundant and active as ever as there is plenty of natural food available! With numerous sightings of deer fawns, bears and a variety of other critters flowing in from folks who visit us in the […]

It’s been about 10 years since the first documented case of trichomoniasis was recorded in Canada and officials in the eastern region of the country are saying the deadly infection is spreading rapidly. The infection initially affected pigeons, doves, and raptors exclusively but has since begun spreading into other species of passerines across North America.  […]  

Life in the wild and the life many of us are accustomed to are two very different variations on living.  While we certainly need to take care of a number of things to survive each and every day of our lives, we have evolved in a way that allows us to live a much more […]  

Image: jeffreyw, Flickr While we don’t traditionally enjoy talking about things that actually harm our birds, this particular subject was one we just couldn’t ignore.  From a scientific or biological viewpoint, the fact that researchers have found that praying mantid actually feed on small birds is just downright fascinating. While some data suggests this has been […]