Gilligallou's Blog — bird feeding

As hummingbird numbers continue to increase in your area due to the large migration north this spring, make sure you make the most of this opportunity and make your backyard hummingbird friendly! There are a wide variety of hummingbird feeders on the market today to choose from, and choosing the right one should benefit both […]  

Combining eggshells with your traditional bird feeding methods is a simple and economical solution for adding to the health of your backyard birds.  Utilizing eggshells from our own homes, and preparing and setting them out for our birds is a healthy practice for both your native birds and our environment.  As you will read below, […]  

With spring coming at us in full bloom, now is the perfect (and best) time to get your nesting boxes in place, before the breeding season begins. Accessibility A good rule of Thumb; make sure your nesting boxes are accessible to you.  You want to have easy enough access to your nesting boxes to have […]  

The answer is yes, but only a few species take part in what is known as “caching”.  Caching is the activity of collecting and hiding food to be eaten at a later time by birds.  Although this activity is obviously very prevalent during the fall and winter, most birds that do store food, tend to […]