Suet can be a great attractor for a variety of birds to your backyard, but as with any type of feed or feeder, there are certain guidelines that should be taken into consideration before setting up. Suet can at times, be a difficult feed to offer your birds, as you will need to select not […]

Selecting the proper bird seed is something serious birders know, and something you should start practicing as well. Today, there are a variety of seed options to choose from, and what most folks don’t know is some seed on the market today can be quite harmful to your backyard birds. At Gilligallou, we do our […]

Before we start, make sure that while all of the below feeding ideas are perfectly fine for birds, they are by no means a substitute for seed, and regular feeding. The items listed are to be view more as a treat for your birds, and can even be used to help birds with migration, when […]

Tube feeders are often a popular choice among the back yard birding community. These feeders do a great job of keeping seed fairly clean and dry and can usually be quite squirrel resistant. The design of these feeders suits many smaller species of birds very well, often you will find sparrows, grosbeaks, titmice, chickadees and […]

Wondering how and why your hummingbird feeders leak? Here are 5 possibilities - and solutions! 

Much the same as a platform feeder, a hopper or house feeder is among your best bets for quickly attracting the largest amount and variety of birds to your backyard. Hopper feeders for the most part, resemble a small house filled with bird seed (non-GMO of course). This variety of feeders can also come in […]

With hundreds of different bird feeders on the market these days, when first getting into birding, it can be difficult to decide which is best for you and your backyard. Each variety of feeder, typically comes with a wide variety of feeding options, and you can usually find one that fits the type of feed […]

Feeding hummingbirds in your yard can be a truly magical experience, as these unique birds are not always seen by most in everyday life. Know typically for their one of a kind “humming” sounds made by their quickly beating wings, these birds also come with quite the glossary of technical terms and descriptions to describe […]