Bird Habitat
How Canadian Wildfires Impact Birds: A Climate Change Crisis
How the ongoing Canadian wildfires are endangering bird populations in a record breaking wildfire season.
Bird Habitat
How Farming Practices are Changing to Benefit Our Birds and Other Wildlife
The changes to the farming industry have evolved greatly, particularly over the past few decades here in North America. With...
Bird Habitat
How to Install a Barred Owl Nesting Box
There is nothing more unmistakable than the sighting or sounds of one of our native owls here in the Ottawa...
Bird Habitat
A Trip to the Historic Mill of Kintail
Nearly seven years ago we “built our nest” in beautiful Almonte, Ontario – town with a rich history of former...
Bird Habitat
Why Native Grasses and Gardens Matter
If you stop and take a look around at the splendor that is Mother Nature, you can quickly become humbled...
Bird Baths
Summer Bird Baths and Why Your Yard Needs One
It’s no secret, we all need water to survive. While you certainly have a few natural water sources around your...
Bird Habitat
An Introduction to Urban Birding
Spring is upon us and it has been absolutely stunning from both a birding perspective and of recently, from a...
Bird Habitat
How to Create a Pollinator-Friendly Garden in Your Backyard
Seriously, this time. Spring is coming, we promise. While we have been teased about the pending season a number of times...
Bird Habitat
The Most Vital Elements of Good Habitat Creation
You wouldn’t know it by the blanket of snow we were so fortunate to have bestowed upon us yesterday but...
Bird Habitat
How to Use a Barn Swallow Nesting Cup
With the spring season officially upon us, the birding community is (naturally) abuzz with excitement. Across our social media channels...
Bird Habitat
Introducing the Gilligallou Brew
Have you had a coffee today? We’re willing to bet the majority of you have or will at some point...
Bird Habitat
The Importance of Wildlife Gardening
The planet Earth is one magnificent creation, that much we know. While there is still much debate on how the...
Bird Habitat
5 Wildflowers Your Yard Should Have This Spring
Sure, our varieties and blends of seeds are hands-down the best options for feeding your backyard birds. No question. But...
Bird Behavior
Where Are All the Birds This Winter?
This is a question we have faced in person in both of our Ottawa stores and online via our website,...
Bats
Breaking Down the Benefits of Bats
When we think about mammals most of what immediately comes to mind are those such as rabbits, bears, deer and...
bird feeding
How Birds Use Native Trees and Plants
When it comes to habitat creation, native plants, shrubs, and trees are the name of the game. With the risk...
Bird Behavior
Late-Nesting Birds and Bees At Risk Over Habitat Loss
Those of you that know us are aware that we take habitat very seriously. In terms of both destruction and...
Bird Habitat
How the Decline of Insects Affects Birds and Even Human Beings
While it may not be terribly apparent to many of us, the fact is, insect populations around the world are...
Bird Behavior
How to Attract Cardinals to Your Yard
It’s probably the most common question we get asked in both of our Ottawa locations as well as on our...
Bird Habitat
Choose Native Plants this Spring and Summer
As we round out what we certainly hope will be this winter’s last cold snap of winter weather, many of...
Bird Habitat
Study Indicates that Increased Urbanization Constrains Reproductive Behaviour in Birds
A study published at the end of 2016 indicated some troubling facts for our feathered friends. Based in Seattle, Washington,...
Bird Habitat
Attract More Purple Martins This Spring
Yes, that’s right. It isn’t even Christmas yet and we are already talking about spring preparations! As most of us...
Bird Habitat
Creating A Year-Round Habitat: Naturally Attracting Birds in Winter
Whether or not we want to admit it, we are on the cusp of winter here in eastern Ontario. While...
Bird Habitat
How Recycled Cans Are Saving Birds
With the primary focus of keeping bison fenced in, the Old Man on His Back conservation site is home to...
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3 Reasons Why You Should Attract More Woodpeckers to Your Yard
Relatively easy to locate by listening for their telltale sound of their beak working its way through the bark on...