Louise Beckinsale 3 min read
Attracting Birds to Your Backyard - With Bob and Louise - 88.1 MYFM Podcast
Discover expert tips on attracting and caring for birds in your backyard with Bob and Louise from Gilligallou Bird. Learn about the benefits, best practices, and how to create a bird-friendly environment. Perfect for bird enthusiasts and beginners alike!
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Louise Beckinsale 8 min read
4 meaningful ways to prep your backyard for winter birds this year

Prepare your backyard for birds this winter by following a few easy steps.

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Louise Beckinsale 8 min read
How to Easily Choose the Perfect Birdseed for your Backyard

Ask yourself these 4 simple questions when choosing the best birdseed for your backyard.

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Louise Beckinsale 3 min read
Hot Pepper Bird Seed and its Negative Effects

No matter where you live, the battle between birder and squirrel has been brewing since the advent of backyard bird feeders. While there is certainly a large cohort of birders that welcome our bushy-tailed friends to their seed and feeders, there are definitely those that do not. A quick search on Google about ways to […]

 

How to Choose the Right Bird Seed
Louise Beckinsale 3 min read
How to Choose the Right Bird Seed

Birding or bird watching – it’s good for the soul. With millions of birders here in North America alone, it is one of the fastest-growing pastimes of folks during all twelve months of the season. Much as any other hobby, there is a slight learning curve for birding and those exposed to it can attest […]

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Louise Beckinsale 3 min read
The Best Corn for Feeding Back Yard Birds

Take a look in any bag of seed, ours included, and you are very likely to find a great deal of corn included in the ingredients.  Maize, or corn, is a very popular agricultural crop enjoyed by many species of animals that roam or fly here in North America and is extremely high in carbohydrates […]

The Toxins Infiltrating the Bird Seed Industry
Louise Beckinsale 3 min read
The Toxins Infiltrating the Bird Seed Industry

When it comes to feeding wildlife, domestic pets or agricultural livestock, there are often a number of regulations and policies in place to protect both the animals involved and us as human beings. Given that we consume a great deal of animal protein, what we feed the animals in our ecosystem has a direct correlation […]

 

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Louise Beckinsale 3 min read
Seasonal Seed Spotlight: Seasons Woodland Blend

Well for most of you that know us, you are aware of the fact that we hang our hat on our seed product.  We spent quite some time in an attempt to truly uncover the best seed for our back yard birds and the product we sell today is one of the main reasons we […]