Gilligallou's Blog — hummingbirds

With warmer weather on the horizon, birders are getting busy this spring.  Whether it’s brushing up on your birding by ear, organizing your yard or researching the perfect type of feeder or nesting box to place in your yard, we are here to help you along. As we get deeper into the spring, one of […]  

Learn how to feed hummingbirds straight from your hand

When we think of pollination we immediately associate images of bumblebees going flower to flower, transferring pollen from the anther to the stigma and enabling the fertilization and reproduction of some of our favourite plants and flowers. What is a surprise to some is that hummingbirds also play a large role in the pollination of […]  

Much like their inhabitants, hummingbird nests can be quite difficult to locate and identify. As you can imagine, the size of the nest of a hummingbird is actually quite small and can easily be missed, even by the most trained eye. The reason they are so difficult to find goes beyond just the size of […]