Gilligallou's Blog — Spring

Seriously, this time. Spring is coming, we promise. While we have been teased about the pending season a number of times over the past couple of months, we are of the belief that it is finally going to happen. With the last snow storm out of her system, we are confident Mother Nature is going to […]  

You wouldn’t know it by the blanket of snow we were so fortunate to have bestowed upon us yesterday but Spring is here and we are getting the yard ready for the season. While this does include the normal duties such as raking up what is left from last year and a little spring cleaning, […]  

It’s a magical time of year out there, birders.  As the temperatures continue to rise, we are again treated to snow and ice melt as well as some new arrivals from the skies. There have been some early reports of robins, red-winged blackbirds and many other of our spring and summer residents already this month […]  

With the spring season officially upon us, the birding community is (naturally) abuzz with excitement. Across our social media channels and those whom we meet on a daily basis in both of our Ottawa stores are talking migration, nesting and everything in between. As we anxiously await the pending snowmelt, we are busy planning our […]