Gilligallou's Blog

With the increase in deer populations over the past few years, we have also seen a corresponding increase in tick populations here in Eastern Ontario and the rest of North America. A little known fact is that research has shown that ticks are now being mobilized with the help of birds, not only in rural […]  

Sporting a beautiful blue plumage, the bluebird is a wonderful addition to your backyard. This cavity-nesting bird spends a lot of its time carefully selecting their nesting spaces. Not typically an aggressive territorial bird, the bluebird can easily be chased away from other competing birds for their new-found nesting area. Here are a few tips […]  

Whether you are a life-ling bird enthusiast, or new to the birding game, everyone has areas on which they can improve on. As with anything you do in life, the more time to allocate to performing a specific activity and immersing yourself fully into it, the better you will eventually be at the chosen avocation. […]  

As with any other species on our beautiful planet earth, birds look for sufficient food, water and shelter in choosing a territory in which they will call home and where they will mate and eventually raise their young. As expected, once such a hallowed ground is found, most birds become quite territorial and protective over […]