Gilligallou's Blog

The animal kingdom is a wild place, filled with both predators and prey all working in the balance of a complete ecosystem.  As humans, the way we behave, distort and play with these types of ecosystems can have very big effects on the animals that inhabit them. As we drill it down to our feathered […]

While we certainly do not like to discriminate against any bird species, there comes a time when watching your feed get devoured by flocks of hungry birds grows tiresome.  For those of us that enjoy sharing our seed with all the native and visiting bird species to us here in Ottawa, sometimes we just need […]  

Well, June has seemingly snuck up on us and after a tumultuous spring season, we are ready to take on all that this summer has to offer.  With the forecast full of more sunny days, some warmer weather and all the associated bird sightings that come with it, we are ready to get the summer […]

  Well, warbler season is here, folks as most of our busy little birds have arrived in the greater Ottawa area for the spring and summer season.  As the nesting season continues for some, it is ending for many others whose nests might still be full of chicks or just recently rid of them. None […]