Gilligallou's Blog

Yes, we love birds. We started this for the love and protection of birds as most of you know and plan on continuing that for many years to come.  That being said, we are also outdoors-people and love all it has to offer, including our feathered friends. With that in mind, we have slowly but […]  

Celebrating winter, Ottawa’s annual winter festival Winterlude kicked off this past weekend with great success.  The festival, dating back to the late 1970’s is one of our city’s most popular tourist draws, bringing in hundreds of thousands of tourists to the Ottawa area year after year. Centered on the world famous Rideau Canal, this year’s […]  

Walk into either of our stores and in addition to a plethora of the very best in bird seed and supplies, you will be met with an abundant amount of nesting boxes.  While for the inexperienced, having to choose from one of the different models can be a daunting task, but when informed, the process […]  

A study published at the end of 2016 indicated some troubling facts for our feathered friends.  Based in Seattle, Washington, researchers set out to determine the effects increased urbanization had on local bird populations and the findings are certainly a cause for concern. The United Nations is estimating that the world’s population will likely reach […]