Gilligallou's Blog

It’s a lovely time of year.  In addition to the wonderful white landscape and all the outdoor activities that come with it, it’s also about the time that our winter birds head to our region for a brief period of time. While Ron Pittaway is predicting a lower than usual number of finches in our […]  

When it comes to feeding wildlife, domestic pets or agricultural livestock, there are often a number of regulations and policies in place to protect both the animals involved and us as human beings. Given that we consume a great deal of animal protein, what we feed the animals in our ecosystem has a direct correlation […]  

Well for most of you that know us, you are aware of the fact that we hang our hat on our seed product.  We spent quite some time in an attempt to truly uncover the best seed for our back yard birds and the product we sell today is one of the main reasons we […]  

Despite the barrage of untimely celebrity deaths, 2016 was a fantastic year in the birding world and one that was full of surprises and interesting stories.  Ranging from displaced visitors to conservation projects, 2016 was full of interesting headlines, both organically for us at Gilligallou and for birds around the globe. With 2017 officially upon […]