Gilligallou's Blog

Walk into any avid birders back yard and you will likely be treated to a visual display of feeders, seed, baths and wonderful habitat.  To someone new to the birding game, the sight of a variety of feeders either hanging in someone’s yard or inside one of our stores can leave them confused and full […]

Whether or not we want to admit it, we are on the cusp of winter here in eastern Ontario. While we are in no rush to wish away this lovely fall we have been having, as birders, we must face the music and ensure our back yards are well prepared for the coming cold. Our […]  

Not everyone is looking for a solution for keeping squirrels out of their bird feeders.  As many of us are nature lovers in general, there are some of us that don’t mind the sight of old bushy tail raiding our bird seed.  On the other hand, there are those of us who would rather squirrels […]  

Let’s face it; fall birding can be a challenge.  Everything around us is changing; our summer flowers and plants are beginning to prepare for colder weather and the leaves are changing to their beautiful fall foliage and are descending to the ground below. Much the same as the physical environment around us, our back yard […]