Gilligallou's Blog

We spent the better part of the spring and summer both educating our birders and building our very own back yard habitat for birds, insects and other wildlife with fantastic results.  You can view the entire project on our YouTube Channel. Our intention here is to create habitat as much as possible with in any […]  

We’d be willing to bet in the past week or two, many of you have likely donned some traditional fall attire such as that cozy cotton sweater or that old hooded sweatshirt that makes an appearance each year when the leaves begin to change. As our weather continues to change, so do the needs of […]  

Adding a splash of colour to your bird feeders over the fall and winter months is a welcome treat.  While the northern cardinal does a great job of it, adding the unmistakable vibrant, yellow colouring of the evening grosbeak is a treat to behold. This year-round resident can also prove to be helpful to many […]  

First established in the United Kingdom, a fatal parasitic disease known as trichomonosis made landfall on Canada’s shores back in 2007 for the first time.  The disease began by affecting pigeons, doves and raptors exclusively and as such, earned other commonly known names such as canker and frounce in these respective species. Since the first […]