Suet can be a great attractor for a variety of birds to your backyard, but as with any type of feed or feeder, there are certain guidelines that should be taken into consideration before setting up. Suet can at times, be a difficult feed to offer your birds, as you will need to select not […]

Selecting the proper bird seed is something serious birders know, and something you should start practicing as well. Today, there are a variety of seed options to choose from, and what most folks don’t know is some seed on the market today can be quite harmful to your backyard birds. At Gilligallou, we do our […]

Before we start, make sure that while all of the below feeding ideas are perfectly fine for birds, they are by no means a substitute for seed, and regular feeding. The items listed are to be view more as a treat for your birds, and can even be used to help birds with migration, when […]

It might be a surprise to some, but these tiny birds embark on one heck of a migration, and often alone, unlike most birds that travel in flocks. There are only a select few species of hummingbirds that actually do migrate, but those that do can migrate for thousands of miles. Backyard birders, with some […]

This has probably happened to most of us; particularly those of us who live in a rural setting. We find birds that have been wrongly trapped inside our homes, sheds, garages and other structures and we need to find a way to safely and quickly remove them back outside. The same is true for hummingbirds, […]

We’ve all been there, sitting on our deck or back porch enjoying a beautiful evening and perhaps a refreshment listening to the wonderful bird songs chirping about in the air, when suddenly, they stop. As night falls, birds fall away into their safe havens where they will spend the night hours. But what is it […]

A truly unique sight to any bird enthusiast, the sleek and beautiful plumage of the cedar waxwing is tough to beat. This North American resident can be a real treat, especially moving into the fall season where you can see flocks of hundreds of these birds feasting on crops of fresh berries. Size The Cedar […]

Tube feeders are often a popular choice among the back yard birding community. These feeders do a great job of keeping seed fairly clean and dry and can usually be quite squirrel resistant. The design of these feeders suits many smaller species of birds very well, often you will find sparrows, grosbeaks, titmice, chickadees and […]