Gilligallou's Blog

With the primary focus of keeping bison fenced in, the Old Man on His Back conservation site is home to roughly 160 km of metal fencing, which has turned out to be slightly problematic for a number of birds in the area. The Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area (OMB) is […]

Twelve years ago Doug Snedden founded the Mississippi Cleanup Project (MCP) right here in Mississippi Mills.  With the focus of cleaning up and restoring local waterways, streams and lakes, the MCP annually undertakes the massive responsibility and undertaking of cleaning out the Mississippi River beginning in May each year and running well into September. “Protecting […]

Technology.  It’s changing our lives and changing the environments and wild animals and places that surround us. In a recent report published by the Boreal Songbird Initiative, they have highlighted that newfound technologies are allowing them and other organizations and researchers access to never-before-seen information regarding birds, particularly how it pertains to migration. Types of […]  

As avid birders, nothing is more pleasing to our eyes than seeing our feeder(s) full of a variety of bird species.  As they chow down on your high-quality seed or suet, we have a wonderful opportunity to photograph them or simply try to identify all of the different species present. In watching this type of […]