Gilligallou's Blog

We often get asked how to attract certain species of birds that do not typically eat seed, like many species of warblers. These high speed and high-energy birds are coveted in the birding world and are truthfully one of our personal favourites. Warblers feed mainly on insects and are relatively reserved and shy. These birds […]  

The return of warm weather means birds, bugs, and other animals are searching out places to nest and raise their young. To them, your chimney is an attractive home. Birds, especially swifts, starlings, swallows, and even some ducks, commonly build nests inside chimneys. Birds that have mistakenly ended up in your fireplace or chimney can […]  

We all know how important water is to our backyard birds, and that remains especially true for those arriving from their long flights back to their breeding and nesting grounds. For those of us working hard to provide a reliable water source for birds year round, it can be challenging to keep our winter bird […]  

Most of us enjoy birding and bird watching mainly due to the fact that we have a unique opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and connect with nature. This typically goes well beyond providing our birds with the proper seed, choosing the right optics and learning how to identify specific bird calls by ear. Most of […]