Gilligallou's Blog

With a fanned out tail, breathtaking colours; he walks slow, puffed up and confident, attempting to catch the eye of his female companions. A familiar sight to those living in turkey inhabited areas during the spring months. The turkey was such a noble bird that Benjamin Franklin suggested that the turkey should be chosen to […]  

The weather has been inconsistent lately, to say the least. Temperatures seem to brings us into spring some days and revert back to winter the next. Although we typically welcome the warm weather and enjoy it, our feathered friends can find the weather change difficult and sometimes a little confusing. Even migratory birds are affected […]  

Our backyards will soon be a flurry of activity as our feathered friends begin their spring migration. As we begin to welcome back our flocks, we should quickly turn to ensuring the proper precautions are taken care of early. Every year millions of birds are injured or killed due to window strikes and one sure-fire […]  

Although, we have the best technology and the best technological advances in forecasting weather, a recent study has suggested that small songbirds are giving meteorologists a run for their money. The golden winged warbler has recently become well known in the world of weather predictions. This North American bird species only weighs as much as […]