Tawny Owl Injured
I photographed this tawny owl roosting in its hole on Millington Pastures. It often sits there - a dusting of snow made the picture.As I drove on I spotted another...
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Stoat's White Winter Coat Now Out of Place
I photographed this stoat in ermine over Christmas, he was almost completely white except for his face. It's been a long time since I've seen a white stoat in this...
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Barn Owl Hope
Pleased to see that the press have picked up on my concerns about barn owls on the Wolds and they are getting the message out there. Today Radio York visited,...
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Stop the plan to sell off our forests
The news this week that the government plans to sell off publicly owned forests is very alarming.Red squirrels are already struggling and so much of our threatened wildlife depends on...
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Barn Owls make TV Headlines
My barn owls were on TV today. Look North (North East and Cumbria) featured the barn owl crisis on its lunch time news.North Yorkshire correspondent Peter Lugg came to the...
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Don't forget to take part in the RSPB big garden birdwatch this weekend. Apparently the RSPB is expecting more unusual 'countryside' birds like this brambling to feature this year because...
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Spring Fair
My wife Victoria has been in Birmingham all week exhibiting at the annual Spring Fair. Held in the NEC, it is the biggest retail event of the year and a...
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BBC Countryfile Visit!
Yesterday I had a visit from a researcher and a director of BBC Countryfile.It seems they are going to be filming in the Yorkshire Wolds next week and are looking...
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Spring at Last!
Isn't it nice to get out in the fresh air without having to bundle up into warm clothing. I've spent two days photographing a pair of long tail tits and...
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BBC Countryfile Feature Me!
I've edited down the Countryfile feature so now if you click on the arrow you just get the section with me in it!!!
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Puffin Walks, Photography Talks and Summer Styling
The events we laid on during the exhibition this year have been a great success. The talk last week by landscape photographer Joe Cornish was particularly fascinating and the gallery...
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Tawny Owl in Flight
I've started to experiment with a stroboscopic flash recently. It fires off a rapid series of flashes so that you can record multiple images of a moving subject in a...
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Serengeti Highway
I'm very worried about the plans for a road across the Serengeti. It looks as though it will slice straight across the migration route. Click here to read more about...
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Regent's Park still an oasis of calm
My article for the Gazette & Herald this month was on my visit to Regent's Park to see the famous heronry http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/features/columnists/9175548.Artist_makes_city_trip_to_visit_a_wild_resident/ what an oasis of calm this photo is...
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Shooting Season Begins
The shooting season opens this week for red grouse. It's not a sport I take part in but I accept that the grouse we see on the moors are only...
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Badger Painting Sold
I've sold one of my paintings of a badger! I chose to use a combination of pencil and acrylic paints to bring out the texture of the badger's fur.Pencil is...
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Sold Out!
Sold the last edition of this print of my painting, Goldfinch on Thistle, today. That's the 850th of an 850 print run. I'll miss seeing it in the gallery, it's...
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Raffle Winner
This is Mr & Mrs Watkins who won this picture of Hare Today Gone Tomorrow in our exhibition raffle. Mr Watkins had been having a bad week when he got...
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Badger Baiting Still Rife
The trial of a horrific case of badger baiting which I was witness to comes to an end tomorrow. Seven men will be sentenced by a judge at Scarborough Magistrates'...
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Short Eared Owl Watch
Did you know that owls with yellow eyes hunt during the day? My column in the Gazette & Herald this week is all about the day I watched five short...
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Badger Love
I've started a new painting of a badger. It takes a week for the white paint to dry so I'll have to wait now before I can get the next...
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Badger Trust Award
I am very proud to have received this glass badger from the Badger Trust - but somewhat humbled to have been presented it by Jean Thorpe, the Badger Trust's Ryedale...
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Summer exhibition opens
My exhibition opens today and runs until 10th June - so hope to see you at the gallery. See all the latest originals at http://www.robertefuller.com/acatalog/Originals.html
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Red Kite Walk
My exhibition opens this weekend! I'm just finishing off my final originals which I'll post details of in the next couple of days. But I thought you might be interested...
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BBC The One Show Tonight!!!
I'm scheduled to be on BBC's The One Show tonight. Presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff visited the gallery last spring to ask me about how I testified against a gang of badger...
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BBC The One Show on Wildlife Crime and Badger Baiting
Click here to follow the link if you missed the piece on badger baiting on BBC's One Show last night.
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Spring Blues
This long cold spring has got to me. I started on this painting today because I needed to feel that summer will come - sometime! I hear that a few...
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Sparrowhawks: Love or Hate?
Love them or hate them, you have to admire sparrowhawks for their lightening speed and superior skill as hunters. I've been studying one for a painting and I have mixed...
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Red Deer in Cheshire
I couldn't resist taking the family to see the red deer at the National Trust's Lyme Park during a visit to see some friends in Cheshire this weekend. This is...
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Barn Owl Chicks Hatch
Two of the barn owl chicks have hatched! These tiny owlets are vital to the recovery of barn owls here on the Yorkshire Wolds and I am continuing to monitor...
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Pine Marten Patrol
After my post last week to support Red Squirrel Week, a follower told me about how pine martens keep populations of greys down. I am always so pleased w
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Planting a wildflower meadow for wildlife art
Planting a wildflower meadow I planted a wildflowers instead of a lawn and every year the meadow attracts swarms of butterflies and insects. At the end of the summer the...
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Barn owl sounds & what each call means | Discover wildlife
Nicknamed 'screech owl', the barn owl's call is a haunting, high-pitched scream that pierces the night sky. Identifying owl sounds Barn owls make a high-pitched screeching sound, very different to...
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Puffins: the best places to see them, the craziest facts about them & some paintings inspired by them
Puffins are everybody's favourite seabird and it's not hard to see why. With their smart black and white plumage, comical walk and bright orange beaks, these small birds really stand out. Courting...
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Understanding birdsong
The meanings behind different bird songs I usually sleep with the window open, which means I wake up each morning to a cacophony of bird song. Before I get up,...
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How to help hedgehogs
Humble, cute and shockingly rare, hedgehogs need our help more than ever. These prickly creatures have been around for 15 million years and once roamed Britain alongside sabre tooth tigers...
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How the cuckoo exploits nature's mothering instinct
Cuckoo and Reed Warbler, painting by Robert E FullerAs Mother's Day approaches I'm reminded of how strong the nurturing instinct is in parent birds and how some birds run...
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A year of birdwatching in Yorkshire
A year of birdwatching At the end of each breeding season, I send details of bird species I have recorded here in Yorkshire to the British Trust for Ornithology and...
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Your favourite wildlife reads of 2023
Your 5 favourite reads of 2023 My wildlife blogs are all about wildlife and the animals I watch. In 2023 I can reveal the 5 wildlife blogs you enjoyed the...
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Your top 5 wildlife films of 2023
Your top five films of 2023 As the 2023 comes to a close, let's recap and celebrate what you loved to watch most. From feature-length favourites, to new wildlife stories...
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Wildlife in winter | Nine wild creatures to look for in winter
Winter is the best time to spot wildlife. Most animals are more focused on finding food and keeping warm than hiding on cold frosty days. The lighting is also beautifully...
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Why Panama is a wildlife paradise
Why Panama is a wildlife paradise Panama ranks as one of the best birdwatching spots in the world, but you'd be surprised how many rare mammals also thrive in this...
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Woodcock flush in winter
'Woodcock Flush', painted by Robert E Fuller. Woodcock are woodland birds The birds that are hardest to observe usually give me the greatest rewards and Europe's woodcock is among the...
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The hedgehog that won my heart
Hedgehog in Autumn Leaves | Limited Edition Print | Available Here Falling in love with hedgehogs The painting above is a portrait of a hedgehog that won my heart. Until...
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Close Encounter with a Rhino Inspires New Painting
Rhino encounter inspires new painting Rhinos are magnificent animals. With wrinkled, armoured-looking skin and spiked horns, they look almost prehistoric as they amble across the dry plains of Africa. Close...
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Travel | Sloths are slow for a reason
In Spanish, the word for sloth is “perezoso,” which means “lazy”. But during a recent trip to Panama, I discovered that their slow pace of life is in fact a...
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The Red Deer Rut: One of Nature's Most Intense Dramas
The Red Deer Rut The red deer rut is one of nature's most dramatic spectacles, but it's intensity can take its toll in a surprising way. It takes place in...
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Tracking down elusive pine martens for a new painting
Click here to see the limited edition print of this painting Searching for pine martens in Scotland Pine martens were once Britain’s second most common carnivore. But following years of...
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Photographing osprey at Rothiemurchus
Now is the time to see ospreys in Yorkshire. They are on their way back from their breeding grounds in Scotland and are likely to stop at well-stocked fish ponds...
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