16 paintings of stoats & weasels
This collection of 16 paintings of stoats and weasels follows five-years of intensive studies. Scroll down to see the paintings in the collection and read all about the wildlife sightings...
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When kingfishers disappear underground | Conservation
It’s mid-January and I’m wading thigh-high through a stream looking for kingfishers. Minnows dart before each footstep. I hear a faint high-pitched peeping sound ahead and slow my pace. A...
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How to spot kingfishers | Kingfisher art studies
Despite their bright shock of electric-blue and orange feathers, it can be difficult to spot a kingfisher in the wild. I built an entire kingfisher bank so that I could...
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Kestrels of Fotherdale | The survival story of a formidable falcon family
This film follows a resilient pair of kestrels named Mr & Mrs Kes through their breeding season. The fight for survival Watch this kestrel pair fight brutal battles to secure...
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Kestrel pair become perfect parents
This kestrel couple are now excellent parents to their five adorable chicks. But it took them time to find their feet as a new family and for first-time dad Apollo...
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Kingfisher paintings inspired by intensive studies
Kingfisher inspiration Electric blue and accented in bright orange, kingfishers are undoubtedly Britain's most striking birds. This art collection follows an intensive study of their behaviour, during which I filmed...
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Indecisive barn owls finally start a family
Barn owls Willow & Ghost are surely the most indecisive couple ever. It took them almost 8 months to finally get down to the business of laying eggs and most...
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Going ermine - How stoats turn white for winter
Most people know stoats can turn white in winter. But very few understand exactly how this transition takes place. This film follows a stoat in my garden named Bandita as...
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Springtime wildlife on the Yorkshire Wolds
It's springtime here on the Yorkshire Wolds and all the animals in my garden are gearing up to create new life. This is my favourite time of year. It’s the...
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Barn Owl Chicks Thrive Despite Their Clueless Dad
Barn owl chicks Ginger, Cinnamon & Clove grew up to be beautiful owls, despite having a very inattentive owl dad. Willow and Ghost This is the story of barn owls...
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Stoat Adventures in Ash Wood
The wild stoats living in Ash Wood are mesmerising as they scale trees, scurry along paths and hunt animals twice their size. With the help of cameras hidden in this...
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Tawny Owl Chicks Flourish Against All Odds | Tawny Owls of Ash Wood
This film follows the fortunes of a family of tawny owls living in a wild woodland in North Yorkshire, UK. A tail of tawny owl resilience Filmed using cameras hidden...
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Barn Owl Chicks Get Ready to Take First Ever Flights
Barn owls' Willow & Ghost's first brood 2021 Thanks to cameras hidden inside a barn owl nest, I've followed the secret lives of a barn owl pair named Willow &...
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White-tailed eagles, seals & otters: Scotland's amazing wildlife
The Ardnamurchan peninsula in Scotland has held a special place in my heart for many years. Situated at the most westerly point of mainland UK, it is home to a...
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Bird migration: Drama in the skies at autumn
Bird migration in autumn The bird migration is one of nature's most breath-taking dramas. and you don't need to travel far to see it. In fact, here in Yorkshire, you...
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Barn Owl Pair Search For Perfect Nest
When lonely male barn owl Ghost met Willow, a female, it seemed like the perfect match! But when their would-be home was taken by kestrels, the pair had to search...
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All you need to know about peregrine falcons: the facts
The facts about peregrine falcons The fastest bird in the world with a formidable hunting style, the peregrine falcon is a bird of prey that has inspired many of my...
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In search of Scotland's otters
A few years ago my family and I travelled to the Ardnamurchan peninsular on a truly memorable journey to look for otters. I love the Scottish countryside: its highlands, islands...
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A Tawny Owl's Brood Patch
A tawny owl's brood patch is rare to see. If you've never seen one, this is what it looks like. What is a brood patch? Most female birds moult feathers...
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Finn the barn owl is the best dad
Finn the barn owl is an excellent first time dad. Watch my film below to see him grow in confidence in his new role as a protector and provider. Finn...
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Father's Day Art Tribute to Virile Tortoise who Saved his Species
Celebrating super dad Diego A portrait of a tortoise 'super dad' goes on show in my gallery in Thixendale in time for Father's Day. This giant tortoise, named Super Diego,...
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Six kestrel chicks survive | all about hatching
All six kestrel chicks here at Fotherdale Farm in Yorkshire have hatched, in spite of brutal raids on their nests. Read on to find out more about the fascinating process...
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Stoats' shocking breeding habits
This blog post is all about the fascinating, if somewhat alarming, breeding habits of stoats and is told through the story of a new stoat mum in my garden in...
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Kestrel eggs | all about how kestrels care for their eggs
There are six kestrel eggs nestled together in a kestrel nest in my garden and they are due to hatch any day now. The eggs were laid by Mrs Kes,...
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Barn owl eggs | barn owl facts
To learn how barn owls lay their eggs, I follow the lives of a pair of barn owls living in my Yorkshire garden via cameras hidden in their nest. Gylfie...
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Why owl pellets & all bird pellets are natural treasures
The shelves in my art studio are littered with animal skulls, bones, and feathers. I collect these essentially because they help me to understand the underlying form of an animal...
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Brilliant bird nests - the paintings
This new exhibition of paintings was inspired by watching birds build their intricate nests. I used a mix of oil and acrylic paints and applied fine, detailed brushstrokes to make...
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Wildlife photography | meet the wildlife art models
I paint directly from my wildlife photographs. This blog post is part of a series featuring the best of my wildlife photography, giving you an opportunity to meet the models...
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All about owl pellets & more | bird facts
What is a bird pellet? A bird pellet is a ball of matted fur, bones and skulls regurgitated by a bird. Essentially, it contains anything a bird cannot digest. A...
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Tawny owl courtship | the love story of bomber & luna
Filming Tawny Owls in the Nest Tawny owls are very secretive, so I’ve only managed to persuade them to raise their chicks inside a nest with hidden cameras a handful...
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A beautiful barn owl- in memory of barney
Barney was one of my favourite owls here at Fotherdale. He had lived here for more than years but sadly, on the 23rd of October, I saw him for what...
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Waxwings at Christmas
Waxwings at Christmas Although they are not native birds, I often associate flocks of waxwings with the run up to Christmas. These colourful birds flock in from Scandinavia each year...
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A barn owl orphan finds romance
As I paint, I can see pair of courting barn owls on a TV monitor next to my easel. The owls are standing side by side, the feathers of their...
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An only barn owl chick named Solo
This is the extraordinary story of an only barn owl chick whose lonely, chequered, life was recorded on cameras hidden inside her nest. Read on for an owl drama that,...
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Barn owl chicks: the facts
Hatching & Early Development Like many ‘baby’ birds, barn owlets are naked and ugly after they first hatch. But they quickly develop a very thin covering of down and by...
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Barn owl facts | all about barn owls
Barn owls: the factsThis list of barn owl facts is drawn from a lifetime of watching barn owls for my paintings and tells all you need to know about barn...
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Sleeping badgers | my painting story
I have watched badgers for years but it wasn't until I built an underground sett rigged with hidden cameras that I learned what happens when these mammals disappear below ground.Click...
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Rehabilitating a stoat named Whisper
WhisperThis blog post follows the rehabilitation of a tiny stoat kit named Whisper. Whisper was found alone and handed to me because in recent years I've taken on the job...
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Rehabilitating Eric, a tawny owl chick
This is the story of a rescued tawny owl chick named Eric and how he is fostered by a family of wild owls.Rehabilitating Eric & Ernie | AugustAlmost Time to...
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Film | Portrait of a stoat - my painting story
Below is a short video following the story of how a new painting featuring a stoat named Crackle came about. Crackle was born in my garden in 2019 and when...
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Stoat camera stories 2020 | the Fotherdale stoats
This blog post follows a family of stoats in my North Yorkshire garden. The matriarch, Bandita, is famous. She is the star of a BBC Natural World documentary.Autumn 2020 -...
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Salt end peregrines 2020 | stories from a live peregrine nest camera
This is the story of a family of peregrine falcons living on an industrial site in Hull. Known as the 'Salt End Peregrines', these birds live high on a cooling...
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Saving our Natural Treasures: Rescuing Baby Kestrels
A new exhibition of my artwork opens today at my gallery in Thixendale. The theme is ‘Natural Treasures’ and is a celebration of Britain’s wildlife heritage through paintings, photography and...
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Seven Red Squirrel Gifts to go Nuts For
As an artist, I find the rich russet colouring of a red squirrel so inspiring. This collection of luxury art gifts features my paintings of these lovable animals and offers...
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Secrets from a Peregrine Falcon Nest
Last autumn I installed four cameras inside a peregrine falcon nest located at a vast industrial site on the banks of the Humber Estuary in Hull. This meant I could...
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Quest to find a heronry ends in city park
Perfect painting subjectA grey heron is a beautiful subject to paint. It always strikes an elegant pose and its long graceful neck and black, white and grey plumage offers such...
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Barn Owl Nest Camera | Summer 2019 | Time to Fly the Nest
The three barn owl chicks are now flying free and the parent birds are sitting on a new clutch! Read on to watch their first flights. From the beginning: Click here...
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Tawny Owl Nest Camera | May-June 2019 | One Precious Chick
After a worrying start to the season, just one precious tawny owl chick hatched inside my purpose-made Beech Stump nest box. This fluffy owlet was joined by two foster chicks...
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Stoat Camera Stories | Spring 2019 | Setting Up Home
Welcome to the first of my Stoat Camera Stories where I share the highlights from cameras trained on a family of stoats living in my garden. The story begins this...
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Barn Owl Nest Camera | Summer 2019 | See The Barn Owl Chicks Grow
The barn owl chicks are growing up fast. Their fluffy down is giving way to fine, buff-coloured feathers and they are now exploring the nest and even standing at the...
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