Robert E Fuller: In my own words | Early life
Early years I was born in 1972, and moved at the age of two to Great Givendale in East Yorkshire, not far from where I still live today. My father,...
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Robert E Fuller: In my own words | Early life
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Bird Ringing - Why I Ring the Owls in my Yorkshire Garden
Bird ringing helps conservationists and scientists understand changes in bird populations. It also helps me monitor my owl fostering programme. Some people worry about the ethics of catching wild birds...
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Kestrel Male Meets His Match
This is the story of a male kestrel named Apollo, whose eagerness to find a mate and settle down lands him a partner that is more than a match for...
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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 on or...
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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 the...
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Urban foxes give up the secrets of rarely seen behaviour
Watching an urban fox familyUrban foxes are so much easier to watch than their country counterparts. I have watched foxes in the countryside for decades, but with their sharp eyes,...
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A tawny owl's two precious chicks
A tawny owl on cameraI've been watching a tawny owl feed her two chicks on a screen linked to cameras hidden in her nest. The owl, named Bonnie, likes to...
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Father's Day Art Tribute to Virile Tortoise who Saved his Species
Celebrating Super Dad DiegoA 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, is...
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Animal Parents: How Species in the Wild Give their Babies the Best Chances
It’s summertime and the wildlife here on the Yorkshire Wolds has turned its attention to the very important job of raising its young. Swallow chicks are clamouring for food. And...
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7 Splendid Gift Ideas for Father's Day 2021
7 Gift Ideas for Father's Day 2021| Sunday, June 20thFrom a fine art print to a mug featuring his favourite wild animal, I've got a selection of unique art gifts...
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Designing a habitat for wildlife | the making of ash wood
This is the story of Ash Wood, a woodland on the Yorkshire Wolds designed to be the perfect habitat for wildlife to thrive. I have hidden cameras throughout the area...
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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 | Virtual Art Exhibition
AN EXHIBITION OF WILDLIFE ART PAINTINGSBRILLIANT BIRD NESTSBY WILDLIFE ARTIST ROBERT E FULLERWelcome to my latest art exhibition. This collection of paintings was inspired by the ingenious way birds build...
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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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Brilliant Bird Nests | The Research
AN EXHIBITION OF WILDLIFE ART PAINTINGSBRILLIANT BIRD NESTSTHE RESEARCHWelcome to my latest online art exhibition. Here you can read my research into birds nests. Scroll on for links to my...
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Birds nests in my back garden | watching long tailed tits & wrens weave nests
There is a hint of spring in the air, and already some of our early nesters are busy preparing for the breeding season ahead. I like to paint with my...
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Bird builders | the genius of birds nests
Birds of all types build the most amazing nests in which to lay their clutch of eggs. In this blog, I look at the master building techniques that birds use.Long-Tailed...
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Filming one of nature's best kept secrets | the brief moment a hare visits its leverets
The moment a hare visits its young is one of nature's most intimate secrets. This is the story of the time I was lucky enough to capture it on camera...
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Wildlife painting of the week | winter 2020-21
Welcome to your weekly update of all my latest wildlife paintings. I spend many hours watching wildlife in its natural habitat in order to capture the individual character of each...
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Meet the models | weekly wildlife photography | winter 2020-2021
From deer emerging from woodland to owls flitting over evening skies, meet the wildlife art models that inspired my paintings this season.Click here to see a weekly update of paintings...
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Amazing animal mums | mother's day virtual art exhibition
AN EXHIBITION OF WILDLIFE ART PAINTINGSAMAZING ANIMAL MUMSBY WILDLIFE ARTIST ROBERT E FULLERWelcome to my virtual Mother's Day Art Exhibition. Here you will see a collection of paintings that explore...
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Mother's day art exhibition | amazing animal mums | the paintings
This new exhibition of paintings focusses on animal mums in nature. Each painting was inspired by watching animals raise their young. I use a combination of oil and acrylic paint...
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Mother's day gifts inspired by nature
Everybody has a favourite bird or animal - which is why you can't go wrong with a gift from my wildlife art range this Mother's Day. And this year I...
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Mothers Day Art Exhibition | Amazing Animal Mums | The Research
AN EXHIBITION OF WILDLIFE ART PAINTINGSAMAZING ANIMAL MUMSTHE RESEARCHWelcome to my virtual Mother's Day art exhibition, Amazing Animal Mums. On this page, I share my intensive field research into how...
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Little owls: a window onto their secret lives
I have begun an ambitious new project to install cameras inside a little owl nest so that I can learn more about the secret life of Britain’s smallest owl. The...
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Bird cams | identifying owls & kestrels on the livestreams
My bird cams are hidden in owl and kestrel nests in my Yorkshire garden and follow the lives of individual bird families. This guide consists of a list of the...
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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 bird...
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Tawny owl courtship | the love story of bomber & luna
Filming Tawny Owls in the NestTawny owls are very secretive, so I’ve only managed to persuade them to raise their chicks inside a nest with hidden cameras a handful of...
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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 ChristmasAlthough 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 to...
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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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My painting of the week | autumn 2020
Welcome to your weekly update of all my latest wildlife paintings. I spend many hours watching wildlife in its natural habitat in order to capture the individual character of each...
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Meet the models | wildlife art studies | autumn 2020
From deer emerging from woodland to owls flitting over evening skies, meet the wildlife art models that inspired my paintings this season.Click here to see a weekly update of paintings...
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My barn owl nest box streaming live
You can now watch the action from inside my barn owl nest box on my Facebook page where I livestream the action everyday at 12pm.CLICK HERE TO WATCH If you don't...
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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 DevelopmentLike 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 five...
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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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Highlights from the Fotherdale kestrel nest | 2020
A kestrel who fought off several attacks on her nest in order to bring her young up in my garden has proved inspirational. Not only did her bravery move me...
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Hares & leverets | filming this secret world
The moment a hare visits its young is one of nature's most intimate secrets. This is the story of the time I was lucky enough to capture it on camera...
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Support my work & get exclusive wildlife news first
Can't wait to find out what happens next?Are you always waiting for the next instalment of my wildlife stories to be published? Desperate to know how Solo the barn owl...
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These tiny hoglets are keeping me awake | hedgehog rehabilitation
I am now looking after two tiny hedgehogs and I haven't had a lot of sleep! The hoglets are so small I've had to wake every two hours during the...
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5 challenges kingfishers face & how to help them
Kingfishers are undoubtedly one of Britain's most iconic waterside birds but despite their dazzling beauty, their future is precarious. These bright blue birds are listed as 'amber' by conservationists -...
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My painting of the week | summer 2020
Welcome to your weekly update of all my latest wildlife paintings. I paint in a realistic style and spend many hours watching a bird or animal in its natural habitat...
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Meet the models | wildlife art | summer 2020
From deer emerging from woodland to owls flitting over evening skies, meet the wildlife art models that inspired my paintings this season.Click here to see paintings these photos have inspired.Meet...
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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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Otter art | a Collection of otter paintings
Otters are so secretive, watching them for my paintings can often be tricky. Over the years I've learned how to track them in the wild in order to study them...
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