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Wildlife Blog

Discover the stories behind the paintings, see the wildlife films, learn more about the wild characters on the live nest cams and explore fascinating wildlife facts all in Robert E Fuller’s fascinating blog. Select a category in the menu below and choose from your favourite animal species, travel articles, conservation stories and more.

  • Now Offering Click & Collect

    Now Offering Click & Collect

    NEW CLICK AND COLLECT FROM THE GALLERYMy gallery remains closed in line with government guidelines. However, now that we are all able to carefully venture out, you might like to...

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  • Rehabilitating a stoat named Whisper

    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

    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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  • A portrait of a peregrine | my painting story

    A portrait of a peregrine | my painting story

    This is the story of a new original acrylic painting inspired by watching peregrine falcons on live nest cameras at Salt End Chemical Park in Hull. Footage from this camera...

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  • How Antarctica inspired my colourful penguin art

    How Antarctica inspired my colourful penguin art

    My collection of penguin paintings are the result of an intrepid journey to the Antarctic. I spent five weeks navigating from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia and the Antarctic...

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  • Portrait of a stoat | my painting story

    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

    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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  • A white hare at Easter

    A white hare at Easter

    The Easter Bunny is a mythical creature said to have its origins in medieval times when people believed young hares hatched out of lapwing eggs. It’s strange to think that...

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  • Hidden cameras reveal the secret world of badgers

    Hidden cameras reveal the secret world of badgers

    Badgers live in deep burrows, known as setts, and only come out to forage at night. Their brief daylight forays make it difficult to get a good understanding of their...

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  • The stories behind my wildlife paintings

    The stories behind my wildlife paintings

    As a wildlife artist, I spend my time watching and photographing animals in their natural habitat to gain a thorough understanding of their individual characters. Each new composition begins outdoors...

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  • Wildlife photo of the week | spring 2020

    Wildlife photo of the week | spring 2020

    Wildlife Photo of the Week | Spring Art StudiesI paint directly from my own wildlife photographs and so much of my time is spent out in the field watching animals....

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  • My Painting of the Week | Spring 2020

    My Painting of the Week | Spring 2020

    I paint in a detailed, precise style using both acrylic and oils to reproduce each feather or whisker. I want my paintings to be as lifelike as possible and consequently,...

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  • After filming, Bandita the stoat's story continues

    After filming, Bandita the stoat's story continues

    After starring in a ground-breaking TV documentary on weasels (Weasels: Feisty and Furious on BBC2 Natural World and Nature: The Mighty Weasels, PBS, USA), Bandita continued to care for her...

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  • My stoats & weasels to star on American tv

    My stoats & weasels to star on American tv

    Stoats and weasels filmed in my garden will feature in a US TV documentary. PBS Nature, a US-wide public broadcasting channel, is showing 'The Mighty Weasel' at 8pm on Thursday,...

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  • An adorable rescue weasel named Twiz

    An adorable rescue weasel named Twiz

    For US readers: In my blogs, a weasel refers to your ‘least weasel’ and stoat is your ‘short-tailed weasel’. For more on ID and definitions:  CLICK HERETwiz: an adorable wild...

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  • Tragic killing of a young barn Owl

    Tragic killing of a young barn Owl

    Most evenings I see a barn owl float silently across the darkening sky above my gallery in Thixendale. It is a heartening sight and has inspired many a painting.  Barn...

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  • How to build the best nest box for a tawny owl

    How to build the best nest box for a tawny owl

    The best nest box for a tawny owlEach year tawny owls nest in my garden in boxes built especially for them and over the years I've learned what sort of...

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  • Wildlife photo of the week | winter 2019-20

    Wildlife photo of the week | winter 2019-20

    Wildlife Photo of the Week | Winter WildlifeWelcome to a new season of wildlife photography featuring the very best of British wildlife. These snapshots are studies for my paintings and...

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  • Painting of the week | winter 2019-20

    Painting of the week | winter 2019-20

    See wildlife reflected through the seasons through this collection of fine-art paintings, chosen for you each week. I paint directly from my own photographs taken in the wild. Follow this link...

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  • Natural treasures | three precious tawny owlets

    Natural treasures | three precious tawny owlets

    I’ve been up late most nights finishing off new original paintings for an exhibition at my gallery in Thixendale. It’s been hard to concentrate because of a particularly raucous pair...

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  • 5 perfect present ideas for a wildlife lover

    5 perfect present ideas for a wildlife lover

    I've got 5 perfect present ideas for the wildlife lover in your life this Christmas. Whether they are nuts about squirrels, bowled over by owls, or batty about birds, there's...

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  • Saving our Natural Treasures: Rescuing Baby Kestrels

    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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  • Why I'm Wild About Stoats & Weasels

    Why I'm Wild About Stoats & Weasels

     How My Art Studies Became an Obsession Falling for the stoats & weasels in my gardenFor US readers: In my blogs, a weasel refers to your ‘least weasel’ and stoat is...

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  • 9 Natural Treasures Celebrated in Art

    9 Natural Treasures Celebrated in Art

    This new collection of fine art paintings celebrates Britain's natural heritage. People travel the world to see wildlife but hidden in our countryside are some of the most beautiful creatures. ...

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  • Wildlife Painting of the Week | Autumn 2019

    Wildlife Painting of the Week | Autumn 2019

    Wildlife Painting Of The WeekAutumn Paintings: Best of wildlife art brought to you each weekWildlife is reflected through the season with this collection of fine-art paintings. This post is updated...

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  • 5 Fascinating Facts About Weasels & Stoats

    5 Fascinating Facts About Weasels & Stoats

    Although they are extremely common, not much is known about weasels or stoats. Members of the mustelid family, the same animal family as stoats, wolverines and badgers, I've learned a...

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  • Seven Red Squirrel Gifts to go Nuts For

    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

    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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  • Wildlife Photo of the Week | Autumn 2019

    Wildlife Photo of the Week | Autumn 2019

    Wildlife Photo of the Week | Autumn Art StudiesMy photographs are studies for my paintings. I've selected the best images of the season for you each week. From swallows photographed...

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  • My Artwork Is On Exhibit At Nunnington Hall

    My Artwork Is On Exhibit At Nunnington Hall

    A collection of my paintings goes on show at Nunnington Hall near Helmsley North Yorkshire on Saturday until November 3rd. The exhibition, 'Wildlife on the Yorkshire Wolds', tells the story...

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  • Quest to find a heronry ends in city park

    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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  • Yorkshire's inspirational sea birds

    Yorkshire's inspirational sea birds

    Yorkshire's sea birds are inspirationalEvery summer, I visit RSPB Bempton Cliffs, a nature reserve on the east coast of Yorkshire that is host to some of the country's largest sea...

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