Barn owls Gylfie & Dryer were exhausted whilst raising their second, late brood. But when this fatigue began to threaten their chicks' chances of survival, I felt I had to...
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Very excited to announce that this week I won a prize in the highly esteemed 2016 British Wildlife Photography Awards for a series of photographs I took of weasels in...
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I use hides a great deal. Once I am certain I know an animal or bird will appear in the same spot again and again – for instance if I've...
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York Minster Peregrine, painted by Robert E Fuller The group that attended yesterday's gallery event to see peregrines at York Minster were treated to a spectacular show when three peregrines...
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I have been offering food to wild kestrels in my garden for many years now. It all started when I saw a young male kestrel in my garden, looking wet...
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UPDATE: Fidget is now one year's old and he's on TV again tonight (April 5th 2017): Follow this link to read my latest blog and to see a clip of...
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Although weasels are common enough mammals it is rare to get more than a fleeting glimpse of one before it disappears into the undergrowth.I have followed the secret behaviour of...
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The female weasel living in my garden is expecting kits. Her swollen belly bulges out so incongruously against her otherwise long, slim body it makes her look an elongated tear...
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Do you know a robin trill from a chaffinch cheep? Watch my short video to learn the basics of birdsong.I've combined my latest paintings of UK's beautiful song birds species...
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Have you ever strolled through the countryside wondering what bird you just heard? Or what the different tweets and chirrups of UK songbirds actually mean?For many, birdsong is simply the...
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Tawny Owl Chick, painted in acrylics by Robert E Fuller I have been watching a pair of tawny owls in the valley below my gallery for many years now. These...
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I've been watching this pair of wild stoats via a camera hidden in their nest and I've discovered some really interesting behaviour. Below is my latest footage. It shows a...
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The pipes have arrived for the tunnel I'm making so that I can get from the house to a new hide without being detected. It is going to run from...
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Egg-rolling is an ancient Easter tradition, but who knew stoats did it too!! Watch as this stoat nudges an egg down a hill, negotiating a old log and off to...
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This female tawny owl is being particularly fussy. The male wants her to nest in a particular nest box close to where I have been leaving food out for it....
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Robins have been trying to nest in the spare wheel of my Landcruiser - again!I spent some weeks last year trying to deter a pair from the vehicle - even...
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To mark Valentine’s Day, this year I’m exhibiting a painting of a giant tortoise from the Galapagos Islands named Super Diego. Super Diego is more than 100 years old and is...
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As awildlife artist, goats are not normally a species I would consider as a subjectfor a painting. However, there is a wild herd that roam the mountains near myparent’s home...
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I’ve endured the icy winds of Antarctica in order to photograph wildlife for my paintings. But nothing in that cold climate compares to my ordeal of watching courting hares on...
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It's been a bumper year for short eared owls here on the east coast of Yorkshire. There have been a record numbers of sightings of this rare owl, which features...
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One of the iconic wildlife images to emerge from 2015 was a photograph of a weasel clinging ferociously to the back of a green woodpecker in flight. I was...
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Three Fox Cubs | Limited Edition Print | Available Here The painting above was inspired by three fox cubs that had occupied an unused part of a badger sett. I...
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I've just finished this painting of a short eared owl and it is now on show in my gallery in Thixendale, North Yorkshire. . Birds of prey have alwaysfascinated me,...
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Fostered tawny owls in my gardenA pair of tawny owls feed in my garden each night, rewarding me with some incredible sightings. Last year they even brought their chicks to...
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Just adding the above painting to update this piece, written in 2015. My exhibition this year is all about Bringing Up Baby and runs until June 25th. As I continue to...
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If you've never seen black grouse perform their annual courting ritual, known as a lek, you've really missed a treat. I painted the picture below after spending a week out in...
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I like to think there is a reciprocal relationship between my conservation work and my paintings – I do a creature a good turn and it helps me out by...
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I have discovered that the instinct to nurture and protect young is so fiercely ingrained in birds of prey that it is possible to get them to act as surrogate...
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A report published by World Wildlife Fund last month claimed that 52% of the world's animals have vanished. It followed research earlier in the year that claimed thecumulative effects of...
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Our wildlife is in trouble. My Christmas exhibition, which runs at my gallery in Thixendale, North Yorkshire, from November 7-29th, is aimed at raising awareness for endangered species through art. ...
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Today is National Badger Day and so I thought I would share my paintings and my passion for these gentle creatures in the hope that I can convince people that...
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I’ve always got an ear to the ground for interestingwildlife sightings. So when I had a call from a customer saying he had seen ajet-black fox near his flat, my...
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I've really enjoyed watching BBC2's new series on elephant expert Saba Douglas Hamilton's safari camp in Kenya - especially after noticing in last week's episode that the warriors were wearing...
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This week I won 'highly commended' in the 2015 British Wildlife Photography Awards for this photograph of two sparring sparrowhawks. I traveled down to London to collect my award on Wednesday...
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The weasel kits continue to entertain me outside my kitchen window. This one is indulging in a really good scratch! If you've been following this blog you will know that...
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I've built the weasels a dry stone wall to play in!
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Since the weasel's kits were born she has moved them at least three times. She literally picks up each of the seven kits and carries them one by one to...
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My nest cams offer me a window on to the hidden world of growing chicks and its been such fun to watch their most intimate moments: messy meals, sibling rivalry...
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The weasel I have been watching in the garden has had seven kits and this week she moved them into my purpose built nesting chamber which means I can now...
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Watch how this brooding barn owl reacts to the unusual meal its mate brought for it. Well, it was mole!!!
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Watch how one chick seems to get all the grub!!! Is it favouritism or is this one a survivor?
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The chicks seem a little big to brood now, but this kestrel mum is determined to do her duty. Trouble is she can barely fit onto them!!
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Did you catch my stunt stoat on BBC's The One Show this week? Presenter Mike Dilger described it as the only performing stoat in the world!!!Click on the link to...
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Poor chicks are struggling with too large a morsel mum, tear it up smaller please!
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Take a look at this weasel I photographed in my garden!!! Weasels are incredibly difficult to watch in the wild, but I've got this one posing for me in front...
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I've set up a bit of a new idea of rehabilitating tawny owl chicks that are found either abandoned/ orphaned or mistakenly picked up by passers by. I've tried putting...
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Mr Peregrine, painted by Robert E FullerI don’t really frequent cities that much and usually only venture in to York once a year. But whilst preparing for a talk on...
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