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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Robin Territorial
Robins are viciously territorial, but one year a robin in my garden took on a competitor he couldn't compete with - his own reflection in my car window. To read...
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Raffle Winner
Pictured above is Wendy Johnson, the proud winner of the raffle I held during my Christmas exhibition. She won £150 worth of prints and came in to the gallery the...
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Nest Box Giveaway
It's National Nest Box Week next week and I decided to use the opportunity to spend some of the money I have raised this year through my conservation project, Nest...
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Spring Fair
I've been exhibiting at Birmingham NEC's Spring Fair this week. It is the biggest retail event of the year and the main one to which retailers from all over the...
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Red Stag
I've just finished my first painting of 2010. I saw this red stag on a trip to Sleivemore on the Isle of Islay in Scotland and decided to paint him...
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More from 'Down Under'
Whilst in Otago, we went on two boating excursions. Once to fish and once to see the bird life. The fisherman who took us, Kyle, was accustomed to feeding this...
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Forest Dwellers
On Sunday it is World Forestry Day and we are encouraged to treasure our woodlands and forests and all that dwell there.Cropton Forest is one place that I go to...
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March Hares
It's the first day of spring tomorrow and time to look out for hares boxing. Hares are abundant on the Yorkshire Wolds just now, and their antics are always fascinating...
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Back Trouble
I've had a bit of a blow this week which has upset my plans somewhat. The doctors have told me that I'm going to have to have major surgery on...
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Elephants on the Move
I sold my elephant painting this week. Entitled 'Elephants on the Move', it is the largest oil painting I've ever done and at 5ft x 61/2ft it's abscene has left...
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Spring Clean
I'm looking forward to the clocks going forward tomorrow as the lighter mornings and evenings mean more time for wildlife watching. In fact spring seems to be in the air...
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No Place Like Home
During my visit to New Zealand last month I was struck by how similar the countryside and its wildlife was to that of this country.It seemed to me that I...
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Pheasant Fight
After a harsh winter, spring got off to a late start this year and I spotted these pheasants still sparring for territory this week.After taking this photograph of them I...
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Boxing Hares
It's been a busy springtime on the Yorkshire Wolds and the fields are a-run with hares boxing. I've been photographing them in a field near Little Givendale where there are...
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Frogs-a-frolicking!
My pond is now full of tadpoles despite a bit of a false start. The frogs all came about a month ago but then the pond froze over, so it's...
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Barn Owl Beauty
I've been watching this barn owl in Millington pastures recently and this week captured it just as it came in to land.It's been having a bit of a time of...
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Exhibition to go ahead!
My back surgery was cancelled at the eleventh hour after I started feeling better! I was due to have the operation on Monday, but an MRI scan showed that the...
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International Dawn Chorus Day!
If you're hoping for a lie in on Sunday you'll have to think again. It's International Dawn Chorus Day and officially time to get up with the lark...and the blackbird,...
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Weather Calendar Judge
I'm going to be on TV tonight! Well, it should be tonight. Unless some drastically important breaking news shunts me out of the way, I'll be judging the pictures for...
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Not tonight!
I watched Look North - but wasn't on. It'll probably be post-election now - I'll keep you posted!
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TV appearance!
Did you see me? I've just been on Look North! Here's the link in case you want to watch it.http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/england/realmedia/looknorthnecumbria/looknorth?size=16x9&bgc=C0C0C0&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1and fast forward to my slot which is on at 21.46...
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Artist's dipper tip
Whilst at Grigin Farm I bumped into the wildlife artist and broadcaster Dee Doody, who is known for the work he has done to conserve red kites. As might be...
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Nature red in tooth and claw
Last week I spotted a buzzard's nest some 55ft up a beech tree. I knew it was there because I spotted the tell-tale sprig of pine on the woodland floor.Does...
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Pied Flycatchers
These pied flycatchers have been nesting in an old woodpecker hole.I managed to get a shot of the male displaying to the female as she was collecting nesting material.
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Nuthatch Beauty
Took this last week. Did you know that nuthatches will usually walk down a tree trunk whilst foraging, whilst treecreepers walk up them?
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Trade Exhibition
I'm in London at the moment on the last day of a trade exhibition. The show, PG Live, is an important one because it is the only trade show dedicated...
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Fox attack
There has been a lot in the news yesterday and today of a terrible incident involving a fox in London. Two nine month old twins who were sleeping upstairs in...
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Book your places now
Beat the rush and be the first to book one of many exclusive wildlife events taking place at my forthcoming Wildlife Festival.As a follower of my blog, I want to...
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Hot off the Press
Be the first to read my latest newsletter when you click this link and see all the latest news about what is going on at the gallery.There is an in...
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Latest Originals
Heron PortraitOil Painting 7"x10"£1,950I've been hanging all my latest originals today in time for my summer exhibition, which opens on Saturday. First up was the new heron portrait, which I...
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More new originals
Managed to get all the new originals framed and up on the walls now. Here are a few more, for those of you who enjoy this sneak preview of the...
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Last of the Originals
Here are the last of the new originals for the exhibition, which opens tomorrow: Roe Deer with FawnsOil Painting 26" x 17 1/3"£8,550 Fox CubOil Painting 13 1/2" x 9...
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We've Got Brown Signs!
My gallery is now officially an accredited visitor attraction! Nine brown signs went up on all the roads surrounding the gallery this morning - just in time for the exhibition....
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All set! Exhibition starts today
The originals have been hung, the flowers cut and in their vases, the worktops polished, the floors swept and the sun is shining - I'm all set and ready to...
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Not camera shy
A visitor to my exhibition just told me my exhibition managed to make it into the Daily Express today click here to see it!
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Camoflague
Isn't this chick well camoflagued? I photographed it down the road from my gallery. Tawny owl chicks are very vulnerable to predators after they fledge, so they use camoflague to...
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Good Blog for Bird Lovers
I've just been introduced to Birdlife's new blog and wanted to let you all know about it, if you don't already. It has some fascinating articles on conservation and all...
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Birthday Badger
It was my birthday yesterday and to celebrate my wife and I got a baby sitter and then set off to my badger hide to spend an evening together badger...
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Rare fritillary spotted on Wolds
I've had a very busy weekend in the gallery. Lots of people came to the exhibition and there were several wildlife events going on too.One of the trips was to...
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Mistle Thrush Brood
This family of mistle thrushes have been nesting in some guttering in the roof space of a friend's workshop. Mistle thrushes are normally very wary birds and it must be...
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Car Park Show!
I have discovered southern marsh orchids growing in the banks of the gallery car park. This beautiful orchid is rarely found this far north and usually grows in boggy ground....
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Roe Rings
Visitors to the exhibition have enjoyed some lovely sightings of roe doe during our wildlife safaris.Roe deer are not quite as shy as normal at the moment since it is...
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Yorkshire Wolds Show
My annual summer exhibition is now over and although it was busy, it really went well.The Yorkshire Wolds looked their best for it too. Visitors were able to enjoy the...
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Tawny Owl's Visit
Tawny owls have been feeding from a bird table outside my kitchen window for four years and this year is the second year they have brought all their chicks along...
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Badger Spotted
On the first owl safari we were also lucky enough to see two badgers. One was at a sett that I regularly watch and the other one was out foraging...
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Honey Badgers Bully the Bog Roll
Honey badgers have a very different temperament to our English badgers and at the last camp we stayed in during my Namibian trip they had taken to raiding the campsite...
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A Pangolin
My trip to Namibia really was spectacular, but this sighting of a pangolin took the biscuit. It was the first thing we saw after arriving in the country and it...
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Hares in Stubble
As the harvest is cleared hares become much more visible so I took the opportunity this weekend to do a bit of hare photography before the stubble went under the...
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Meet Pete
Pete is now offering a bespoke framing service at the gallery and we want to celebrate the new service by offering a discount to all my blog readers.With over 20...
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Closed to Sheep
Shortly before opening time yesterday I found three customers lined up and waiting to be let in. They hung around for a while, but then left in disgust when I...
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