From the whistle of a curlew to the secret, intimate sounds birds make when laying their eggs, enjoy the magical chorus of the UK countryside in spring. With longer days,...
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I took a journalist from The Press out wildlife watching with me and he enjoyed himself so much he has written a very complimentary article in Wednesday's edition all about...
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The owl safaris I held this summer have been a great success.Originally meant to complement my summer exhibition I had so much demand that I ended up doing five safaris...
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Kingfisher populations were among the most serious casualties of last winter's bitter snows.As ponds and streams froze over there were reports that some populations tried to relocate to the coast,...
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For an animal in decline, there seems to be a lot of hares about on the Yorkshire Wolds at the moment.
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I'm very worried about the plans for a road across the Serengeti. It looks as though it will slice straight across the migration route. Click here to read more about...
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My article for the Gazette & Herald this month was on my visit to Regent's Park to see the famous heronry http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/features/columnists/9175548.Artist_makes_city_trip_to_visit_a_wild_resident/ what an oasis of calm this photo is...
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The shooting season opens this week for red grouse. It's not a sport I take part in but I accept that the grouse we see on the moors are only...
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A pair of kestrels set up home in my garden this summer! They perservered despite losing their first brood to a carrion crow and went on to raise .
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I've sold one of my paintings of a badger! I chose to use a combination of pencil and acrylic paints to bring out the texture of the badger's fur.Pencil is...
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I am heading off to the House of Lords tonight for a special ceremony to mark the sucess of the the first phase in a massive campaign to eradicate rats...
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We came across this male leopard early one morning. There was a dead wildebeest nearby, so he had clearly made a kill in the night.
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Book now if you want a place on one of the wildlife events taking place during my Winter Exhibition. Choose from daytime walks to see short-eared owls, red kites, and...
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My Winter Exhibition opens on October 29th and you are all invited of course! I've been putting the finishing touches to a new series of paintings of red kites to...
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My wife Victoria and I have kept bees for a few years now and last year we had almost 100lbs of honey from our hive. But last week my bee-keeping...
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I have four new limited edition prints and two new Christmas cards now available. They include the limited edition collection taken from my latest original paintings of a red kite...
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I've just finished this painting of two red kites engaged in an aerial combat - good job too because the exhibition opens on October 29th! I used acrylics this time...
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Wasn't it exciting to see Spurn Point on Autumn Watch?The east coast is such a fantastic place to watch migrating birds as some arrive and others leave our shores to...
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I'm really chuffed. I got a really nice email last night from a customer who ordered the first red kite at deepdale print."I opened it and cried for there was...
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It's amazing who lives on your doorstep isn't it? This guy, Mike Pannett, lives in the next village along from me and is a former wildlife police officer turned author....
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Some very nice students from York University did this short documentary on me. I've been struggling to get it on You Tube (and then onto this blog) for some reason....
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I really enjoyed watching BBC's frozen planet last night. It reminded me of when I went to Antarctica in 2009 and painted these gorgeous King Penguins. I called this painting...
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Just put the finishing touches to this cheetah and cubs original painting. I haven't painted a cheetah before so this oil painting is a first! It's just in time as...
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It's been a great opening weekend to my Winter Exhibition - no thanks in part to the four page spread devoted to it in the Yorkshire Post! Click here to...
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Our daughter Ruby Wren Fuller was born yesterday, a healthy 8.4lbs. A sister for Lily. And already very patient. She waited until the opening weekend of the exhibition was over,...
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I've sold four out of the six new pictures that I painted for the exhibition. The red kite paintings are still to go, however.
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Everyone always worries about their pets on bonfire night, but spare a thought for the wildlife living near you. We have our red kite walk taking place this afternoon between...
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Visitors on our safari through Tophill Low wildlife reserve had a superb day on Sunday. They saw an otter hunting for duck. Otter are so diffiuclt to get close to....
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Sold the last edition of this print of my painting, Goldfinch on Thistle, today. That's the 850th of an 850 print run. I'll miss seeing it in the gallery, it's...
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A customer asked us to put this image of my painting of leopard cubs on a canvas. We blew it right up to ... It got me thinking. What do...
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This is Mr & Mrs Watkins who won this picture of Hare Today Gone Tomorrow in our exhibition raffle. Mr Watkins had been having a bad week when he got...
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We are building a new studio where the aviary in which I used to keep my pet barn owl, Fern, was. . The work hasn't gone unnoticed. This owl used to visit Fern...
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There's still time to buy your Christmas cards online, but hurry up because we can't guarantee we'll get them to you by post after December 21st. Here are a few from...
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Beaches in South Georgia can get a little crowded at times. During my trip to Antarctica I witnessed an incident of 'beach rage' in which a penguin slapped an elephant seal with...
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I read in the papers this week that David Hockney, the godfather of modern art, is to endorse a new tourist trail to the sites from which he painted his...
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Congratulations to the North Cave Wetlands centre which has won an award for transforming old sand and gravel quarries into a magnificent wetland area. I saw avocets like the ones...
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The trial of a horrific case of badger baiting which I was witness to comes to an end tomorrow. Seven men will be sentenced by a judge at Scarborough Magistrates'...
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There was a very good piece in The Yorkshire Post last week on how police nationwide are struggling to tackle badger baiting, which has continued unabated despite being outlawed in 1835.But...
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Due to customer demand, I've started to offer some of my prints as canvases. This one measures 6ftx4ft and costs £250. Gives it a modern twist. What do you think?
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Did you know that owls with yellow eyes hunt during the day? My column in the Gazette & Herald this week is all about the day I watched five short...
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I love getting out in the snow to see what wildlife I can find - last year I got some amazing photographs of hares mating despite the bitterly cold conditions. But...
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Do animals experience love in the same way that we do? Whether animals feel emotions like love, jealousy and grief is the topic of my special'Valentine's Day' column in the Yorkshire Post this month.Click...
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The kestrel pair I that feed in the garden every day often wait on the electric poles for me to put food out for them. I was quite amazed one...
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I had great day at Warter Primary School yesterday giving away nest boxes to the children there. I gave away 117 boxes - one for each family at the school and...
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I've started a new painting of a badger. It takes a week for the white paint to dry so I'll have to wait now before I can get the next...
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People say robin's are fiercely territorial, but this blue tit spent a whole day attacking its own reflection in my car wing mirror.I felt quite sorry for it!
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There are just three places left on my trip to the Masai Mara in August.The exclusive safari is limited to just 12 people and we camp in luxury tents beside...
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What about this drought then? It's rained non-stop since I dedicated this month's column in the Yorkshire Post to it! Luckily I had a positive stroy to tell about the...
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I'm staging an art show of Olympian proportions next month. I'll be showcasing my latest paintings of some of Britain's greatest wildlife athletes at this free exhibition. And there are plenty...
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My new studio is just about finished. There are still workmen stomping through but I've begun painting in it already - even if the banging about sometimes jogs my paintbrush!...
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