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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.

  • Wildlife painting of the week | winter 2020-21

    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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  • Amazing animal mums | mother's day virtual art exhibition

    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 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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  • Little owls: a window onto their secret lives

    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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  • All about owl pellets & more | bird facts

    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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  • A beautiful barn owl- in memory of barney

    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 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 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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  • Hares & leverets | filming this secret world

    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

    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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  • 5 challenges kingfishers face & how to help them

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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  • 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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