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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I watched Look North - but wasn't on. It'll probably be post-election now - I'll keep you posted!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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I've just finished this oil painting of a covey of partridges in snow. It will be exhibited in a special focus on game birds that I am preparing for my...
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I've been working on several paintings at once as I gear up for my Christmas exhibition. It runs from November 13th - 28th. Whilst that seems a long way off,...
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There's to be a focus on beautiful British game birds at my Christmas exhibition in November and although this peregrine falcon is by no means a game bird I've decided...
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I have a new wren roosting in my back porch! The two that raised their brood last summer disappeared over the winter and I had missed them. It's nice to...
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I took my bee hive up to feed on the heather on the North Yorkshire Moors this autumn. It makes a good setting for a family picnic when I need...
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The bespoke framing service is really kicking off. This week we had an international footballer in asking us to frame some of his Welsh caps! Graham Moore played for Wales...
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I'm delighted to hear that this photograph of mine is appearing in the Times, the Sun & the Daily Mail today.It captures the moment when a giant elephant seal met...
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I'd like to invite you all to my Christmas exhibition which opens on November 13th and runs until November 28th. I'll be unveiling a new collection of paintings of game...
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I have a fantastic line-up of speakers appearing at my Christmas Exhibition and the best thing about them is they are all local.Places are going fast so please do book...
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Be the first to read my newsletter when you click here and read all the latest gallery news.There is an indepth article about my recent trip to Namibia as well...
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How would you like to join me on a safari to see the world's greatest animal migration next year ? Wildlife photogrpaher Daryl Balfour and I are going to guide...
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This trap on Spurn Point is used by the British Trust of Ornithology to catch and ring birds for migration studies. But a local sparrowhawk had better ideas for its...
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Spurn Point really was magnificent. This lighthouse is just near the tip of the point. There was even a healthy population of roe deer on this narrow strip of land....
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People often ask me how long it takes me to paint a picture, from start to finish, and I find it a difficult question to answer. This painting, for instance,...
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My two-year-old daughter Lily is getting quite adept at spotting wildlife. The other day she picked out a sparrowhawk before I did.Although she didn't identify it correctly, I was impressed.She...
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I've been hanging my new original oil paintings today in preparation for the Christmas Exhibition which opens the day after tomorrow.There's quite a trick to getting them looking right on...
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I've been out photographing waxwings this week and I have some cracking photographs. This is just one of them, but the best are still in my camera. I'm too busy...
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My Christmas exhibition opened this morning with all the usual flurry of activity. The theme of the exhibition is game birds and my latest painting of a partridge covey seems...
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So far the exhibition has been a great success. We had more than 1,000 visitors during the opening weekend and today a group of 30 from Pocklington U3A. The birdwatching...
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