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Welcome to Robert E Fuller's wildlife blog

Discover the stories behind the paintings, see wildlife films, learn more about the wild characters on the live nest cams and explore fascinating wildlife facts.

  • Stoat Adventures in Ash Wood

    Stoat Adventures in Ash Wood

    The wild stoats living in Ash Wood are mesmerising as they scale trees, scurry along paths and hunt animals twice their size. With the help of cameras hidden in this...

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  • Barn Owl Pair Search For Perfect Nest

    Barn Owl Pair Search For Perfect Nest

    When lonely male barn owl Ghost met Willow, a female, it seemed like the perfect match! But when their would-be home was taken by kestrels, the pair had to search...

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  • In search of Scotland's otters

    In search of Scotland's otters

    A few years ago my family and I travelled to the Ardnamurchan peninsular on a truly memorable journey to look for otters. I love the Scottish countryside: its highlands, islands...

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  • A Tawny Owl's Brood Patch

    A Tawny Owl's Brood Patch

    A tawny owl's brood patch is rare to see. If you've never seen one, this is what it looks like. What is a brood patch? Most female birds moult feathers...

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  • Finn the barn owl is the best dad

    Finn the barn owl is the best dad

    Finn the barn owl is an excellent first time dad. Watch my film below to see him grow in confidence in his new role as a protector and provider. Finn...

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  • Six kestrel chicks survive | all about hatching

    Six kestrel chicks survive | all about hatching

    All six kestrel chicks here at Fotherdale Farm in Yorkshire have hatched, in spite of brutal raids on their nests. Read on to find out more about the fascinating process...

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  • Stoats' shocking breeding habits

    Stoats' shocking breeding habits

    This blog post is all about the fascinating, if somewhat alarming, breeding habits of stoats and is told through the story of a new stoat mum in my garden in...

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  • Barn owl eggs | barn owl facts

    Barn owl eggs | barn owl facts

    To learn how barn owls lay their eggs, I follow the lives of a pair of barn owls living in my Yorkshire garden via cameras hidden in their nest. Gylfie...

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  • Brilliant bird nests - the paintings

    Brilliant bird nests - the paintings

    This new exhibition of paintings was inspired by watching birds build their intricate nests. I used a mix of oil and acrylic paints and applied fine, detailed brushstrokes to make...

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  • Wildlife photography | meet the wildlife art models

    Wildlife photography | meet the wildlife art models

    I paint directly from my wildlife photographs. This blog post is part of a series featuring the best of my wildlife photography, giving you an opportunity to meet the models...

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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...

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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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  • 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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  • An only barn owl chick named Solo

    An only barn owl chick named Solo

    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, looked at...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Film | Portrait of a stoat - my painting story

    Film | 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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  • Saving our Natural Treasures: Rescuing Baby Kestrels

    Saving our Natural Treasures: Rescuing Baby Kestrels

    A new exhibition of my artwork opens today at my gallery in Thixendale. The theme is ‘Natural Treasures’ and is a celebration of Britain’s wildlife heritage through paintings, photography and...

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  • Seven Red Squirrel Gifts to go Nuts For

    Seven Red Squirrel Gifts to go Nuts For

    As an artist, I find the rich russet colouring of a red squirrel so inspiring. This collection of luxury art gifts features my paintings of these lovable animals and offers...

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  • Secrets from a Peregrine Falcon Nest

    Secrets from a Peregrine Falcon Nest

    Last autumn I installed four cameras inside a peregrine falcon nest located at a vast industrial site on the banks of the Humber Estuary in Hull. This meant I could...

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  • Quest to find a heronry ends in city park

    Quest to find a heronry ends in city park

    Perfect painting subjectA grey heron is a beautiful subject to paint. It always strikes an elegant pose and its long graceful neck and black, white and grey plumage offers such...

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  • Barn Owl Nest Camera | Selecting A Nest Site

    Barn Owl Nest Camera | Selecting A Nest Site

    Jan & Feb 2019 UpdateUpdate: Barn Owls Find LoveWhat's new on the Barn Owl Nest CameraRead on to follow the story of barn owls as they pair up and find...

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  • Psst: The mighty eagle owl is back and its in Yorkshire

    Psst: The mighty eagle owl is back and its in Yorkshire

    https://youtu.be/4ae7XemtjFYHidden in the hills and dales of Yorkshire lives a mighty eagle owl. These hefty birds are back here in the north of England after an absence that stretches back...

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  • Stoat Cam

    Stoat Cam

    Welcome to my stoat cam where I collate the best clips of stoats from the cameras hidden inside and outside nest boxes in my garden. I've been watching stoats in...

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  • Rare Footage Cam

    Rare Footage Cam

    Welcome to my 'Rare Footage Cam' where I collate the best of my nest cam footage for you in a series of short films. Each year I begin a new...

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  • From kingfishers to kestrels: 15 Animals In Art

    From kingfishers to kestrels: 15 Animals In Art

    This collection of 15 animal paintings was inspired by some incredible wildlife adventures.  From watching kingfishers inside their nest to recording the everyday lives of stoats living in my garden,...

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  • Searching for Waxwings in Winter

    Searching for Waxwings in Winter

    Waxwings on Rowan Berries, by Robert E FullerI always associate them with the run up to Christmas, when they arrive to escape the icy winters further north. So when I...

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