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.

Film | Building An Artificial Kingfisher Nest | My Wildlife Hacks
After years of watching kingfishers at this lake, I decided to watch them inside the nest. I covered a hide it with mud to create an artificial bank and built...
Robert E Fuller | September 2, 2025
Film | Secret Life of the Kingfisher | Discover Wildlife
From early courtship to their chicks' first flights, discover the secret life of the kingfisher. Filming kingfishers I've spent years watching kingfishers, but to film their lives up close I...
Robert E Fuller | June 19, 2025
When kingfishers disappear underground: filming their secret lives
It’s mid-January and I’m wading thigh-high through a stream looking for kingfishers. Minnows dart before each footstep. I hear a faint high-pitched peeping sound ahead and slow my pace. A...
Robert E Fuller | June 12, 2025
Film | Filming kingfishers remove egg shells from nest | Discover wildlife
Enjoy this amazing close-up footage of a male kingfisher inside its nest and listen to the sound it makes as it picks up a discarded egg shell and flies out...
Robert E Fuller | May 7, 2025
Top 5 wildlife video playlists in 2023
Top 5 videos 1. Wild Tawny Owls Adopt 7.5m 2. Kestrel Dad Raises Chicks Alone 5.3m 3. Kingfisher Chicks Hatch & Dad Eager to Feed 4.2m 4. Barn Owl So...
Robert E Fuller | August 7, 2024
Film | Step-by-step process as I paint a kingfisher's portrait
I like to paint realistic, detailed pictures and one of my favourite birds to paint is the colourful kingfisher. Watch my process as I use acrylic paints to build up...
Robert E Fuller | March 19, 2024
Film | Kingfisher Courtship | Discover Wildlife
This kingfisher pair are in the early throws of courtship and the male has caught a fish for his mate. Watch her give a little quiver of excitement. Kingfisher courtship...
Robert E Fuller | February 7, 2024
A year of birdwatching in Yorkshire
A year of birdwatching At the end of each breeding season, I send details of bird species I have recorded here in Yorkshire to the British Trust for Ornithology and...
Robert E Fuller | January 30, 2024
Your top 5 wildlife films of 2023
Your top five films of 2023 As the 2023 comes to a close, let's recap and celebrate what you loved to watch most. From feature-length favourites, to new wildlife stories...
Robert E Fuller | December 20, 2023
Film | Kingfisher dad gets chicks to fly | 4K | Discover wildlife
One by one all seven kingfisher chicks fledge the nest. Watch as the male kingfisher encourages them out with the temptation of food. To get it they have to follow...
Robert E Fuller | November 27, 2023
Film | Mealtimes in the kingfisher nest
Mealtimes in the kingfisher nest are a bit of a bun fight. Watch one chick hold its siblings back with its tiny wing stubs so it can be first to...
Robert E Fuller | August 1, 2023
5 things about kingfishers you didn't know
Common kingfisher (alcedo atthis) Just 12cm high with strident blue plumage and the flying-style of a speeding bullet, a kingfisher can really pack a punch. But in spite of all...
Robert E Fuller | June 18, 2023
Yorkshire's top 10 wildlife & where to spot it
Yorkshire spans some of the most varied landscapes in the country; including wolds, dales, moors and a spectacular coastline. These different habitats support a variety of wildlife species. To celebrate...
Robert E Fuller | July 22, 2022
How to spot kingfishers | Kingfisher art studies
Despite their bright shock of electric-blue and orange feathers, it can be difficult to spot a kingfisher in the wild. I built an entire kingfisher bank so that I could...
Robert E Fuller | May 30, 2022
Kingfisher paintings inspired by intensive studies
Kingfisher inspiration Electric blue and accented in bright orange, kingfishers are undoubtedly Britain's most striking birds. This art collection follows an intensive study of their behaviour, during which I filmed...
Robert E Fuller | May 5, 2022
Animal Parents: How Species in the Wild Give their Babies the Best Chances
It’s summertime and the wildlife here on the Yorkshire Wolds has turned its attention to the very important job of raising its young. Swallow chicks are clamouring for food. And...
Robert E Fuller | June 9, 2021
Why owl pellets & all bird pellets are natural treasures
The shelves in my art studio are littered with animal skulls, bones, and feathers. I collect these essentially because they help me to understand the underlying form of an animal...
Robert E Fuller | April 20, 2021