Territorial Blue Tit

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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Trip of a Lifetime

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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Drought

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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Olympic Art Show- May 26th-June 10th

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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Untitled

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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Badger Trust Award

I am very proud to have received this glass badger from the Badger Trust - but somewhat humbled to have been presented it by Jean Thorpe, the Badger Trust's Ryedale...

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Wood shed haven

I photographed this robin nesting in my friend Nick Coates' wood shed. Birds like his shed despite the fact that it is very busy and noisy. In fact his workshop...

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An award from RSPCA

I was chuffed to get the Elsie M J Evans award for an act of kindness or bravery from the RSPCA on Saturday at RSPCA HQ in Horsham. The award...

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Fantastic river crossings

It was fantastic to see this spectacle when I was in the Mara.

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First Steps

Watch the foal's first steps here

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A Famous Baby Elephant

The safari I led to Samburu in Kenya was a bit like being on a film set - there were so many famous elephants there. The herds that wander past Elephant...

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Winter Wildlife Exhibition

I'm very busy finishing off paintings for my winter exhibition which runs from November 3rd-18that my gallery at Thixendale. There's a lot to do. I'll be opening my studio so...

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New Limited Edition Prints

These images are now available as a limited edition prints - I hope you like them! This picture of a woodpecker hiding from a sparrowhawk is one that customers asked...

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Nearly finished: New hare painting

I've nearly finished this painting of hares in snow. It's five foot long - larger than my easel. I've taken this close up to see if you can spot what...

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Fairy Wren

I've just finished this painting of a Fairy Wren. It was a present for a local couple's Ruby Wedding Anniversary from their daughter who lives in Australia. What a nice...

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New paintings on the go

I've just started work on these three new drawings of otters. I'm hoping they'll be ready in time for my Winter Exhibition which opens next Friday (Nov 3rd). Paintbrushes are...

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Red Kite Walk

My exhibition opens this weekend! I'm just finishing off my final originals which I'll post details of in the next couple of days. But I thought you might be interested...

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I've just finished this painting of a fox. All that's left is to hang it on the gallery wall ready for my exhibition which opens on Saturday. You can see...

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Last few paintings finished ready for the exhibition

 Otter of Jura  Racing Hares Otter on Waterfall I've just finished off these last three paintings ready for my exhibition opening tomorrow. Now all that is left is to tidy...

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Welcoming Back Otters

I've been celebrating the incredible success of otters in Yorkshire at the gallery this week.The theme of my exhibition has been geared around telling their incredible survival story and I've...

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Leopard Lure

Take a look at my latest column in today's Malton Gazette & Herald. I've focused on the recent trip I led to Kenya's Masai Mara and how nervous I was...

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Last Christmas for the Partridge in a Pear Tree?

It was worrying to read in @The Guardian yesterday that partridge populations are still dangerously low. According to wild bird statistics published by Defra yesterday, there was a 30pc drop...

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Elephant Encounters

I watched the four-footed stars of Planet Earth elephant surfing during my trip to Kenya in August. Read all about it by clicking here to transfer to my latest column in...

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Ash Tree Disease Spells Bad News For British Wildlife

The news that ash tree dieback disease has reached the Yorkshire Wolds is very, very worrying, not least because of the effect that the possible devastation of our native ash...

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BBC The One Show Tonight!!!

I'm scheduled to be on BBC's The One Show tonight. Presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff visited the gallery last spring to ask me about how I testified against a gang of badger...

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All the fun of the farm here in the gallery

Next month I've invited a mobile farm to visit the gallery. There will be piglets to pet, lambs to feed and calves to cuddle and I'm hoping the event will...

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Fox's Snow Hunt

I spent a fascinating evening watching a fox vainly trying to hunt for voles under the snow. It is very difficult to get up close to foxes in the countryside...

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Gearing up for some Farm Fun

These lambs were born this weekend - just in time for the farm event we are holding here on March 16th. I needed a photograph to publicise the event and...

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Never too young to discover a love of outdoors

My daughters, Lily, aged four, and Ruby, aged one, are becoming accustomed to joining me on my many trips to watch wildlife.   They take freezing cold winds and muddy...

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Farm Fun!

The farm event on Saturday was a great success, despite the cold. We had some 200 children and they all adored handling the animals. There were lambs, piglets, ponies, birds...

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National Sparrow Day

It was National Sparrow Day yesterday so I thought I'd post this photograph. I've been under some pressure to turn the image into a painting - would be quite a...

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Spring Blues

This long cold spring has got to me. I started on this painting today because I needed to feel that summer will come - sometime! I hear that a few...

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Falcon and boy reunited thanks to Facebook!

When 17-year-old James Dickinson lost his beloved lanner falcon over Barnsley this week he was devastated. The young female falcon, named Nakela, was his pride and joy and when she...

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Making a living out of the countryside

FARMING has undergone tremendous change over the years. As a farmer’s son, I can remember having family picnic lunches during harvest. Can't imagine the combine harvesters stopping now. And whilst the bigger...

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A TV Mug

 Anyone spot the real star on BBC Countryfile last week? As presenter John Craven sat down to interview Badger Trust vice president Jack Reedy about the latest badger cull, there...

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Watching Osprey

Osprey are on their way back from breeding grounds in Scotland to 

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Win a free wildlife event!

I'm offering followers the chance to win a free ticket to one of the many nature walks and talks taking place next week. Choose from a stargazing evening under the...

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A bear for Pudsey

I'm auctioning this limited edition print today for BBC Children in Need. If you want to win this print of a European brown bear place your bids by commenting below....

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Fledged

This is one of several new paintings that left the gallery to be hung in their new homes this week. I shall miss them!

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Sparrowhawks: Love or Hate?

Love them or hate them, you have to admire sparrowhawks for their lightening speed and superior skill as hunters. I've been studying one for a painting and I have mixed...

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Warts and all

I painted this last month as a gift for someone and it was a delight to do so as I've always wanted to create a composition featuring these characterful creatures....

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Red Deer in Cheshire

I couldn't resist taking the family to see the red deer at the National Trust's Lyme Park during a visit to see some friends in Cheshire this weekend. This is...

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Courting fox

The foxes in Thixendale have begun courting. I've been out listening for their calls and so far I've tracked five in the vicinity. Fox on the Lookout, limited edition print ...

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How will you by 'showing the lurve' on Valentine's Day?

Here's some wild ways to go for it! I filmed this footage whilst studying different courting behaviour..

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How I Built an Artificial Fox Earth

You may remember my plans to build an artificial fox earth so that I can attract a vixen? This is how it looks now it’s finished. The green bank at...

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Barn Owl Chicks Hatch

Two of the barn owl chicks have hatched! These tiny owlets are vital to the recovery of barn owls here on the Yorkshire Wolds and I am continuing to monitor...

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Galapagos!

I have just returned from a spectacular trip to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador. What a fantastic and other-worldly experience. I've seen so much, from condors to marine iguanas and...

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Wildlife Walks and Talks

I'm hosting lots of exciting wildlife events during my Summer Exhibition and I've been flat out organising them. There will be nature walks and bird watching tours of all the...

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