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  • Gearing up for some Farm Fun

    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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  • Farm Fun!

    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

    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

    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!

    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

    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

    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

    Watching Osprey

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

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  • Win a free wildlife event!

    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

    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

    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?

    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

    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

    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

    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 I Built an Artificial Fox Earth

    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!

    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...

    Robert E Fuller

  • Wildlife Walks and Talks

    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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  • Exhibition

    Exhibition

    My exhibition on Yorkshire wildlife opens tomorrow and I've got lots to share about the wonderful variety of wildlife to be enjoyed here in Yorkshire. I'm planning to make a...

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  • Enjoy Natural Wonders at my Summer Art Exhibition

    Enjoy Natural Wonders at my Summer Art Exhibition

    I've just finished a new series of paintings for my summer wildlife art exhibition which opens at my gallery in Thixendale, North Yorkshire, tomorrow.   This buzzard portrait is among...

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  • White shouldered house moth

    White shouldered house moth

    A batch of white shouldered house moths hatched in my gallery following a children's activity to dissect barn owl pellets held here during my latest exhibition. The larvae of these moths...

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  • Some Special Offers for Christmas...

    Some Special Offers for Christmas...

    I've got a Special Offer for Christmas: Valid until 1st December 2015 Spend £85.00 on any of my products & choose a free mixed pack of cards of your choice worth...

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  • Art Exhibition to Save Nature: Near & Far

    Art Exhibition to Save Nature: Near & Far

    I’ve got anew art exhibition opening at my gallery in Thixendale on November 7th at which I aim to raiseawareness for the plight of creatures in crisis. The event features...

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  • Preview of new original paintings 2015

    Preview of new original paintings 2015

    I've just finished a new collection of paintings in time for my exhibition opening on Saturday, November 7th-29th. Here's a sneak preview. Weasel Wall, Acrylic painting by Robert E Fuller £4,350 Image...

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