Enjoy a trip to Robert's gallery in Thixendale | What's on - Visiting info - Opening times - Directions

🎄 🤍 FOR XMAS DELIVERY 🤍 Order by Dec 17 (UK) or Dec 12 (INT) 🤍 🎄

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.

  • Watching wildlife at night

    Watching wildlife at night

    The dark nights of winter have never stopped me getting out and about. In fact, I love walking in the dark. This is a time when my hearing becomes my...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Film | The magic of wild Alaska

    Film | The magic of wild Alaska

    Sit back and enjoy the magic that is wild Alaska. See grizzly bears catching salmon, watch bear cubs pad obediently behind their mothers, and even glimpse humpback whales breaching and...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Film | Wild autumn | My Yorkshire year

    Film | Wild autumn | My Yorkshire year

     As the leaves turn from green to gold, autumn has really taken hold here on the Yorkshire Wolds and the wildlife is getting ready for the coming winter.  Birds FeastingBlue tits...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Autumn wildlife walk on the Yorkshire Wolds

    Autumn wildlife walk on the Yorkshire Wolds

    As autumn begins to take hold here on the Yorkshire Wolds, I’ve been watching the wildlife get ready for the coming winter. The birds in my garden in Thixendale, North...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • How wildlife helped me overcome dyslexia

    How wildlife helped me overcome dyslexia

    Becoming a news columnist Back in 2019 I celebrated my 10th anniversary as a columnist for the Yorkshire Post. I've now been writing a wildlife column for this paper, and...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Portrait of a plucky kestrel | A tribute to Mrs Kes

    Portrait of a plucky kestrel | A tribute to Mrs Kes

    This painting features a female kestrel perched proudly at the entrance to her nest. Painted in acrylics, it’s a portrait of Mrs Kes, a particularly plucky female whose brief but...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Art Inspired by Swallows in a Storm Lantern

    Art Inspired by Swallows in a Storm Lantern

    One late summer, as the long evenings drew to an end and the swallows began gathering along telephone wires in preparation for their long journey back to Africa, I grew...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • 9 owl gifts for an owl art lover

    9 owl gifts for an owl art lover

    Owl lovers will adore this collection of luxury homeware and owl art gifts featuring lifelike paintings of owls. Whether you're looking for a one-of-a-kind present for an owl lover or...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Barn Owl Paintings | Owl Artwork Through The Seasons

    Barn Owl Paintings | Owl Artwork Through The Seasons

    Barn owl paintings Welcome to my collection of barn owl paintings and limited edition art prints. The series features barn owls throughout the seasons. Each painting was informed by watching...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Kestrel Chicks: Feisty, Fierce & Ready to Fly

    Kestrel Chicks: Feisty, Fierce & Ready to Fly

    Kestrel chicks need to be fierce to survive in the wild. And it's surprising how young they begin to demonstrate this fire! Watch this film to see how kestrels Apollo...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Yorkshire's top 10 wildlife & where to spot it

    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 |

  • Wild tawny owl adopts chicks after her own eggs fail

    Wild tawny owl adopts chicks after her own eggs fail

    The cameras I hide in nest boxes here in Thixendale, North Yorkshire, mean that I am privy to surprisingly dramatic stories. This year a tawny owl tragedy I witnessed threatened...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Hare paintings through the seasons

    Hare paintings through the seasons

    This collection of hare paintings follows the seasons from spring, through to summer and winter.  Hares in spring and summer These paintings depict hares in the heat of summer and...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Tragic death of barn owl Finn was preventable

    Tragic death of barn owl Finn was preventable

    This week one of my favourite barn owls drowned in a water trough used for livestock. The loss was particularly tragic, not only because Finn was such a beloved owl,...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Kestrel couple overcome tensions to start a family

    Kestrel couple overcome tensions to start a family

    Kestrels Apollo and Athena's relationship was fraught. But now the kestrel pair have a new family to prepare for, it's time to bury the hatchet. Their story When this kestrel...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • How old tree still shelters animals

    How old tree still shelters animals

    Over the years an old elm stump I turned into a nest box has provided a home for barn owls, kestrels, and tawny owls - as well as hosted a...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Gannets of Bempton inspire new paintings

    Gannets of Bempton inspire new paintings

    Gannets are inspirational Gannets have always fascinated me, mostly because they make such excellent subjects to paint. They are large birds with pure white feathers that finish in sleep black...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Animal fights | How wildlife battles to survive

    Animal fights | How wildlife battles to survive

    I’ve seen a lot of fights between animals over the years. These battles are an essential part of life as animals compete for mates, resources and the future of their...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Barn owl chicks take care of one another

    Barn owl chicks take care of one another

    When barn owl mum Gylfie stops brooding her chicks Nutmeg & Thyme, the eldest owlet takes on the role of caring for her younger sibling - and in return he...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Kestrel chicks fly free at last

    Kestrel chicks fly free at last

    This film follows the story of six stunning kestrel chicks as, one by one, they fledge the nest and head off to live their lives in the wild. A story...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Kestrel dad learns how to be a mum

    Kestrel dad learns how to be a mum

    Kestrel becomes single dad overnight Male kestrels are not known to brood chicks. Neither do they feed them. But last month a kestrel father living in my garden astonished wildlife...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • 16 paintings of stoats & weasels

    16 paintings of stoats & weasels

    This collection of 16 paintings of stoats and weasels follows five-years of intensive studies. Scroll down to see the paintings in the collection and read all about the wildlife sightings...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • How to spot kingfishers | Kingfisher art studies

    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 |

  • Kestrel pair become perfect parents

    Kestrel pair become perfect parents

    This kestrel couple are now excellent parents to their five adorable chicks. But it took them time to find their feet as a new family and for first-time dad Apollo...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Kingfisher paintings inspired by intensive studies

    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 |

  • Indecisive barn owls finally start a family

    Indecisive barn owls finally start a family

    Barn owls Willow & Ghost are surely the most indecisive couple ever. It took them almost 8 months to finally get down to the business of laying eggs and most...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Going ermine - How stoats turn white for winter

    Going ermine - How stoats turn white for winter

    Most people know stoats can turn white in winter. But very few understand exactly how this transition takes place. This film follows a stoat in my garden named Bandita as...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Springtime wildlife on the Yorkshire Wolds

    Springtime wildlife on the Yorkshire Wolds

    It's springtime here on the Yorkshire Wolds and all the animals in my garden are gearing up to create new life. This is my favourite time of year. It’s the...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Best Red Stags Win Females, But It’s Not Easy

    Best Red Stags Win Females, But It’s Not Easy

     Red stags are at their most magnificent during the annual rutting season, when males compete for females. Their antlers grow larger, their necks widen so that they can roar louder...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • Grizzly Bears: Drama of the Alaskan Salmon Run

    Grizzly Bears: Drama of the Alaskan Salmon Run

    During the Alaskan salmon run, grizzly bears concentrate on the rivers in huge numbers. But as they group to hunt the cubs must be protected. Grizzly bears Grizzly bears are...

    Robert E Fuller |

  • 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...

    Robert E Fuller |