Barn Owls Evict Broody Stock Dove | Tappy & Sparkle
It's a bittersweet victory Whilst barn owls Tappy & Sparkle are out, a stock dove claims their nest - even laying two eggs there. This pair consider Ash Tree Nest their...
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Barn Owls Evict Broody Stock Dove | Tappy & Sparkle
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Choose a Gift Inspired by Mother Nature and Make Mum's Day on Sunday March 11th
Why is your mum special to you? Is she a great cook? The perfect dining companion? Or someone you're always happy to share a cuppa with? Take a look at my...
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Bandita the White Stoat in my Garden is the Cutest Creature you'll see this Winter
Bandita the White Stoat in my GardenMeet Bandita, the white stoat who has been capturing hearts on social media and in the news. As a band of snow accompanied by...
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How to get a tawny owl to nest in your garden
Over the years, I have put up nearly 200 nest boxes for owls and kestrels and I have found some designs to be more successful than others. Attracting a tawny...
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How I found myself in the middle of a 'roe ring', the circular courtship dance performed by roe deer
Courting Roe Deer, by Robert E FullerOf the six species of deer resident in Britain, roe deer are my favourite. They move with an elegance which makes them an irresistible...
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A White Stoat in the Garden
The very best Christmas present I got this year was a white stoat appearing in my garden. For most of the year and throughout most of the British Isles, stoats...
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How I got close-up shots of one of the hardest birds to spot: the hawfinch
https://youtu.be/L8hPO7FGfFcWhilst I was busy painting for my Christmas exhibition last October, I began to hear news of huge flocks of hawfinches arriving in the UK. As more and more sightings...
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Where to see red squirrels in Yorkshire and why they are worth looking for
Red squirrels are an increasingly rare sight in England. Their decline is mainly due to a deadly pox carried by grey squirrels. But the loss of conifer woodland across the country...
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How a woodpecker fledgling inspired a new painting
Woodpecker and Chick, painting by Robert E Fuller.Woodpeckers usually nest either in dark woodland or high up in the trees where they are difficult to photograph. But a few years...
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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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A case of art fortelling reality: how one cold winter morning I spotted a scene I had painted before
Covey of Partridges in Snow, limited edition print. Click to buyAs the snow fell last week I was reminded of one winter morning in similar December snows. I had woken...
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Twelve Christmas Present Ideas for the Animal Lover in Your Life
Everybody has a favourite bird or animal. Some adore creatures from the English countryside: squirrels, hares, hedgehogs, badgers. Others are wild about animals from distant shores: zebras, lions, tigers. Whether your...
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How an elm tree that died decades ago is still giving life today
I have an enormous old tree stump that I hoisted many years ago into the branches of a sycamore tree outside my living room window in the hope of attracting...
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Watch my video of wildlife in winter and see the resulting paintings
I am currently exhibiting a new collection of paintings of wildlife in winter and I thought I would share with you the photographic and video research that went into this...
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How a flock of rare birds spotted on the school run inspired plans for a painting
UPDATE: This post was written after heavy snows in 2011. Since then the farmer next door to my gallery has also planted a very successful conservation strip. Read the following...
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New Winter Exhibition: Your Sneak Preview of my Latest Original Paintings
I'm all set for my latest exhibition which opens at my gallery in Thixendale on Saturday. I thought I'd share my very latest original paintings with those of my followers...
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Countdown to my Winter Exhibition: Hanging the Pictures.
It's been a busy day in my gallery in Thixendale today. My team and I have been hanging all the new paintings for my exhibition and putting up the decorations....
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Wildlife in Winter: How Britain's Birds Battle the Cold
The breeding season is over for our garden birds and you would think that they would be able to take a well-earned rest. Instead, they are as busy as ever...
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Wildlife in Winter: Why You Should Leave Your Apple Windfall for the Fieldfares
I am constantly on the look out for new subjects to paint and I have designed my garden to ensure I attract as many birds and mammals here in order...
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The Robert Fuller Gallery: A Beautiful Beamed Space Dedicated Exclusively to my Art Work
Follow a single-track road as it drops into a deep fold of the Yorkshire Wolds landscape and you will, eventually, reach my home and gallery. Dedicated exclusively to my artwork,...
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From Cow Byre to Art Gallery: The History of The Robert Fuller Gallery
I met my wife Victoria when I was 20 and she was just 17. Six years later in June 1998, we moved to Fotherdale Farm, a house high on the...
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Designing a Wildlife Garden: The History of Fotherdale Farm
I have designed the garden at Fotherdale specifically to attract wildlife and many of my paintings are portraits of the wild creatures that now regularly visit it. Designing a garden for...
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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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Paintings inspired by watching hares in snow
Paintings inspired by hares in snowI spent days following a group of hares through knee-high snow drifts and my sightings inspired a flurry of new paintings. This is the story...
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Countdown to my Christmas Exhibition: Finishing off the artwork
I still have some paintings to finish off for my exhibition, which opens on November 4th and runs until 26th. I work mainly in oils and it is necessary to...
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You are cordially invited.....
The invitations to my exhibition have just arrived back from the printers. I'm really pleased with them. Now to deliver them to my wonderful customers!The event is gearing up to...
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Australia's Beautiful Birds of Prey
When I set off to Australia for a family holiday this summer, I was sure I would return with plenty of photographs of kangaroos and wallabies. But these creatures aren’t...
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My Christmas Exhibition will Focus on Wildlife in Winter
I've been very busy gearing up for my Christmas exhibition, which runs at my gallery in Thixendale, North Yorkshire, between November 4th-26th. This year I'm planning to show a new collection...
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Watching Red Squirrels in the Yorkshire Dales
Squirrel of Formby, painted by Robert E FullerOn a trip to Anglesey a few years ago I was lucky enough to see a thriving colony of red squirrels and even...
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef was amazing: but it was the action above the waves that inspired me
I’ve just returned from a family holiday in Australia where I was lucky enough to visit the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system. And although I was...
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The rise of the urban fox has made it easier to study their behaviour
Foxes have suffered a poor press throughout history and often the loudest complaints seem to come from people living in towns and cities where population densities mean tensions get high. Occasionally...
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Why you shouldn't miss the Spurn Migration Festival
Bullfinch on Apple Blossom, by Robert E FullerThis weekend birdwatchers and novices alike will flock to Spurn Point for the Migration Festival. This weekend-long event, which includes talks and guided walks,...
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Know Someone Who's Just Wild About Wildlife? Check Out My Ultimate List of Quirky Gifts for Animal Lovers
The Great British countryside is an endless source of inspiration and delight whether it be for artists, thrill seekers or simply lovers of the diverse wildlife that lives and thrives...
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P-p-pick up a peregrine: rescuing a chick after it fell from York Minster
The story of how I helped pop a juvenile peregrine back onto the medieval parapets of York Minster last month is in the Yorkshire Post today. I've copied it below...
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This Tragic Tale of a Tawny Owl Family Has A Happy Ending
Followers of my blog will know how I have installed cameras in custom-made nest boxes throughout my garden and the countryside beyond so that I can follow the individual stories...
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How an abandoned kit weaseled its way into my heart and onto your TV Screens
I’ve been watching a family of wild weasels in my garden for two years, monitoring their lives closely via surveillance cameras hidden in the shrubbery. It’s been fascinating following their...
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Helping barn owls to thrive on the Yorkshire Wolds
I often get asked by visitors to my gallery how the barn owls are doing locally. This year I’ve enjoyed being able to reply that they are faring really well....
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How I helped to rescue a juvenile peregrine that kept plunging off the top of York Minster
A pair of peregrines have been resident on the ramparts of York Minster for many years now and I have painted the pair and photographed them too. In 2016 the pair...
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Happy World Snake Day: My Snake Paintings Plus An Exciting Adder Hunt.
Today is World Snake Day and I thought I'd share some paintings from my archives with you in celebration. I have spent many hours watching and sketching grass snakes, which...
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How my trip of a lifetime to Galapagos inspired new paintings
My trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2014 inspired a new range of paintings, pictured above. I was so overwhelmed by the experience I wasn't able to put my paintbrushes...
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A walk around Thixendale and the Robert Fuller Gallery
Visitors to my gallery often like to get out and enjoy the stunning scenery whilst they are here. Sometimes they head out to see if they can see the wild...
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Stories from the Kestrel Cam
I've been following the intimate lives of a pair of kestrels living in my garden for more than 10 years and over the years I've come to know them well;...
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See My Collection of Badger Paintings
My collection of badger paintings celebrate the best of badgers. This blog is in support of National Badger Day and The Badger Trust and hopefully serves as a reminder of...
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How I became accepted by a wild badger clan as one of their own
I've been visiting a badger sett in a valley on the Yorkshire Wolds for so long now that I have been accepted as part of the clan. Here is the...
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Too Wet To Woo! What to do if you find an owl chick
This tawny owl got soaked in a downpourThe relentless rain we've had this week reminds me of the day I had to rescue two chicks in the valley below my...
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Stories from Inside a Barn Owl Nest
I've been following the story of a barn owl pair on my nestcams throughout this breeding season and in this post I plan to tell their story from the moment...
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Farmer's care inspires new lapwing paintings
More farmers are taking up the challenge of protecting the countryside for wildlife, with an increasing number involved in stewardship schemes. A few years ago I visited a farmer I...
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The day I went down to film Springwatch Unsprung Live
I had a wonderful day yesterday. I travelled down to Sherborne Esate in Gloucestershire from my home in Thixendale, North Yorkshire. I went down to be filmed on BBC Springwatch...
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How about a 'super stoat' to rescue South Georgia's penguins?
My Fantastical Beast for Unsprung is a Super Stoat. This is what he would look like.I've been invited into the studios of BBC Springwatch for their indepth analysis programme, Unsprung....
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The Story Behind my TV Kingfisher Film
https://youtu.be/XKA9fnorWjkI’ve been filming a kingfisher pair inside their underground nest from cameras hidden in a box I made especially for them and the footage has been so groundbreaking I featured...
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New Exhibition: Sneak Peak at my Brand New Originals
I thought you'd like to see all my very latest originals for my exhibition Bringing up Baby which opens on Saturday at my gallery at Thixendale. Read more about the...
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