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...
Robert E Fuller
Barn Owls Evict Broody Stock Dove | Tappy & Sparkle
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My new range of art prints is out now
I've brought out a new range of limited edition prints. Each print is printed to the highest quality on heavyweight watercolour paper using light fast inks. The print are individually...
Robert E Fuller
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How a midair mobbing inspired a new painting of a kestrel attacking an owl
Applying the finishing touches I've just finished this painting of a midair mobbing. I was inspired to paint it after watching this plucky kestrel snatch food from a short eared owl...
Robert E Fuller
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12 Different Ways Animals Bring up Babies in the Wild
I've been studying the parenting styles of different animals for a new exhibition of paintings showing at my gallery at Thixendale, North Yorkshire, from June 3rd - 25th and through my...
Robert E Fuller
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Infidelity Rocks All Families: I watched a curlew unable to brood because her mate was flirting
Like many birds, curlews tend to form monogamous relationships: the male and female taking turns in rearing their young. But last month I came across a pair on the Yorkshire moors...
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How I watched a formidable pair of curlews defend their chicks
The unmistakable sound of a curlew’s call rings out across the Yorkshire Wolds and moors brightens up the dullest of days. These waders come in from the coastal mud flats...
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Bringing Up Baby: An Art Exhibition Focusing on How Animals Parent
From pushy parent owls to clucky mother ducks, the different parenting styles of British wildlife are the focus of my summer art exhibition, running at my gallery in Thixendale from June...
Robert E Fuller
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Are long-tail tits the most sociable birds?
I’ve been watching a pair of long-tail tits begin their courtship process. These delicate little birds are one of Britain’s earliest breeders. They begin pairing up in late January and...
Robert E Fuller
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My week crammed in a wendy house watching a fox with her cubs
As a wildlife artist, I have always been fascinated by the sight of a fox slinking through the countryside. They are essentially elusive, which is part of their appeal. But...
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Why the Yorkshire Wolds is the Best Place to Live if you like Wildlife
My gallery is based in the deep-cut vale of Thixendale in North Yorkshire which, aside from being very beautiful, teams with wildlife. I've devoted my life to watching these creatures...
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Where to see otters in East Yorkshire
I’ve been trying to study otters one and off for the last few years. It is hard work as they are largely nocturnal and very secretive. Often, I’ve only had...
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BBC to Film my Kingfisher's in their Nest
BBC Springwatch are coming today to film the kingfishers I've been watching inside their nest. I've been watching this pair since February from a hide I built next to a pond...
Robert E Fuller
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Did You know? Great Crested Grebes Carry Their Chicks Piggyback and Feed Them Feathers
Nature is full of curious things. Did you know, for instance, that great crested grebes carry their chicks on their backs and feed them feathers?These water birds make excellent parents....
Robert E Fuller
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Filming with the BBC Countryfile Crew
I had a great day filming with BBC Countryfile today. The crew came early this morning to film me at my gallery. They were interested in seeing how I set...
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How to spot badger cubs and why you shouldn't miss them
Badger cubs come out from their underground setts in late May and you can see them playing and exploring in the evening summer sunshine until July. Robert E Fuller has...
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Cyclists on the Tour De Yorkshire will get a Tour De Wolds Wildlife as they pass my gallery
UPDATE Just updating this post with a short video of Yorkshire's biggest cycling event today. It was very exciting. The cyclists came through in two batches. Here's the first, including...
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The full story and all the best clips from my nestcams
I have more than 30 cameras hidden in animal and bird nests throughout my garden and the countryside beyond and at any one time you can watch wild owls, weasels....
Robert E Fuller
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Easter Opening Times
Visit my gallery to see some really wild Easter eggs via cameras hidden in owl nest boxes. A tawny owl has already laid two eggs. Watch the video below to...
Robert E Fuller
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How I Paint : A Red Stag in a Highland Landscape
UPDATE: I'VE FINISHED IT! SEE BELOW. I hope you like the final painting. It goes on show at my latest Winter exhibition, which opens on Saturday. Read more......As you can...
Robert E Fuller
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Celebrate Spring with my Springtime Collection
Monday is officially the first day of spring, but you can smell it in the air already. There's something so uplifting about watching the countryside slowly come alive, the buds...
Robert E Fuller
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Choose a really wild art gift this Mother's Day: Sunday March 26th
Mother's Day is the day you get to choose a really special present to give back to the person in your life who is always giving to you. I've put...
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Red Kites At Thixendale
'Red Kites: The Chase', painting by Robert E Fuller This morning I spotted two red kites soaring above Thixendale for the first time. I've seen one flying solo above the valley...
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Grebe Reed Dance: Is this the most romantic Valentine gesture ever?
It's Valentine’s Day soon. Perhaps you’ll buy a card, choose a bunch of flowers or reserve a table for two to show your loved one you care. Were you a...
Robert E Fuller
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ITV's Calendar on how I have adapted my garden to study wildlife
People often ask my about how I capture the character of an animal or bird in paint so I thought I would share this TV clip since it describes how...
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Fidget the Weasel to star on TV
Read on to read the blog I wrote on the day he was filmed and to find out why Fidget is running this assault course! A camera crew from...
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A skating stoat!
Playful stoat cubs, acrylic painting by Robert E Fuller I have a fantastic video clip of a stoat examining the ice on the pond in my garden. It's incredible to...
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Rare birds flock outside my window thanks to the farmer next door.
This year my farming neighbours, John Midgley and his son Richard, provided me with the most priceless bird watching season that I have ever experienced. From my studio window, I...
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A Brave Barn Owl Sees off a Tawny Owl Attack
Watch how this barn owl holds its own when a tawny owl twice its size flies into the tree it is roosting in!The barn owl bows its head when it...
Robert E Fuller
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Watch My TV tour of Wolds Way Way on BBC1 on January 20th
I'm going to be giving a tour of the wildlife to be found along the Yorkshire Wolds Way in a new series on TV next week.'The Yorkshire Wolds Way' is...
Robert E Fuller
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How I turned my garden in to a haven for birds
UPDATE: This post was written in January in support of an event to promote the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. If you have followed a link from my tree sparrows photograph...
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Laying a network of surveillance cameras to watch kestrels in the garden
I’m not really into watching the television, but this month I have been glued to the box. I’ve set up CCTV cameras in a kestrel nest box and it has...
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How to get birds of prey as well as robins and blue tits in your garden
My bird table is unusual because it caters both for birds of prey such as kestrels and tawny owls as well as seed-eating birds like include tree sparrows, goldfinches, blue...
Robert E Fuller
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Guest Blogger: Dr Amy Jane Beer on Noticing Nature
In the first of what I hope will become a regular occurrence, I'd like to introduce a guest blogger whose work I admire. Today it's Dr Amy-Jane Beer, who lives...
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A trampolining stoat
This year John Lewis' Christmas advert featuring a troop of woodland creatures bouncing on a child's trampoline reminded me of a stoat that often has a cheeky flip on my...
Robert E Fuller
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An Exclusive Preview of My Latest Original Paintings
My winter exhibition opens on Saturday, but in case you live too far to visit, here is a selection of the original paintings going on show. Red Stag of Studley...
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An Animal Version of You've Been Framed
Take a look at my video of some of the funniest moments I've witnessed whilst watching animals for my paintings.I've got endearing wildlife moments and slip-ups that play like an...
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Nature's Funniest Moments. Artist Exhibits His Funniest Animal Research
Watching and painting animals for a living has got to rankamongst the best jobs in the world since animals can do such funny things. Overthe years I’ve had some hilarious...
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Animal Anecdotes
I spend many hours watching animals interact in the wild formy paintings and I can honestly say it’s the most rewarding job in the world. When I’m watching an animal...
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I've won the British Seasons category of the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Very excited to announce that this week I won a prize in the highly esteemed 2016 British Wildlife Photography Awards for a series of photographs I took of weasels in...
Robert E Fuller
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How to build a wildlife hide and use camouflage that works
I use hides a great deal. Once I am certain I know an animal or bird will appear in the same spot again and again – for instance if I've...
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Peregrine Action
York Minster Peregrine, painted by Robert E Fuller The group that attended yesterday's gallery event to see peregrines at York Minster were treated to a spectacular show when three peregrines...
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The Secret Life Of A Kestrel: How Webcams Revealed A Kestrel's Second Family
I have been offering food to wild kestrels in my garden for many years now. It all started when I saw a young male kestrel in my garden, looking wet...
Robert E Fuller
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How could you not love a weasel?
UPDATE: Fidget is now one year's old and he's on TV again tonight (April 5th 2017): Follow this link to read my latest blog and to see a clip of...
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Wild Weasels in my Garden: PART I
Although weasels are common enough mammals it is rare to get more than a fleeting glimpse of one before it disappears into the undergrowth.I have followed the secret behaviour of...
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Watch me and my weasels on Springwatch Monday June 12th!
The female weasel living in my garden is expecting kits. Her swollen belly bulges out so incongruously against her otherwise long, slim body it makes her look an elongated tear...
Robert E Fuller
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Can you recognise birds in the wild? Watch my short video to learn
Do you know a robin trill from a chaffinch cheep? Watch my short video to learn the basics of birdsong.I've combined my latest paintings of UK's beautiful song birds species...
Robert E Fuller
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6 of the Best Ways to Learn Bird Song
Have you ever strolled through the countryside wondering what bird you just heard? Or what the different tweets and chirrups of UK songbirds actually mean?For many, birdsong is simply the...
Robert E Fuller
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What to do if you find a tawny owlet on the ground.
Tawny Owl Chick, painted in acrylics by Robert E Fuller I have been watching a pair of tawny owls in the valley below my gallery for many years now. These...
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Listening to Wild Stoats
I've been watching this pair of wild stoats via a camera hidden in their nest and I've discovered some really interesting behaviour. Below is my latest footage. It shows a...
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The making of an underground hide.
The pipes have arrived for the tunnel I'm making so that I can get from the house to a new hide without being detected. It is going to run from...
Robert E Fuller
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An egg-rolling stoat for Easter
Egg-rolling is an ancient Easter tradition, but who knew stoats did it too!! Watch as this stoat nudges an egg down a hill, negotiating a old log and off to...
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