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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.

  • Peregrines on York Minster

    Peregrines on York Minster

    Mr Peregrine, painted by Robert E FullerI don’t really frequent cities that much and usually only venture in to York once a year. But whilst preparing for a talk on...

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  • Yay! Mrs Kestrel has laid her 5th egg

    Yay! Mrs Kestrel has laid her 5th egg

    After an epic battle with a barn owl for possession of a nest box, the kestrel pair I have been watching moved off to a nearby nest box I fashioned...

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  • Blue tit raids wren nest

    Blue tit raids wren nest

    Caught on camera!!! We see you!! This cheeky blue tit was caught red handed stealing moss from a wren's nest then taking it back to line its own nest box!Watch...

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  • Nest Cams Reveal Brutal Bird Battle

    Nest Cams Reveal Brutal Bird Battle

    My nest cams are so popular I've decided to extend my Easter Nest exhibition so that visitors to my gallery in North Yorkshire can watch as the eggs hatch and...

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  • Easter Eggs and Nests

    Easter Eggs and Nests

    As spring approaches it’s tempting to tackle the cobwebs that have knotted up the corners of the greenhouse, but I like to leave them for the long-tailed tits. These beautiful...

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  • Nesting Season

    Nesting Season

    The birds at Fotherdale have been very busy looking for nest sites. I was a little alarmed when this robin decided it fancied the tyre on the back of the Landcruiser. Whilst...

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  • Learning to listen to nature

    Learning to listen to nature

    As spring gets underway, the birdsong in my garden has ratcheted up a notch or two and the noise got me thinking about how I watch wildlife and the techniques...

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  • RSPB Leighton Moss under ice

    RSPB Leighton Moss under ice

    Recently I visited one of the country’s most importantwetland reserves run by the RSPB at Leighton Moss. I arrived shortly after dawn and watched the sun come up.Most of water...

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  • White Stoat Capture

    White Stoat Capture

    I've managed to get a better picture of the white stoat I've been watching. It is still very elusive though and recently sightings have been particularly unreliable because buzzards, crows...

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  • Stoat Agility Course in Action!

    Here it is! My stoat agility course in action. If you remember from my last blog I've only just finished making it and the stoats have made barely stopped in...

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  • Red Squirrel Watch

    Red Squirrel Watch

    I've been watching an endearing colony of red squirrels in the Dales.Wildlife photographer Simon Phillpott has been feeding these indigenous squirrels near Hawes for some years now and they have...

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  • Stoat Assault Course

    Stoat Assault Course

    Exactly three days before the snow fall last week, I spotted this white stoat hunting in the valley opposite.I watched it hunting and then put out food and set up...

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  • Stalking a red stag with a camera

    Stalking a red stag with a camera

    Red stags are truly magnificent beasts and can be seen quite readily in Scotland. But to get up close you need to be prepared to really get down on your...

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  • Watch the Birdie

    Watch the Birdie

    This weekend is the RSPB annual Garden Birdwatch where everybody can get involved in a nationwide count of Britain's garden bird species. It's great fun and something I always make...

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  • Painting Peregrines in the City

    Painting Peregrines in the City

    I've been putting the finishing touches to this acrylic study of a peregrine falcon this week. I was inspired to pick up my paintbrushes after watching a pair of peregrines...

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  • City Wildlife

    City Wildlife

    I am currently exhibiting a new collection of paintings of wildlife in Yorkshire and after claiming that this county is teaming with incredible species I was challenged by Radio York...

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  • Fotherdale's Fantastic Breeding Season

    Fotherdale's Fantastic Breeding Season

    I'm just getting ready for my new exhibition all about the wealth of wildlife to be found in Yorkshire and I've been looking back at the remarkable breeding season we've...

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  • Wild About Yorkshire

    Wild About Yorkshire

    I'm busy finishing a new collection of paintings of Yorkshire wildlife for my latest exhibition, which opens on November 8th.  The event, which I've titled 'My Yorkshire', will be a...

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  • Trail Cam Photography

    Trail Cam Photography

    I'm often asked how I get to know the subjects in my paintings so well and the answer is that I spend a lot of time watching them. To help...

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  • Nest Box Wars Begin Again

    Nest Box Wars Begin Again

    UPDATE: Since witing this blog post I captured this incredible footage of a tawny owl and a barn owl fighting over a nest site. Watch how the barn owl stands...

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  • A Sparrowhawk in the Studio!

    A Sparrowhawk in the Studio!

    I was sitting at my easel putting the final touches to this kestrel painting when a greenfinch flew through the open studio door with a sparrowhawk hot on its heels!...

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  • New Beginnings

    New Beginnings

    I came across this barn owl chick on a road side this week. Poor thing had fallen out of its nest and was desperately flapping away to no effect! I...

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  • Standing on top of an otter's holt!

    Standing on top of an otter's holt!

    I had one of the most incredible sightings of otters during a trip to the Ardurmurchan Peninsula on west coast of Scotland this summer. I was staying on the shores of Loch Sunart, a sea...

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  • Swallows in my porch

    Swallows in my porch

      Each Spring I look forward to the arrival of the swallows to my garden. They usually nest in the front porch of my house.   This year they arrived on cue...

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  • Weekend Wildlife Watching

    Weekend Wildlife Watching

    This weekend I travelled down to the Bird Fair at Rutland Water to meet the BBC Wildlife editorial team. I have been producing local patch reports of the wildlife around...

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  • Painting a kestrel in flight

    Painting a kestrel in flight

    Remember the kestrel chicks I was watching via nest cam? Well they have now all fledged successfully and are coming into the garden daily to feed. I tie mice or...

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  • Barn Owl Chicks Fledge

    Barn Owl Chicks Fledge

    The five barn owl chicks I have been studying have now all fledged. I have watched these chicks via nest cams from the moment the first egg was laid and...

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  • Tawny Owl Chicks

    Tawny Owl Chicks

    The pair of tawny owls that feed in my garden every night have begun to bring their chicks to the bird table and this week I had all eight at...

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  • Goodbye Galapagos

    Goodbye Galapagos

    They say all good things come to an end and today my three-week long exhibition on the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands draws to a close. But before I pack...

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  • Painting Galapagos

    Painting Galapagos

    My video studies for the paintings below are among the most interesting of my footage from Galapagos. These are magnificent frigate birds. During the breeding season the males puff out...

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  • Framing Flamingos

    Framing Flamingos

    Flamingos are rare in The Galapagos Islands, so when I came across some greater flamingos feeding in a brackish lagoon I felt very privileged. I spent some time trying to...

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  • Land Iguanas

    Land Iguanas

    The best place to spot land iguanas on The Galapagos Islands is on Santa Cruz Island up the aptly named, Dragon Hill. Santa Cruz is abeautiful island and the day...

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  • Travel | Underwater Grace of Galapagos Penguin

    Travel | Underwater Grace of Galapagos Penguin

    Inspired by the Galapagos penguin Galapagos penguins are endemic to the archipelago and are very different to those found in South Georgia. I tried to capture their endearing nature in...

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  • Waved Albatross

    Waved Albatross

    Among the most incredible sightings I had on Galapagos was when I went to see the world's only waved albatross breeding colony. These beautiful birds only nest on one island...

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  • Super Dad Diego

    Super Dad Diego

    Now that my exhibition is finally underway,  I can put down my paintbrushes and at last begin the series of blog posts on my trip to the Galapagos I promised.I...

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  • Drawing for Darwin - Just 12 days to go!

    Drawing for Darwin - Just 12 days to go!

    I've been so busy finishing a new collection of paintings inspired by my journey to the Galapagos for my summer exhibition which opens on June 21st at my gallery at Thixendale....

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  • Bedraggled Tawny Owls

    Bedraggled Tawny Owls

    I know I should be posting moreon Galapagos and I promise I will but last week the tawny owl chicks got caughtout in the rain and I just had to...

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  • Catching up with old friends!

    Catching up with old friends!

    My trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands wasspectacular. But despite enjoying once-in-a-lifetime experiences such asswimming with sea lions and walking with giant tortoises it was so nice to beback!...

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  • Condor Flyby

    Condor Flyby

    I saw so much that took my breath away during my tour of Ecuadorand the Galapagos Islands it’s difficult to know where to start when it comesto relating my best...

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  • Kestrels: A different sort of Easter Egg

    Kestrels: A different sort of Easter Egg

    I’m not really into watching the television, but this week Ihave been glued to the box. I’ve set up CCTV cameras in a kestrel nest box andit has had me...

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