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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.

Film | Injured Barn Owls Together Again | Tappy & Sparkle

Barn owl pair Tappy & Sparkle haven't had a lot of luck lately. First Tappy was injured in a courtship dispute, then Sparkle got an eye injury... At least they...

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Film | Tawny Owlets' First Views Outside Nest | Luna & Shadow | Robert E Fuller
It won't be long before they fledge. Watch as Luna's four owlets enjoy the view outside their nest. Owlets' first views Tawny owlets are adventurous and often hop out of...
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Travel | Sub-Antarctic Adventures in Inspire Colourful Art Collection
The Antarctic adventures of British wildlife artist Robert E Fuller inspire a colourful new art collection. Read how this artist crossed choppy seas and icy blizzards for the sake of...
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Film | The Barn Owl Was Unable To Hunt | Rescued & Returned to the Wild
This barn owl was nicknamed “Tappy” because of the way he tapped his feet. But when he trapped a talon during a lover's tiff, not only was poor Tappy unable...
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Film | How Tawny Owlets Spend Their Time When They're Only 19 Days Old | 24 Hr Timelapse | Robert E Fuller
These tawny owl chicks are just 19 days old and already old enough to spend their days alone in the nest. Enjoy this timelapse taken over a day in their...
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Film | Swan Chases Rival Right Over Eggs | Mute Swans
When a rival swan comes too close to the nest, the female gives chase - right over the eggs! Swan sees off intruder This female swan is sitting on 10...
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Film | Close Up Footage of A Barn Owl Laying An Egg | Gylfie & Dryer
The moment it drops! Gylfie the barn owl graces us with a full screen view of her second egg as she lays. Gylfie is now sitting on two eggs. This...
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Film | First-time Tawny Owl Dad's Reaction To Meeting His Chicks | Luna & Shadow
Shadow the male tawny owl's reaction when he meets his chicks for the first time says it all. Watch this first-time owl dad's response to finding his chicks alone -...
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Film | Barn Owl Stands By Partner As She Lays 1st Egg | Gylfie & Dryer
Gylfie the barn owl laid the first egg of the season on Easter Sunday and Dryer stays with her the whole time. Devoted owl partner Barn owl pair Gylfie &...
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Film | Kestrel Lays Her First Egg & Dad Brings a Treat | Apollo & Athena
Shortly after Athena the kestrel lays her first egg, Apollo arrives with a meal - he seems so excited he even has a go at brooding it whilst she pops...
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Film | Tawny Owl Mum So Gentle With Newly Hatched Chicks | Luna & Shadow
Luna the tawny owl now has three chicks and she's taking such great care of them. Three tawny owlets hatch Luna's first chick hatched in the early hours of Wednesday,...
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Film | Kestrels Want This Nest—But So Do Jackdaws | 24 Hr Timelapse
Kestrels Apollo & Athena are keen to nest in Ash Hollow again this year, but first they must fight off the competition - a pair of insistent jackdaws. Watch this...
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Film | Hungry Tawny Owl Feeds Up Before Chicks Hatch | Luna & Shadow
As she waits for her chicks to hatch, Luna the tawny owl devours two young rats delivered by her attentive new partner Shadow. Hungry owl Luna's chicks are due any...
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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...
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Film | This Tawny Owl Was Sitting Quietly On Her Eggs When A Kestrel Attacked | Luna & Shadow
In the second kestrel attack in days, Luna the tawny owl fights off a new intruder to her nest. This time it's the male kestrel Jasper, egged on by his...
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Film | Roe Deer Silhouetted At Sunset | Your Nature Fix
Enjoy this magical moment as roe deer run across the landscape at sunset, silhouetted against the darkening sky. Roe deer Roe deer live in areas of mixed countryside that includes...
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Film | A Tawny Owl's Long Day Incubating Eggs | Timelapse
Luna the tawny owl is incubating four eggs - and it's a full time job. In this 24-hour timelapse from her nest it's clear she rarely leaves the nest, spending...
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Film | How I Use A Thermal Monocular To Film Young Hares in Daylight | My Camera Equipment
Thermal technology has transformed the way I film wildlife. It used it take me hours to find the secret places hares hide their babies, but with a thermal monocular it...
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Film | As Tawny Owl Lays Eggs, Her New Partner Takes Great Care of Her | Luna & Shadow
Luna the tawny owl is now brooding a clutch of three eggs and her new partner Shadow is taking good care of her. Tawny owl Luna After her long-term partner...
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Paintings & films inspired by bird nests
Bird nests come in all shapes and sizes. From woven cups to hidden burrows, and even floating platforms, as in the little grebes featured above, each is a remarkable feat...
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Animal parenting - studies in art
From protective parent owls to clucky mother ducks, wildlife artist Robert E Fuller explores the way animals interact with their young in this collection of highly-detailed animal paintings
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10 wildlife paintings inspired by spring
Welcome to this collection of paintings inspired by wildlife in spring. Curated to lift spirits as winter comes to an end and the sun begins to shine, the collection features...
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Film | Sparrowhawk Takes a Spin Round Icy Pond | Discover Wildlife
As it paddles across an icy pond, this sparrowhawk looks like it's walking on water. Filmed using hidden cameras, this captures a rare visitor to a woodland pond just as...
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Film | Fox Family's Secret, Adorable Life Underground | 20Hr Timelapse
With four young cubs to nurse, this fox vixen doesn't get a lot of rest. This timelapse taken from cameras hidden in an underground nest gives you a day in...
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Film | Tawny Owl Whistles As She Lays First Egg of Season | Luna
Luna the tawny owl whistles loudly as she lays an egg. This is the first egg of the season and her first with her new partner. After her long-term partner...
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This Little Owl Chick is So Determined To Leave It's Nest | Discover Wildlife
This little owl chick was determined! After it's siblings left the nest it too wanted to reach the entrance. It took a few attempts! Little owls The UK's smallest owls, an...
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Film | Tawny Owls' Early Courtship Behaviour Is Adorably Awkward | Luna
Luna the tawny owl has a new partner and their early courtship is adorably awkward. Watch her get her nest box all ready to receive visitors, call out hopefully, only...
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5 Mothers day gifts for mums who love nature
5 Mother's day gifts for mums who love nature Whether your mum is a bird-lover or simply loves the countryside, this selection of five gifts inspired by nature is sure...
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Reed Warblers Work Twice As Hard To Raise Giant Cuckoo Chick | Discover Wildlife | Robert E Fuller
By comparing two reed warbler nests, one where they were raising a brood of their own chicks and one where they raised a cuckoo chick, I discover just how hard-working...
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Animal love: wildlife romance, jealousy and all the feels
I've devoted a lifetime to studying animal behaviour and for Valentine's Day I discuss whether animals experience emotions in the same way humans do, and recount the stories of countless...
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How to build a nest box for a tawny owl
Nest boxes for tawny owls Each year tawny owls nest in my garden in boxes built especially for them. Over the years I've learned what sort of box suits this...
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Film | This Kestrel Won't Let Jackdaws Near Her Nest | Apollo & Athena
When Athena the kestrel spots a kestrel at the entrance to her nest, she wastes no time in evicting it. Watch her snatch the unsuspecting corvid from its perch. But...
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Film | I Built Nest Boxes For Birds & Watched As They Moved In | Wildlife Conservation
Building bird boxes For many birds the greatest challenge is a lack of places to nest, so I made it my mission to build as many suitable homes as possible. Each...
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Film | Kestrel Pair Share Dinner For Two | Jenny & Jasper
Kestrels Jenny and Jasper share a quiet ‘dinner date’ — a tender sign that this falcon pair are still together and already preparing for the breeding season ahead. Kestrel courtship...
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Film | Kestrel Parents: Daily Challenge of Feeding Six Hungry Chicks | Apollo & Athena
With six 13-day old kestrel chicks to care for, kestrel parents Apollo & Athena must deliver enough food every day to ensure their chicks grow up strong. This 10-minute timelapse...
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Film | Sights & Sounds of Swans On An Icy Lake | Winter Wildlife
Enjoy the sight and sounds of swans on an icy lake. Listen to the gentle calls this swan family make as they walk over the frosty ground and enjoy the...
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Film | Barn Owl Takes 1st Step of Journey Back to Wild | Rescued & Returned to the Wild
Watch this film to see a rescued barn owl take its first step in the journey to a new life in the wild. Barn owl rescue Roughly four months old,...
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Valentine's day art for wildlife lovers
Say it with art this Valentine's Day. A framed painting featuring your loved one's favourite animal is a gift that will last forever - better still a painting that reflects...
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Stoats & weasels in art | A collection inspired by intensive field studies
This collection of 16 paintings of stoats and weasels follows five-years of intensive studies and each is a portrait of an individual stoat or weasel living in my garden. Scroll...
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Film | Stoat Gets The Zoomies For Two Full Minutes | Stoats & Weasels
This stoat has got the zoomies! My cameras recorded a stoat racing round and round a pond I dug for wildlife. Stoats can be very playful and this one was...
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Travel | Reclaimed: The Haunting Whaling Station Now Home to Wildlife | South Georgia
South Georgia is one of the greatest places on earth for wildlife. Yet its capital Grytviken was once home to a whaling station. Join me as I tour this icy...
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Film | How An Only Barn Owl Chick Spends Its Days: 8 Hours in 5 Mins | Gylfie & Dryer
Ace the barn owl spent long days alone in the nest. Like an only child amusing himself, watch him thrown a pellet to pounce on and spend hours examining a...
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Film | Timelapse Shows How I Bring A Pine Marten Painting Alive
From field to final painting, click on the video above to watch a timelapse showing how I bring a new painting of a pine marten to life. My painting style...
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Film | Favourite Wildlife Moments | Your Nature Fix🐾
It's been an incredible year for watching wildlife. From filming a cuckoo's nest for the first time in 30 years, to watching kingfishers in their nest, discovering baby hares hidden...
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Film | The Way These Robins Help Each Other Is So Sweet | Garden Birds
These robins have a new family to take care of - and they share their jobs so nicely. These robins have two newly-hatched chicks and two eggs that should be...
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Film | Long Reign of Tawny Owl Who Fostered Countless Chicks in The Wild | Bomber
After 18 years here at Fotherdale, Bomber the male tawny owl Bomber has disappeared. Named for his aggressive nature, this tawny owl dominated the territory. But my cameras also revealed...
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Film | Pheasants Out For Stroll Ambushed By Squirrel & Stoat | Animals Do Funny
These pheasants just want to stroll along Ash Wood path, but first one is ambushed by a grey squirrel, then a stoat creeps up on another.
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Film | Kestrel Family Tested by Rivals, Hunger and Illness | Apollo & Athena
The sheer determination of kestrels Apollo & Athena never fails to surprise me. Their fourth breeding season was dogged by jackdaw attacks, illness and the near-loss of a chick. Despite...
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Film | Who Is Luna the Tawny Owl's New Partner? | Bomber & Luna
After spotting tawny owl Luna with a new male, I cross check our records to try to identify him. Identifying individual owls When Luna's long-term partner Bomber went missing, a...
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Film | Building A Spooky Film Set For Spiders | Wildlife Filmmaking
Halloween is a year away, but I've already started filming spiders inside a miniature spooky film set. Watch this for an insight into the work that goes into each film. ...
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