Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Barn Owl feeding Chicks: It's too big!
Poor chicks are struggling with too large a morsel mum, tear it up smaller please!
Weasel in my garden
Take a look at this weasel I photographed in my garden!!! Weasels are incredibly difficult to watch in the wild, but I've got this one posing for me in front of an artful prop - should make a good painting!
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
A new way to rehabilitate orphaned tawny owl chicks
I've set up a bit of a new idea of rehabilitating tawny owl chicks that are found either abandoned/ orphaned or mistakenly picked up by passers by. I've tried putting them into a wild tawny owl nest site that is just down the road from my gallery at Thixendale, North Yorkshire. It has been a tremendous success, tawny owls don't seem to be able to count and don't notice the additional chick. They go onto to raise them as their own 'wild' owl. Watch this video from the moment I put the chick in till it went onto fledge. See more on www.robertefuller.com
Monday, May 18, 2015
Peregrines on York Minster
The peregrines on York Minster are now nesting. I saw the male hunt a pigeon then perch on this gargoyle to prepare it for the female.
He then circled the tower, calling out to her. Then she emerged from a balcony and flew straight to the offering and tucked in. Meanwhile the male went back in to the tower to incubate the eggs.
This food pass was clear confirmation that the pair are now sitting on eggs.
The sighting inspired me to paint the picture below:
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