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Red fox photograph of a fox in a field of grass looking majestic.

Photographing Foxes In The UK

Leave a Comment / Chris Chalk / 22nd March 2025

Foxes are my favourite British animal, so much so, I built a dedicated fox watching hide at the back of […]

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Colourful bird illustrations on a large canvas in artist's studio during creative process.

New Skokholm Island Bird Paintings

Leave a Comment / Chris Chalk / 29th May 2023

I had the pleasure of being invited back to Skokholm Island Bird Observatory, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, this year

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Fox Painting, Step by Step Demo

Leave a Comment / Chris Chalk / 26th October 2016

Inspired by a family of foxes I’ve been watching playing and feeding in the field behind my house here in

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A painting of a barn owl on a artist's easel in a studio full of beautiful paintings.

Barn Owl Painting

Leave a Comment / Chris Chalk / 28th July 2016

Barn owls aren’t as widespread in the UK as they once were, diminishing suitable hunting habitat as a result of modern

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Kingfisher Photographs & Video

Leave a Comment / Chris Chalk / 11th September 2015

Kingfishers ( Alcedo atthis ) are surely one of Britain’s most beautiful birds, and the Teifi valley here in west Wales

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Otter Watching in Wales , UK

3 Comments / Chris Chalk / 28th August 2015

As an artist I love painting wildlife, but you can’t beat just watching wildlife and being immersed in nature. I’m

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