One Million Subscriber Special: The Stories That Built This Channel | My Story | Robert E Fuller

So proud to reach one million subscribers. Enjoy this look back at the most popular moments from the channel. Help me, help wildlife. As a member of my channel, you help me buy food, build new nest boxes and create habitats for the wildlife I support. Join:    / robertefuller   ABOUT THIS FILM __________________ From humble beginnings The channel began with me sharing short clips, essentially field research for my paintings, but it really took off when I invested in surveillance cameras and began streaming the action from inside owl and kestrel nests. Developing a habitat But filming wildlife is about more than using the right equipment. The real skill is understanding animal behaviour and creating the right habitat. I spent almost three decades developing my garden into a wildlife haven and have also restored an ash woodland and the results are incredible Most popular moments Among the most popular moments were when Luna the tawny owl adopted two chicks and a clip of a young barn owl experiencing thunder for the first time has had almost 30 million views. Favourite characters Some of the animals here have become internet starts. Like Dryer the male barn owl who has a particular fascination for his eggs and Mr Kes the kestrel who raised his chicks alone after his partner died. Wildlife rehabilitation Along the way I've helped rescue and return many animals to the wild. From stoats to tawny owls, you've loved watching their stories. Highs & lows There have been some moments that made us laugh out loud - like when stoats discovered my kids' trampoline, and some heartbreaking times - like when a leveret disappeared. Rare sights We've witnessed some incredible behaviour - including the moment Ozzy the tawny owl brooded his chicks and the moment a kingfisher laid her eggs. Travel And I've even filmed wildlife abroad, bringing you spectacular footage of jaguars from South America, penguins in the Antarctic and more. Art And through it all I've continued to paint the animals I watch, now filming the process so you can all watch my artwork come together. What's next? But one million is just the beginning - I'm hoping to continue my wildlife journey and hope you'll continue to watch to see what new wildlife stories we can uncover. ABOUT ME ____________ I am a British wildlife artist and filmmaker on a mission to share my love for wildlife with the world. As well as creating detailed animal film and art portraits, I promote wildlife tours around the world and do all I can to help conserve and protect wildlife here at my home in Yorkshire. I hope that by putting nature in the frame I can foster a deep love for wildlife amongst my followers. You may like to purchase my artwork: https://www.robertefuller.com. Many of my paintings are portraits of the characters you watch here! Follow me on social media: https://www.robertefuller.com/pages/s... Or sign up to my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/robertefuller/news... CHAPTERS ____________ 00:00 Reaching one million 00:44 How it started 01:23 Developing a wildlife haven 02:05 Most popular moments 03:21 Favourite wildlife characters 03:28 Dryer the barn owl 06:25 Mr Kes 07:35 Rehabilitating stoats 10:51 A BBC documentary 11:30 Most popular films 12:28 A hare raising leverets 14:46 Animals takeover playground 17:27 Developing a wildlife woodland 20:35 Kestrels Apollo & Athena 22:05 Male tawny owl brooding chicks 23:07 Rescuing a barn owl 25:08 Secret life of a kingfisher 26:18 Swans 27:11 Cuckoo & reed warbler 28:51 Wildlife travels 30:06 Wildlife art 31:25 One million is just the start © Robert E Fuller Copyright Disclaimer: Please feel free to share my videos but do not download any content without permission with the intent to re-upload. If you would like to license any content, please get in touch: [email protected]