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I've made my first attempt in over a decade to revive my interest in nature illustration. It started again about a year ago with a scetch of my memories ringing stormies on

The sound, insane Skomer dark skies, the fleeting glimpses of the tiny birds, just incredible!

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2022-11-29

Water laps at the rugged Pembrokeshire coast in this painting by Ray Howard Jones, as the lone house of the Warden overlooks the bay of Skomer Island. You can see this painting and more as part of the Pembrokeshire: Then and Now exhibition at the Gallery.

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2022-03-18

once again paddles away from her home on Skomer island in the rubber dinghy to get supplies from the mainland

(This probably sounds insane without context from the recent stream)

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2021-05-15

Populations of this gorgeous seabird have fallen due to a decline in sand eel populations (climate change & overfishing), but seeing puffins nesting on remains one of my most treasured wildlife experiences.

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2020-06-07

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5️⃣/🔟 of our fav pics & videos to inspire u to vote for us in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿#BestNatureReserve. 🙏

Click, register & select Skomer to vote.⬇️ Deadline 28 Feb!

https://t.co/aWZAyY5Lfm

📷HJ Hettchen

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2020-02-16

Detail Watercolour of specimen Painted during my visit to this week. This species is the closest living relative to the extinct Great Auk! There are around 12,000 Razorbills on Skomer

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2020-01-12

Skomer boats are running today, bring waterproofs just in case! ☔️👍 https://t.co/6fVWkpwhd0

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2019-08-22

Waiting to board a boat to island. Can’t wait to see the close up. Until then, I am happily taking photos of the soaring above.

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2019-05-15

My oil on board paintings: Stackpole Quay, Skomer Island, Towards Elugug Stacks, St. Govan's Head - in Cardiff until 4th May.

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2019-04-30

Over the last 24 hours Puffins have returned to a number of seabird colonies around UK including Isle of May, Coquet Island, Farne Islands, Skomer, Skokholm and Bempton! Spring has sprung. Blog updated with story: https://t.co/VnWtRiQI6m

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2019-03-21

My oil painting of a "Puffin on the Rocks' which admittedly sounds like a cocktail drink 🍸🍹 😉 Might need a better name? ❤️🎨❤️🐧

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2018-07-19

So what was this I saw many years ago on Skomer, Moltoni's?

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2018-06-04

Good Morning, more inspiration from Skomer Island last year

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2015-06-26

I may see a few of these little chaps whilst on Skokholm Island, these two where inspired by my stay on Skomer Isla…

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2015-06-26