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Ben
@tarka79.bsky.social
Pilot, photographer, astronomer, Britpop nostalgist, book reader, swimmer, walker, very amateur Egyptologist & professional number wrangler.

Photos taken by me unless stated otherwise.
February started with clouds and rain, but made for a suitably moody setting for Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Time’ sculpture at Margate.

#photography #EastCoastKin #sculpture #art
February 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
#clouds with silver linings for this week’s #BlueSkyArtShow

#photography #EastCoastKin #nature #skyscape
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Definitely at the point of winter when I've had enough of cold, wet days (although it is brighter today).

Reaching into the archive to find somewhere warmer, here's a White-Tailed Tropicbird (and Noddy Tern behind) in the Seychelles!

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #wildlife #Seychelles #flyday
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Yourself but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Reposted by Ben
Mordor she wrote

#LibraryShelfieDay
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Haven’t posted much recently as lots going on irl, but here’s a quick photo of the Newfoundland building at Canary Wharf, London.

Taken after visiting the dentist!

#photography #EastCoastKin #cityscape #London
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
A lilac-breasted roller at London Zoo

#photography #birds #London #EastCoastKin
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The majestic capybara, as seen at London Zoo @zslofficial.bsky.social yesterday!

#photography #capybara #rodent #london #stunday #EastCoastKin
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
An unexpected rainbow this morning!

#photography #skyscape #EastCoastKin #rainbow #nature
January 16, 2026 at 9:17 AM
After a few days of rain we’re back to clear and frosty days!

#photography #EastCoastKin #winter #sunrise #landscapephotography
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I’ve shared before, but it fits the #BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant theme

Blackfriars Bridge in London
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Cloud was quite low this morning!

#photography #EastCoastKin #London #cloud #cityscape
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Quick photo of the moon taken on the way to work this morning.

#photography #moon. #EastCoastKin #nature #winter
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
We finally had some snow here (for all of 30 mins), but as I was out when it happened I did manage a photo of this tree.

#photography #tree #nature #EastCoastKin
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Reposted by Ben
Baby ducks and a bonus Capybara
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 AM
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
January 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The New Year’s Day walk included meeting this 🐎

#photography #nature #horse #EastCoastKin
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Some photos from a New Year’s Eve dusk walk in Greenwich Park.

#photography #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #scape #London #nye
December 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Another photo on the ‘gulls with fishing boats’ theme.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #wildlife #fishing #seabird #nsture
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reposted by Ben
NGC 1898: Globular Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25122...
This huge ball of stars, NGC 1898, is called a globular cluster and resides in the central bar of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) -- a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way Galaxy.
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Another photo from the seaside on Boxing Day!

#photography #birds #EastCoastKin #stunday #wildlife #nature #fishing
December 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A starling perched on a yacht’s boom, seen on a Boxing Day walk yesterday.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #holidays #holiday #nature
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Beautiful day for a Boxing Day seaside walk

#photography #seascape #skyscape #beach #scape #EastCoastKin
December 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM