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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Walking back to the car park on Saturday night we were greeted by this character! 🦊 Seemed very tame - just sitting watching people stroll past. #photography #fox #nature #London #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A red fox, sitting on a brick paved surface and looking at the camera.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One of the foxes has acquired a toy (presumably from the garden of one of the local dogs) and is jealously guarding it. I later saw the same fox about half a mile away happily carrying it along! #photography #fox #nature #wildlife #London

Two red foxes on a lawn. The back one is walking right to left, nose to the ground.

The front one is lying down, looking at me. In front of it is a blue circular dog toy.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The moon, taken about a week after last month’s solar eclipse. Taken close to sunset, hence the slight reddish tint. #photography #astrophotography #moon #EastCoastKin

The first quarter crescent moon. Taken at sunset, so a slight red tint

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The view from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park last Sunday evening. Had a lot of rain yesterday so hopefully not too long before the grass is green again! #photography #London #skyscape #Greenwicj

A view over parched park, with the Palladian Queen’s House in the bottom left. The skyscrapers of Canary Wharf and the O2 Arena are in the distance. The skyscrapers has some high level cloud lit in the evening sunlight

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), taken by me last week! 120 x 10s exposures #astrophotgraphy #space #EastCoastKin #astronomy

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The Pelican nebula (IC 5070), taken by me last week from London. 36 minutes total exposure. #astrophotography #astronomy #space #EastCoastKin

A long exposure of the night sky, with many stars. Dark orange nebulosity occupies much of the centre

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I don’t think the fox spotted me sitting in the garden, so I was able to get quite a good photo today! 🦊 #photography #wildlife #nature #fox #London

A red fox standing on a leaf-strewn lawn facing right.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The fox has now started sunbathing on the roof of the shed! 🦊 🧗 #photography #nature #wildlife #fox #London

A red fox lying on the flat roof of a garden shed, looking to the left. Green foliage is behind.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I’ve treated myself to a smart telescope! As it arrived during the day my first photo is the sun (and some clouds). More to come as I get to grips with it! #astrophotography #EastCoastKin #photography #sun #space

The sun, seen through a solar telescope. Thin cloud drifts across the centre of the disc

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The electric pump has vanished from our garden water feature… I did catch a photo of the resident fox taking quite an interest in the scene of the crime. I’m sure they’d be more than happy to assist with inquiries! 🦊 #wildlife #fox #London

A red fox poking its head into the back of an earthenware water feature

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A Rose-Ringed Parakeet feeding in the tropical forests of South London! #birds #wildlife #SmallBirdSaturday #nature #London

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Our resident fox and another (possibly a sibling) were playing in the garden yesterday evening. I managed to get a photo, as stayed still long enough for a couple of seconds long exposure. Not sure if this is the one that made off with my phone the other week! #fox #wildlife #photography

A red fox, standing in a flower bed next to a large pot and looking to the left.

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Kizzia Mildmay @kizzia.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I made this darling one jump when I took the recycling out but just look at his little nose! #hedgehog #TheSmallThings #SpreadingJoy

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Our resident fox, who this morning stole my iPhone when I briefly left it in the garden and buried it in next door’s garden! Recovered thanks to the ‘Find my’ app, although I now need a new case! #photography #fox #nature #wildlife #London

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

This young fox has taken up residence in our garden. He’s even attempted to come into the house a couple of times! #photography #wildlife #fox #nature #London

A red fox curled up asleep on the grass.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Pick a Bond villain from the pictures you already have on your phone

A large pink garden gnome in the cab of an old van full of pink roses

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Kizzia Mildmay @kizzia.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It’s #TheGlorious25thMay once again, when we remember @terryandrob.bsky.social, John Keel, Sam Vimes and #ThePeoplesRepublicOfTreacleMineRoad. May we all have truth, justice, freedom, reasonably priced love, and a hard boiled egg. #HowDoTheyRiseUp #WearTheLilac

A lilac bush absolutely covered in blooms.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Some photos from a sunny Chelsea Flower Show. #photography #garden #flower #London

A tree on a show garden with dense planting at the base

Pink flowers at the front of dense planting on a show garden

A pale rose, in a tightly packed display bed of roses

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A verdant view at RHS Wisley for #BlueSkyMonday (even if it was a bit cloudy) #photography #nature #EastCoastKin #tree

A view down a large rockery, with small Japanese Maple trees in the foreground and a ticket area of large trees further away. Dark pink flowers are in the bottom right.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Why fly when you can take the train? (Apparently pigeons intentionally taking trains is genuinely a thing in London) #birds #London #wildlifephotography #pigeon #nature #train

A light brown and white pigeon perched on the back of a seat in a railway carriage

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were here. You’d know what to do. Or at least you’d know what to write. ❤️

Terry and Rhianna Pratchett dressed up for the launch of Dodger in 2012.

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I’ve got a rather unpleasant hospital procedure later, so to distract here’s a photo of Sussex skies taken yesterday. #photography #skyscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #nature #sussex

A blue sky with wispy cirrus clouds. Green fields and trees are along the bottom of the image.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as M31. It is the biggest Hubble image ever released and shows over 100 million stars, thousands of star clusters in a section of the galaxy’s disc stretching across over 40 000 light-years. Original post

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Ben @tarka79.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, England. Built between 1590 and 1597 by Bess of Hardwick. #photography #PalacesAndGardens #EastCoastKin #history #architecture

An Elizabethan stately house, seen down a grassed path flanked by high ornamental hedges. The sky is blue with large white cumulus.

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