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This. Is. FASCINATING: “The vaccine, which contains dead versions of the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, comes in the form of food. The vaccine is incorporated into royal jelly, a sugar feed given to queen bees. Once they ingest it, the vaccine is then deposited in their ovaries, giving developing larvae immunity as they hatch.” nytimes.com/2023/01/07/science

The New York TimesU.S.D.A. Approves First Vaccine for HoneybeesBy Remy Tumin
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If you’re at the right place at the right time, with the right equipment, this is possible.

Last night, with guidance from transit-finder.com/, I positioned myself along the narrow line where the International #SpaceStation would pass between me and the nearly full moon.

I used a Fujifilm X-T4 shooting 4K video through a Celestron 8” SCT to capture the pass. Then, back at the computer this morning, put together these views with PIPP, Registax, and GIMP.

Quite pleased. My best yet.

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Hen Harrier.

From earlier in the week, when I watched this female hunting over some marshy land near the shore, here on Mull.

Taken with a Canon R7 and this time I used DxO Pure Raw 2 to remove the noise, and I think it's generated a nicer image than Topaz.

Anyway, that's for the PP geeks out there, the rest of you can enjoy the harrier...

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Golden Eagle.

Between heavy showers today on Mull, I managed to enjoy some great views of a buzzard eating a rodent, a kestrel hovering over a hillside, a female hen harrier quartering over some marshes near the shore, and this, majestic golden eagle flying high over the hilltops.

After being irritated by a buzzard, the golden eagle perched on the top of a hill in some sunshine.

I grabbed a few shots as it turned its golden head and caught the light.