Nature Miramichi:

At suppertime this evening a Merlin came I think to see if our resident Red Squirrel could be on its menu. Last I saw of her (I think it’s a female) she was chasing a Mourning Dove over the fence. I couldn’t find any signs indicating if she was successful. These pictures seem to show she had already had a meal as it seems there is blood on her right leg and around her beak. She was essentially on the patio! There for perhaps almost 10 minutes looking things over.