Birdy birdy birdy…

Had another interesting visitor to the backyard today.  At first I thought it was a pigeon…  then I looked again, and was obviously mistaken!  I should have realized that *something* was up, since all of the little songbirds were MIA.  Usually they’re flitting about, in the plum tree and up on the deck.  He must have scared them away!  I did a little research, and I think it might be a Merlin.