Owls and Mergansers

I saw my first two wild owls this part weekend!

The first one was a Barred Owl in the Great Swamp Wildlife refuge:


And a close-up:


The second was a Long-Eared Owl at the Pelham Bay Park in NYC:


Also in the category of interesting-looking bird are the Red-Breasted Mergansers. I saw these near Sandy Hook recently:

Male:




Female:





And a whole family: