Snowy Owls are fearsome predators...we should be glad there aren't 100 pounders out there. We'd all need 8 gauge parkers to protect our children.
I like to eat black ducks too. I checked out Zeiss binocs when I was in the market for a good binocular back in '94. They are indeed nice! I ended up with Leica BA 10 x 42s which have served me well. I am not sure why I chose them over Swaro and Zeiss; they are all excellent.