Yesterday Lady Hillary and I dropped in at the local raptor rescue and rehab center. As we were leaving, I spotted a large lump on a branch across a field next to the center. Checked it out with the 7 x 35's and ID'd it as a huge red tailed hawk. Passed the binocs to LH and pulled out the 7 x 50's. It's amazing what a difference in light gathering that extra size makes. We and the hawk sat there for half a hour until we had to leave. For all we know he's still there.