A young red-tailed hawk stretches its wings to a spring breeze while soaring through the northern Arizona sky. [Nikon D500 w/ Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E at 500mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO 400]
What I love about photographing young raptors is that they are genuinely curious about humans. This one circled back a few times and gave me a couple of really good, close passes. The older, mature birds are much more cautious around people...understandably so.
