This Red Tailed hawk was lil Ms.Sassypants while in care.

As soon as I opened the box flaps to let her fly to freedom, she's all of a sudden like, "nuh uh, ermagerd, big scary world!"

I sat with her for 30 minutes until she finally got the courage to step out and fly straight up to a nearby tree.

Notice her USFWS band.

Fair winds and following seas to her! I hope she finds a mate this year and they raise little red tails to terrorize the park.