Bill Hubick Photography - White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

A White-tailed Kite soars over the Tijuana River mouth, California (10/7/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Above and below: A White-tailed Kite soars over the Tijuana River mouth, California (10/7/2011).

A White-tailed Kite soars over the Tijuana River mouth, California (10/7/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick.

A nice example of why it used to be called Black-shouldered Kite.
(That name now refers to the similar Australian species.)

A White-tailed Kite soars over the Tijuana River mouth, California (10/7/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: A White-tailed Kite hunting in the early morning near Monte Alban, Mexico (3/2008).

A White-tailed Kite hunting in the early morning near Monte Alban, Mexico (3/2008). Photo by Bill Hubick.