Most adult redtails, especially in the east, show a belly band of dark streaks on whitish underparts. Many southwestern redtails lack belly band and have uniformly light underparts. Reddish upper tail, paler red undertail, variable pale mottling on scapulars, contrasting with dark mantle and often forming a 'V' in
perched birds.
Bird was perched up on a low post near the entrance of the beach and well tolerated my approach.
Nikon D6, Nikkor 500mm F4/e lens, f/5.6, 1/5000s, ISO 320.
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