Is this a red-tailed hawk?

Kenn about birds are and this fascinating being Kimberly: a red-tailed for Yes, several you’re hawk. reasons, right These including the fact that they have so many different plumage variations. Most are white on the chest, but some—especially in the West—are reddish brown or almost black on the underparts. The one in your photo is a beautiful example of what is often called the rufous morph. Here it’s hard to see tail color (one of the standard ways of telling adult red-tails from juveniles), but this is definitely a juvenile because it has yellow eyes; adults are dark-eyed.