Red-tailed Hawk ???

[Peter Farrell]

I took these yesterday along the James River in Williamsburg Va. What is throwing me on the ID is the combination of the white breast and dark eye. From what I have researched the white breast is common with the light adult, but the dark eye is common with the dark adult. Or have I totally mis-identified it?

(I hope it is ok to post 2 images)

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq128/peterf/RS-DSC08433.jpg

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq128/peterf/RS-DSC08485.jpg

Thanks and Happy New Year,
Peter

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Looks like a Red-tailed Hawk to me, too.

[Myer Bornstein]

Iwould agree that it is a Red-tailed Hawk Great flight picture

[Jim Buescher]

Looks like a typical adult Eastern Red-Tailed Hawk. There are dark morphs of this species but mainly in the West. All adults have dark eyes, the juveniles have yellow eyes. Agree, nice shots.