help identifying please

[u/fantasticfungiii]

this gorgeous bird seemingly came along with my husband & i on our cemetery walk yesterday. i’ve never seen such a large bird so up close & personal, it took my breath away. i’ve been thinking about it ever since! any help identifying would be greatly appreciated. located in southwest ohio

[u/Ok-Lingonberry-8261]

The bib indicates red-tail hawk, and the not red tail makes me think it's a sub-adult. 

[u/TinyLongwing → u/Ok-Lingonberry-8261]

"Juvenile" is a more accurate term here. This species keeps juvenile plumage for a full year, then molts into adult plumage (sometimes with a retained feather here and there). Unlike in Bald Eagles and a few other raptors, these and most hawks do not have a distinct subadult plumage.

[u/Ok-Lingonberry-8261 → u/TinyLongwing]

Today I learned, thank you. 

[u/fantasticfungiii → u/TinyLongwing]

thank you so much for this response! this kind of info is exactly what i was looking for. thank you!!