look into my eyes ... you are feeling very sleepy ....

The intense hypnotic stare belongs to a Christmas Island Goshawk, there were a few around this morning, this one stayed put and not obscured by tree branches long enough for me to approach slowly nd get off a few shots

[Dave Schofield]

Fav.
Amazing shot, love the stripes on his plumage, and those eyes, great catch.

[alia_801]

Zzzzzzz.... hehehe!
Great shot - love his expression and stripy tummy :)

[Jennifer C]

total awesomeness

[Sheralee S]

That striped breast is beautiful! Love those big orange eyes too.

[NotLiz]

Oh that is freaky weird!! ...and yet I can't turn away.... and now I am clucking like a chicken....

[Megan Richardson]

@notliz and @alia_801 LOL

[elkehochban]

Fantastic! He's got his eye on you!

[Alan Warren]

He'd give Hypnotoad a run for his money :D

[Shannon Pitton]

Stunning bird shot, great detail in the feathers and those hypnotic eyes.

[Janna E.]

Wow, stunning capture - those eyes are indeed intense!

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Fantastic shot :)

[Lotus Flower]

Beautiful portrait, very human-like!

[Trina P Holub]

Wow, this is truly amazing! He looks a bit PO'ed.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

WOW!

[David Sandison]

Great capture, you have some amazing birds to photograph i notice

[cglist]

Wonderful shot here! I saw this on the Popular Page and really enjoyed browsing through your other photos - fabulous!

[Anne ❀]

I don't think he's fussy about the camera, awesome shot!

[Michael Ashfield]

absolutely amazing shot!!

[Dawn Wilson]

wow! you are very lucky to get that close to such a beautiful bird!

[Alan Warren]

Heeey, PP! You go girl ;D

[Rachel Bell]

Stunning shot!

[kris]

Striking. Tack sharp too.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, wonderful capture.

[Margo E. Dearbhail]

super cool!!!

[Hillary Torrey]

Magnificent capture,those eyes are mesmerizing!

[Jason Daniels]

Oh wow Megan! This is amazing, would love to see this bird! +fav for me!

Are you living on Christmas Island?

[Megan Richardson]

@bobfoto yes I am on CI with work, have been here since January

[Jason Daniels]

@lbmcshutter - Wow, I'm envious!

[Cheryllee]

Super capture!!!

[Tara]

Very interesting!

[Jim Riley]

Yet an other great shot

[Dave Schofield]

I knew this was destined for great things.

[Rachel Bell]

Cool shot he looks kinda mean LOL

[Dawn Loehr]

Fantastic capture!

[Bob Zmuda]

You don't get much better than that. Wonderful!

[Jenna Richards]

Love that intense stare. Amazing capture.