Red-footed Falcon

A Red-footed Falcon had been just a stones throw (25 miles) away from me for the last week. I was desperate to see it but had to bide my time until a window became available. The first opportunity I had was after work on Friday. I checked that it was still around and off I set off towards Congleton.
I found the site no problem at all and before I'd even closed the car door I could see the Falcon flying around its preferred horse paddock.
Unfortunately it then went and sat in a tree as the wind got up, the cloud came over and the temperature dropped. An hour later it came out to play again. I was about to go home when I had the most fantastic fifteen minutes with this bird.
The sun was going down, but this gave me some amazing light and some decent shots.

 Hovering Kestrel like.

Coming in to land on a telegraph wire.

Showing those lovely red feet.

On the ground where it spent a lot of time catching food.