Cornwall photographer catches 'once in a lifetime' kestrel picture

A self-taught photographer has come face-to-face with a kestrel swooping towards him in Cornwall.

Andy Maher, from Hayle, told BBC Radio Cornwall he was out taking photos of birds in flight when he saw the kestrel hovering above him.

He said the bird then dived towards him and swooped away at the last second.

Mr Maher took a burst of photographs of the action and when he looked at them later he was "quite blown away by what I'd taken".