1. His mate was seriously injured as a car hit her while flying low.

2. He brings her food and cares for her with love and compassion.

3. He brings her more food, but this time she is dead. He tries to move her – an unusual behaviour among swallows.

4. He realises that his beloved is gone and that she will never come back to him. He cries over the loss of his loved one.

5. He mourns her death.

6. He knows that she will not come back to him, yet he stays close to her.