Congratulations on adding this rare bird to your collection.
I think these swallows change direction so fast because they are insectivores. As a kid I used watch some sort of swallow in Kimberly and they would turn ridiculously sharp corners are they hunted.
Beautiful pics!
Thank you Zak and yes they are very swift little birds. I was over the moon when I discovered what it was.
Not easy to get him and I have one somewhere in my files with a small grasshopper in its beak. So you are correct that they are insectivores.
!PIZZA
Glad that you liked the pics.