A barn swallow on the ground. The swallow is standing on a muddy area facing right, with its head cocked a little to its left. It is a dark, metallic blue on the top of its head and its wings. Just above and below its beak and down to the top of its breast it is reddish-brown. Just below the brown is a dark blue streak on the side and a small spot at the front. It has a short black beak and dark black eyes. The rest of its breast and abdomen are white. The wings are folded back and are long and tapered. The long, thin tail extends out past the end of the wings be a couple inches and is also the color of the wings.
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