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This Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) was photographed by Martin Reid at Mustang Park on Benbrook Lake near Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas on October 03, 2003 - a first documented County (and regional?) record:




- in the image below the Tree Swallow from the bottom of the above image has been cut/pasted next to the Violet-green Swallow, showing the distinctly greenish tone of the crown and lower back of the Violet-green compared to the blue of the Tree: